Purnima Niraj Singh

Purnima Niraj Singh (born 21 November 1985) is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Jharia constituency in Dhanbad district.[1][2] She was married to late Niraj Singh, the ex-Deputy of Dhanbad.[3]

Purnima Niraj Singh
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
ConstituencyJharia
Personal details
Born (1985-11-21) November 21, 1985
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
SpouseNiraj Singh
EducationAmity University, Noida

Career

She contested the 2019 Jharkhand State Assembly Polls from Jharia as a Mahagathbandhan and Indian National Congress candidate against her sister-in-law Ragini Singh, the wife of Sanjeev Singh an accused in the murder of her late husband Niraj Singh.[4][5] Winning the elections by a margin of 12054 votes,[6] her victory also marks a first for the Mahagathbandhan in the Jharia Assembly Seat.[7][8]

Positions Held
Year Description
2019 Member, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Jharia
2020 •Member, Standing Committee on Library Development Committee

•Member, Standing Committee on Request Committee

References
  1. "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 - Jharkhand - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. "Purnima Niraj Singh Election Results 2019: News, Votes, Results of Jharkhand Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. "Ex-Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh, 3 Others Killed in Jharkhand Gang War". News18. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. "वासेपुर में असली जंग, बीजेपी-कांग्रेस ने लगाया 2 वुमनिया पर दांव". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. Jharia/Jharkh, India Today Web Desk (23 December 2019). "Jharia Election Result 2019: Congress's Purnima Niraj Singh wins". India Today. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. "निरसा में पहली बार भाजपा, तो झरिया में 52 साल बाद जीती कांग्रेस". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. "Jharkhand elections: Brother kills brother, their wives contest against each other". India Today. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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