Rakesh Singha

Rakesh Singha (born 8 December 1956) is an Indian communist politician and a former member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1]

Rakesh Singha
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byVidya Stokes
Succeeded byKuldeep Singh Rathore
ConstituencyTheog
In office
1993–1996
Preceded bySuresh Bhardwaj
Succeeded byAdarsh Kumar
ConstituencyShimla
Personal details
Born (1956-12-08) 8 December 1956
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Career

Singha was first elected in 1993 as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Shimla constituency.[2][3][4] However, he was disqualified from holding his seat following a decision of the Supreme Court which upheld his 1987 conviction for involvement in a murder case from 1978 during his time as a student.[5][6]

He came on third position in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Theog.[7]

In 2017, Singha was reelected from the Theog constituency to the Legislative Assembly because of his huge support base of communist student movement and trade union .CPIM has huge followers in Shimla corporation area in the state.HP.Singha is a Member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) in Himachal Pradesh.[8] However in 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Indian National Congress's Kuldeep Singh Rathore.

Electoral performance
Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2012: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Stokes 21,478 38.78 +2.00
BJP Rakesh Verma 17,202 31.06 +18.90
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha 10,379 18.74 +18.74
Majority 4,276 7.72 –3.97
Turnout 55,386 74.79 –2.81
Registered electors 74,060 [9][10] +27.15%
INC gain from Independent Swing
Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2017 : Theog[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha 24,791 42.73 +24.03
BJP Rakesh Verma 22,808 39.31 +8.21
INC Deepak Rathour 9,101 15.69 –23.11
NOTA None of the above 383 0.66 +0.66
Majority 1,983 2.52 –5.20
Turnout 58,018 73.87 –0.92
Registered electors 78,540 [12] +6.04%
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing
Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2022: Theog Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Atar Singh Chandel [13]
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha
Registered electors [9]

References
  1. ADR. "Rakesh Singha(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- THEOG(SHIMLA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly
  3. Will fight against all kinds of exploitation even stronger - Rakesh Singha
  4. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh Edition". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. "Rakesh Singha's victory revives hopes for Left parties in Himachal". 21 December 2017.
  6. "Who is Rakesh Singha; Himachal Pradesh's first CPM MLA in 24 years". The Financial Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. "After AAP, CPI-M declares list of 11 candidates for HP assembly polls". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. "Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 28 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. "IndiaVotes AC: Theog 2012". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  11. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  13. "Youngest pradhan figures in the AAP's list for Himachal Assembly elections". The Statesman. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.


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