Achutanand Singh is a

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, ...

politician from

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. He is a former

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Early life

He was born in a poor

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family in Salha village of

Vaishali district Vaishali district is a district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a part of Tirhut division. Vaishali is known for being the birthplace of Mahavira of the Jain religion. Hajipur, its largest city and district headquarters, is known for its ba ...

. His father was a teacher in Government high school. He moved to

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak River, Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur distri ...

for higher studies. He was enrolled in

Langat Singh College Langat Singh College, commonly known as L.S.College,previously known as Bhumihar Brahmin college, is a college in Muzaffarpur, in the Indian state of Bihar. It was established on 3 July 1899, and is one of the city's oldest colleges. It is name ...

where he got a Ph.D. degree and was very active in politics there. His first success came his way when he was elected student leader.

Political background

He was associated with

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is a student organization in India, registered as a Non-governmental organization (NGO) in 1949. It's a significant student union with over 5 million members, making it one of the largest student or ...

when he was a student. He was elected student leader. He fought firstly from Jandaha independently and lost to upendra prasad singh of the

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...

. In 2009 Dr. Achyutanand Singh switched to BJP and won the same seat. In the

October 2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995–2005) ...

and February 2005 state assembly elections, Achyutanand Singh of LJP won the Jandaha assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Umesh Singh Kushawaha of

RJD The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Othe ...

. Upendra Prasad Singh of

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defeated Dr. Achyutanand Singh, Independent, in 2000. Tulsi Das Mehta of JD defeated Dr. Achyutanand Singh of

in 1995 and Shivanarayan Prasad Mishra, Independent, in 1990.

References

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