Meena Singh (born 1 January 1962 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian politician. She entered politics in 2008. She represented Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency) in

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and

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in the

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as a member of

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Early life

Meena Singh was born to Naina Devi and Rameshwar Singh. She got a degree in arts from

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College, ...

in 1982. Before entering into the Indian politics, she was serving her husband's constituency people and was a house wife.

Political career

Meena Singh was first elected as MP in January 2008 by-election from

Bikramganj Bikramganj is a ''nagar parishad'' city and community development block in Rohtas district, Bihar, India. In the 2011 census, Bikramganj had a population of nearly 4 lakh in 17,968 households. The main commodities produced in Bikramganj are ri ...

after her husband's death, but she resigned just after 6 months because of Rahul Raj encounter. She was again elected to

in 2009 from

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. However, she lost the 16th Lok Sabha election in 2014.

Personal life

Meena Singh married Ajit Kumar Singh, a full-time politician by profession. They have a son, Vishal Singh (born 23 January 1987), who holds a

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from Amity Business School. Ajit Singh died in 2007.

References

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