Naresh Prasad Singh (born 1963) is an Indian politician from

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. He is an MLA from Bishrampur Assembly constituency in

Palamu District Palamu district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarters of the district is Medininagar, situated on the South Koel River, Koel River. Palamu district lies in north-western par ...

. He won the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, representing the Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Early life and education

Singh is from Bishrampur, Palamu District, Jharkhand. He is the son of Doman Singh. He passed Class 12 in 1978 at G. L. A. College, Daltonganj, Palamu.

Career

Singh won from Bishrampur Assembly constituency representing

Rashtriya Janata Dal 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 Other ...

in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. He polled votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ramchandra Chandravanshi of the

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

, by a margin of 14,587 votes. Earlier, he lost the

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Jharkhand, India, from 30 November to 20 December 2019 to elect the 81 members of the 5th Jharkhand Assembly, 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Results were declared on 23 December 2019. The pre-elect ...

finishing third behind Chandravanshi of the Bharatiya Janata Dal and Rajesh Mehta of the

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with Religious ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Naresh Prasad 1963 births Living people Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Jharkhand MLAs 2024–2029 People from Palamu district