Nisha Singh is an Indian politician from Bihar and a Member of the

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. Singh won the Pranpur Assembly constituency on the

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ticket in the

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. Singh is the wife of veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader

Binod Singh Kushwaha Binod Kumar Singh also known as Binod Singh Kushwaha was an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Minister of Backward & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare at the time of his death. He represented Pranpur (Vidhan S ...

, who served as a minister in

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Life and career

Nisha Singh started his political career after the death of her husband Binod Kumar Singh, a veteran leader of

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caste, who represented Pranpur Assembly constituency on the symbol of Bhartiya Janata Party. Singh was also the president of party's Bhojpur wing. His whole family resides in Bachnaha village of Katihar. She has two daughters with her husband. She contested 2020 Bihar Assembly election and won by defeating Tauqir Alam of

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. In 2022, Singh claimed that local police superintendent of Katihar district has talked with her in an unruly manner. She stated that this happened when she was inquiring about death of a person involved in illegal liquor trade . After becoming victorious in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, she visited Fudki Tola Chuhlar village in a locality called Azamnagar located within her constituency as a part of her first public outreach campaign. She was welcomed by the people and in her address she announced that she will work for the construction of a network of roads in the region for the ease of transport.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Nisha Living people Bihar MLAs 2020–2025 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar 1979 births People from Katihar 21st-century Indian women politicians

Life and career

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