Pratibha Singh (born 16 June 1956) is an

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from Himachal Pradesh and a former Member of the Indian Parliament. She is the widow of

Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh (; 23 June 19348 July 2021) was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. A leader of the Indian National Congress party, he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislati ...

, who was the six time

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. She represents the Mandi constituency of

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and is a member of the

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Personal life

Pratibha Singh was born on 16 June 1956 in

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. She married

in 1985. She is his second wife. Virbhadra Singh's daughter from his first marriage, Abhilasha Kumari, served as a judge in

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. Virbhadra Singh's son from his second marriage to Pratibha Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, serves as

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from Shimla Rural constituency.

Political career

Pratibha Singh gained a seat in the Lok Sabha which is the

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of the

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in the Indian general elections of 2004 by defeating Maheshwar Singh. In the 2013 ( By Poll) elections, she was again elected from the same seat as well as in 2021.

Positions held

Electoral Performances

References

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