Radha Ravindra Singh (born 1 January 1975) is an Indian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

from

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

. She is an MLA of

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 ...

from

Chitrangi Assembly Constituency Chitrangi is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is part of Singrauli District Singrauli district () is one of the districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It ...

, which is reserved for ST community in

Singrauli district Singrauli district () is one of the districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a significant hub for energy production due to its vast coal reserves and power plants, earning it the title "Energy Capital of India." Historically ruled ...

. She won the

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Madhya Pradesh on 2023 elections in India, 17 November 2023 to elect all List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 230 members of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The resu ...

. She served as the Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development.

Early life and education

Singh belongs to a tribal community in

. She is the daughter-in-law of former minister Jagannath Singh. She completed her

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in 2005, from

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University Awadhesh Pratap Singh University is a state university in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur ...

, Rewa, MP.

Career

Singh won the

representing Bharatiya Janata Party from

. She defeated

Manik Singh Manik Singh (born in a village in Sakaria, Sidhi district) is an Indian politician, belonging to Indian National Congress. In the 2007 by-elections he was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from the Sidhi Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh. ...

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by a huge margin of 59,879 votes.

References

1975 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028 People from Singrauli district Women members of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub