Sanjay Singh Tiger (born 1974) is an Indian politician of the

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(BJP) from Bhojpur district,

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. He has served as MLA in

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representing the Sandesh constituency from 2010 to 2015. Currently, he is the state spokesperson of BJP's Bihar unit.

Early life

Sanjay Singh was born at Amrai village near

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in Bhojpur district of Bihar. His father's name is Madhav Singh. Sanjay Singh has studied

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from A.N. College,

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in 1993.

Family

His elder brother Dharampal Singh has served 2 times as MLA from Shahpur, Bihar (1990-2000).

Political career

Before 2010, he was a party worker when he was given ticket from the Sandesh constituency by the BJP. He became an MLA in 2010 by defeating

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(ex-MLA), Vijendra Kumar Yadav (sitting MLA) and his younger brother Arun Kumar Yadav, an Independent candidate by a margin of 6,822 votes. Sanjay Singh Tiger lost the 2015 Bihar assembly election to Arun Kumar Yadav who was

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(RJD) candidate from Sandesh. On 19 October 2015,

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had campaigned for Tiger at a public rally in Jalpura Tapa village, Bhojpur district.

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