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Purnima Niraj Singh

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Purnima Niraj Singh
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
ConstituencyJharia
Personal details
Born (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
SpouseNiraj Singh
EducationAmity University, Noida

Purnima Niraj Singh (born 21 November 1985) is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Jharia constituency in Dhanbad district.[1][2] She was married to late Niraj Singh, the ex-Deputy of Dhanbad.[3]

Career

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She contested the 2019 Jharkhand State Assembly Polls from Jharia as a Mahagathbandhan and Indian National Congress candidate against her sister-in-law Ragini Singh, the wife of Sanjeev Singh an accused in the murder of her late husband Niraj Singh.[4][5] Winning the elections by a margin of 12054 votes,[6] her victory also marks a first for the Mahagathbandhan in the Jharia Assembly Seat.[7][8]

Positions Held

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Year Description
2019 Member, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Jharia
2020 •Member, Standing Committee on Library Development Committee

•Member, Standing Committee on Request Committee

References

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  1. ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 - Jharkhand - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Purnima Niraj Singh Election Results 2019: News, Votes, Results of Jharkhand Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Ex-Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh, 3 Others Killed in Jharkhand Gang War". News18. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ "वासेपुर में असली जंग, बीजेपी-कांग्रेस ने लगाया 2 वुमनिया पर दांव". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ Jharia/Jharkh, India Today Web Desk (23 December 2019). "Jharia Election Result 2019: Congress's Purnima Niraj Singh wins". India Today. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ "निरसा में पहली बार भाजपा, तो झरिया में 52 साल बाद जीती कांग्रेस". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Jharkhand elections: Brother kills brother, their wives contest against each other". India Today. Retrieved 22 February 2020.