Sanjeev Singh

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Sanjeev Singh
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
(2014–2019)
ConstituencyJharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born(1986-02-05)5 February 1986
Sindri (Dhanbad), Jharkhand
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2014-Present)
SpouseRagini Singh
Parent(s)Suryadeo Singh (Father)
Kunti Singh (Mother)

Sanjeev Suryadeo Singh (born 1986)[1] is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He is an elected member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election from the Jharia constituency in Dhanbad district.[2][3][4][5] He is currently serving a sentence in prison.

Early life and education

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Singh is from Sindri, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. candidate.[6] He passed Class 10 and later studied intermediate at Acharya JB Kirpalani Inter Collage, Jamalpur Balbia and passed the Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, U.P. in 2000. He married Ragini Singh, who entered politics after he was accused of the alleged murder of his cousin Neeraj Singh. In the 2019 Assembly election his wife, Ragini Singh, lost to Purnima Neeraj Singh, widow of the late Neeraj Singh.[7] His late father, Suryadeo Singh, was an Indian National Congress leader. Singh is the leader of the Janta Mazdoor Sangh which is affiliated with the Hind Mazdoor Sabha. It is a trade union in Dhanbad and in the Bharat Coking Coal Limited.

Career

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Singh won from Jharia Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. He polled 74,062 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Niraj Singh of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 33,692 votes.

Controversy

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On 11 April 2017, Sanjeev Singh, was accused of the murder of his cousin Neeraj Singh, an Indian National Congress leader, and three others in a shootout in Dhanbad.[8][9] The case is currently under trial at the Dhanbad District Court.[10] The incident took place within jurisdiction of [11][12] the Saraidhela Police Station, Dhanbad.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Sanjeev Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JHARIA(DHANBAD ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. ^ "MLA son grilled for murder". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Sanjeev Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)): Constituency- JHARIA (DHANBAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Suryadeo Singh's son weds widowed sister-in-law – Times of India". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Jharia Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results in 2009". www.elections.in. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Jharia Election Result 2019: Congress' Purnima Singh defeats sister-in-law and BJP candidate Ragini SIngh in high-pitched family battle". Firstpost. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Jharkhand BJP MLA, wanted for murder, surrenders". 11 April 2017.
  9. ^ "नीरज मर्डर केस: बीजेपी विधायक संजीव ने किया सरेंडर". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  10. ^ "LiveHindustan".
  11. ^ "Ex-Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh, 3 Others Killed in Jharkhand Gang War". News18. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  12. ^ "BJP Jharia MLA Sanjeev surrenders in Neeraj Singh murder case". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. ^ "BJP MLA Sanjeev Singh surrendered in Niraj Singh murder case". Patrika.
  14. ^ "नीरज मर्डर केस: बीजेपी विधायक संजीव ने किया सरेंडर". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.