Shri Sumit Kumar Singh
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2020
Preceded bySavitri Yadav (RJD)
ConstituencyChakai
Ministry of Science & Technology Bihar
Assumed office
February 2021
Preceded byJai Kumar Singh (JDU)
Personal details
Born (1984-01-02) January 2, 1984 (age 40)
Jamui, Bihar, India
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Janata Dal (United)
OccupationPolitics

Shri Sumit Kumar Singh (born c. 1981)[1][2] is an Indian politician who is an independent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and currently serving as the Minister of Science and Technology in the Government of Bihar.[1][3] Singh was elected to the Chakai Assembly constituency in 2010 as a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate[4] in 2020 as an independent.[2] He was state president of the Lok Janshakti Party in 2005 and was previously a youth leader.[citation needed]

His father Narendra Singh, and grandfather, Shrikrishna Singh, were also ministers in Bihar and part of the Chakai Assembly. His two brothers were also MLAs.[5][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Science & Technology Department: About Us". Government of Bihar. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sumit Kumar Singh in Chakai". News18. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Bihar Cabinet expansion: Nitish Kumar retains Home portfolio; Tejashwi Yadav gets Health". Tribune India. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Rajput, Abhinav (12 November 2020). "On Seat No. 243, Independent scores lone win". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Former Bihar minister Narendra Singh passes away at 75". Deccan Herald. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.


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