Mahabali Singh

{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = File:Mahabali Singh.jpg

| predecessor = Upendra Kushwaha

| office = Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha

| constituency1 = Karakat

| office2 = Member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly

| constituency2 = Chainpur

| predecessor1 = Constituency created

| successor1 = Upendra Kushwaha

| predecessor2 = Lal Muni Chaubey

| successor2 = Brij Kishor Bind

| term_start = 2019

| term_end = 2024

| term_start1 = 2009

| term_end1 = 2014

| term_start2 = 1995

| term_end2 = 2009

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|04|20}}

| spouse =

| party = Janata Dal (United)20px

| otherparty = Rashtriya Janata Dal

| successor = Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha

}}

Mahabali Singh Kushwaha{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-the-son-of-jdu-mp-mahabali-singh-kushwaha-who-defeated-upendra-kushwaha-lost-the-chieftain-election-was-also-defeated-in-the-assembly-elections-5103986.html|title=Son of JDU MP Mahabali Singh Kushwaha who defeated Upendra Kushwaha lost the Mukhiya elections|website=livehindustan|accessdate=19 February 2023|archive-date=19 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219085108/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-the-son-of-jdu-mp-mahabali-singh-kushwaha-who-defeated-upendra-kushwaha-lost-the-chieftain-election-was-also-defeated-in-the-assembly-elections-5103986.html|url-status=live}}(born 20 April 1955) is an Indian politician belonging to Bhabua, Kaimur district, Bihar. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, representing Karakat.{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/mahabali-singh|title=Mahabali singh|website=india.gov.in|date=2020-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914201046/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/mahabali-singh|archive-date=14 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/mahabali-singh|title=Mahabali Singh|website=National Portal of India|accessdate=8 October 2023|archive-date=14 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914201046/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/mahabali-singh|url-status=live}}

Mahabali Singh twice represented Chainpur seat in Bihar Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. During his second tenure, he defected to Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Prasad Yadav and became the PWD minister in the government led by Rabri Devi in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/mahabali-singh-profile-315763-2015-10-13|title=Mahabali Singh Profile|first=दीपल|last=सिंह|quote=Translation:The journey so far: Mahabali Singh reached Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2005 by winning the election for the first time on Chainpur seat. Then he had contested on RJD ticket. In 2009, he reached the Lok Sabha by winning the Karakat seat on JDU ticket. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Samata Dal lost from Karakat.|website=aaj tak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916064901/https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/mahabali-singh-profile-315763-2015-10-13|accessdate=2020-07-12|archive-date=16 September 2020}}

Later, Singh joined Janata Dal (United), led by Nitish Kumar, and won the Chainpur seat in the 2005 and 2006 assembly elections.

In 2009, Singh won Karakat parliamentary constituency as a JD(U) candidate. He lost the seat to Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party in 2014{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/bihar/news/its-kushwaha-vs-nitishs-aide-in-karakat/articleshow/69331115.cms|title=It's Upendra Kushwaha vs Nitish Kumar's aide in Karakat|website=Times of India|accessdate=2020-10-17|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706153821/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/bihar/news/its-kushwaha-vs-nitishs-aide-in-karakat/articleshow/69331115.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/election-results-2019-bihar-i-accept-peoples-verdict-need-for-introspection-says-rlsps-upendra-kushw-2041914|title='I Accept People's Verdict, Need For Introspection,' Says RLSP's Upendra Kushwaha|last=|first=|date=23 May 2019|website=NDTV|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811162928/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/election-results-2019-bihar-i-accept-peoples-verdict-need-for-introspection-says-rlsps-upendra-kushw-2041914|archive-date=11 August 2019|access-date=2020-04-25}} and in 2019 he regained it from Kushwaha.{{cite web|url=https://hindi.timesnownews.com/elections/article/bihar-nda-candidate-list-lok-sabha-chunav-2019-bjp-jdu-ljp-giriraj-singh-shatrughan-sinha/387339|title=बिहार NDA उम्मीदवारों की लिस्ट: 39 उम्मीदवारों के नाम का ऐलान, बेगूसराय से चुनाव लडे़ंगे गिरिराज सिंह|website=hindi.timesnownews.com|language=hi|access-date=2019-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328190809/https://hindi.timesnownews.com/elections/article/bihar-nda-candidate-list-lok-sabha-chunav-2019-bjp-jdu-ljp-giriraj-singh-shatrughan-sinha/387339|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-karakat-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-bihar-rlsp-chief-upendra-kushwaha-loses-to-mahabali-singh-of-jdu-2751201|title=Karakat Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Bihar: RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha loses to Mahabali Singh of JD(U)|website=dnaindia.com|accessdate=2020-10-17|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234256/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-karakat-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-bihar-rlsp-chief-upendra-kushwaha-loses-to-mahabali-singh-of-jdu-2751201|url-status=live}}