Prabhunath Singh

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| name = Prabhunath Singh

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|11|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mashrakh, Saran district, Bihar

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| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| constituency1 = Maharajganj

| term_start = 2013

| term_end = 2014

| predecessor = Uma Shankar Singh

| successor = Janardan Singh Sigriwal

| term_start1 = 1998

| term_end1 = 2009

| predecessor1 = Ram Bahadur Singh

| successor1 = Uma Shankar Singh

| office2 = Member (MLA) in Bihar Legislative Assembly

| term_start2 = 1985

| term_end2 = 1995

| constituency2 = Masrakh

| predecessor2 = Ram Deo Singh

| successor2 = Ashok Singh

| party = Janta Dal United

| spouse = Binda Devi

| father = Basudev Singh

| mother = Mahasundry Devi

| children = 4 (2 sons and 2 daughters)

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Prabhunath Singh is a politician from Bihar, India and was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha. Singh represented the Masrakh assembly constituency from 1985 to 1995, and the Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar from 1998 to 2009. In 2013, he won the bypoll and remained as MP until 2014. Singh is a member of the JDU and currently serving life imprisonment in murder case.

Background family and education

Singh was born in Mashrakh, Saran district, Bihar.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-18 |title=वो बाहुबली नेता जो चुनाव हारा तो विरोधी को बम से उड़ा दिया |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/photo/bihar-assembly-election-2020-prabhunath-singh-the-mla-who-killed-a-rival-in-blast-after-defeat-tstk-1131550-2020-09-18 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=आज तक |language=hi}} He studied until class-12 from Bihar University, Muzaffarpur in 1972.{{Cite web|title=Prabhu Nath Singh(RJD):Constituency- MAHARAJGANJ(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=8126|access-date=2020-07-22|website=myneta.info}} His brothers Dina Singh, Madan Singh and Kedar Singh are also politicians.{{Cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://164.100.47.193/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=450&lastls=15 |access-date=2020-07-22 |website=164.100.47.193}} He is married to Binda Devi. His son, Randhir Kumar Singh, is also a politician and lost in the 2019 Indian general election to Janardan Singh Sigriwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).{{Cite web|title=Maharajganj Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Maharajganj Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/bihar/maharajganj-election-result-s04p19/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=News18}}

Career

Before entering into politics, Singh owned a brick-making factory. He won his first election for MLA as an independent candidate due to his support among Rajputs{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Prabhunath Singh News: Latest News and Updates on Prabhunath Singh at News18-A fight among Rajput|url=https://www.news18.com/newstopics/prabhunath-singh.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-22|website=www.news18.com}}{{Cite web|last=Patna|title=Major Bihar parties eye Rajput vote|url=http://archive.asianage.com/india/major-bihar-parties-eye-rajput-vote-705|access-date=2020-07-22|website=The Asian Age|language=en}} from his area.{{Cite web|title=Conviction endgame for don raj|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/conviction-endgame-for-don-raj/cid/1377669|access-date=2020-07-22|website=www.telegraphindia.com}} He is a four time member of parliament from the Saran district.{{Cite web|title=प्रभुनाथ सिंह का राजनीतिक सफर: पहले भी लगा था MLA की हत्या का आरोप|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-in-political-history-prabhunath-singh-was-also-alleged-in-mla-murder-case-16075448.html|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}} In the 1995 elections, he ran as a member of BJP, but left for the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) party after losing.{{Cite web|title=Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: From Giriraj Singh to Misa Bharti, here are key contestants in Bihar|url=https://english.newsnationtv.com/election/lok-sabha-election/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-from-shatrughan-singh-to-misa-bharti-here-are-key-contestants-in-bihar-225053.html|access-date=2020-07-22|website=News Nation English|language=en}} Singh won election as a member of the JD(U) party, but later joined RJD due to dictatorship of Nitish Kumar in JD(U).{{Cite web|title=RJD wins Bihar bypoll, Lalu Prasad says 'downfall of Nitish Kumar has begun' - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rjd-wins-bihar-bypoll-lalu-prasad-says-downfall-of-nitish-kumar-has-begun/1125371/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=archive.indianexpress.com}} He represented the Maharajganj constituency of Bihar from 2004 to 2009 on the JD(U) ticket. In 2009, he contested on the JD(U) ticket, but narrowly lost to Uma Shankar Singh of RJD. After the death of Uma Shankar Singh, whose seat was now vacant, Singh contested on the RJD ticket, defeating JD(U)'s nominee P.K. Shahi.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}}

Conviction and controversies

On 23 May 2017, Singh was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Hazaribagh Court for his connection with the murder of MLA Ashok Singh 22 years prior.{{Cite web|last=Vikas|date=2017-05-23|title=RJD's Prabhunath Singh sentenced to life imprisonment in Ashok Singh murder case|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/rjd-s-prabhunath-singh-sentenced-life-imprisonment-ashok-singh-murder-case-2442096.html|access-date=2020-07-22|website=oneindia.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=22 साल बाद MLA मर्डर केस में फैसला, RJD के पूर्व सांसद प्रभुनाथ सिंह को उम्रकैद|url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/rjd-s-former-mp-prabhunath-singh-has-been-given-life-imprisonment-in-the-case-of-murder-of-mla|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}

Positions held

Prabhunath Singh had been elected as MLA twice, and as Lok Sabha MP four times.{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=450&lastls=15 |title=Member Profile |work=Lok Sabha |access-date=28 September 2022}}

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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Party

| 1985

| 1990

| MLA (1st term) from Masrakh

| IND

| 1990

| 1995

| MLA (2nd term) from Masrakh

| Janata Dal

| 1998

| 1999

| MP (1st term) in 12th Lok Sabha from Maharajganj

| Samata Party (Uday Mandal is current President){{Cite web |date=2022-11-19 |title=Flaming torch a free symbol, EC can allot it to any other party: Delhi HC dismisses Samata Party's appeal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/flaming-torch-symbol-ec-delhi-hc-dismisses-samata-partys-appeal-8278007/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

| 1999

| 2004

| MP (2nd term) in 13th Lok Sabha from Maharajganj

| JD(U)

| 2004

| 2009

| MP (3rd term) in 14th Lok Sabha from Maharajganj

| JD(U)

| 2013

| 2014

| MP (4th term) in 15th Lok Sabha from Maharajganj (by-poll)

| RJD