Randhir Kumar Singh

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Infobox Indian politician

| office = Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Sarath

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-present)

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (till 2019)

| profession = Politician

| predecessor = Shashank Shekhar Bhokta

| term_start = 2014

| successor = Uday Shankar Singh

| term_end = 2024

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}

Randhir Kumar Singh (born 1974) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He is a two time MLA from Sarath Assembly constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. He won the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/jharkhand2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1057|title=Randhir Kumar Singh(JVM(P)):Constituency- Saratj (Deogjar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info|access-date=2020-04-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/sarath-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-2430791.html|title=Sarath Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Randhir Kumar Singh of BJP Wins|last=|first=|date=23 December 2019|website=News18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411221338/https://www.news18.com/news/india/sarath-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-2430791.html|archive-date=2020-04-11|access-date=2020-04-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/story/sarath-jharkhand-assembly-election-result-live-updates-1630739-2019-12-23|title=Sarath Election Result 2019: BJP's Randhir Kumar wins|date=December 23, 2019|website=India Today|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411221430/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/story/sarath-jharkhand-assembly-election-result-live-updates-1630739-2019-12-23|archive-date=2020-04-11|access-date=2020-04-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/sarath-election-result-2019-live-updates-jharkhand-assembly-vidhan-sabha-polls-party-constituency-candidate-name-wise-winner-loser-leading-trailing-latest-news-bjp-congress-inc-ajsu-rjd-jmm-jvm-7805321.html|title=Sarath Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates {{!}} Jharkhand Assembly Elections; Constituency, Party, Candidate Name Wise Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing|website=Firstpost|date=20 December 2019 |access-date=2020-04-11}}

Early life and education

Kumar is from Sarath, Deoghar District, Jharkhand. He is the son of Sukdeo Singh. He passed Class 10 in 1989 and later discontinued his studies.

Career

Kumar won from Sarath Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. He polled 93,785 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Uday Shankar Singh of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), by a margin of 21,328 votes. He became an MLA for the first time winning the 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election representing Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik). He defeated Uday Shankar Singh, who contested on BJP ticket, by a margin of 48,816 votes.{{Cite web |title=Sarath Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Sarath Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/sarath-constituency/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sarath Constituency Election Results 2019: Sarath Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/jharkhand/constituency-show/sarath |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} Earlier in 2009, he lost on Loktantrik Samata Dal ticket, coming third behind JMM and Congress candidates.

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