Sanjeev Singh
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{for|the Indian Olympic archer|Sanjeev Singh (archer)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sanjeev Singh
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| office = Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | constituency =Jharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| term_start =(2014
| term_end =2019)
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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party {{small|(2014-Present)}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1986|02|05}}
| birth_place = Sindri (Dhanbad), Jharkhand
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| spouse = Ragini Singh
| parents = Suryadeo Singh {{small|(Father)}}
Kunti Singh {{small|(Mother)}}
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Sanjeev Suryadeo Singh (born 1986){{Cite web |title=Sanjeev Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JHARIA(DHANBAD ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/jharkhand2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=872 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=www.myneta.info}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120917/jsp/jharkhand/story_15985088.jsp#.WKfjEfl97IU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928075658/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120917/jsp/jharkhand/story_15985088.jsp#.WKfjEfl97IU|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2012|publisher=telegraphindia.com|title=MLA son grilled for murder|access-date=2017-02-18}}{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/jharkhand2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=872|publisher=myneta.info|title=Sanjeev Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)): Constituency- JHARIA (DHANBAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |access-date=2017-02-18}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Suryadeo-Singhs-son-weds-widowed-sister-in-law/articleshow/21093258.cms|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|title=Suryadeo Singh's son weds widowed sister-in-law – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 July 2013 |access-date=2017-02-18}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/jharia.html|title=Jharia Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2018-12-19}} He is currently serving a sentence in prison.
Early life and education
Singh is from Sindri, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. candidate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/2009-election-results.html|title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results in 2009|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2018-12-21}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-24 |title=Jharia Election Result 2019: Congress' Purnima Singh defeats sister-in-law and BJP candidate Ragini SIngh in high-pitched family battle |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/jharia-election-result-2019-congress-purnima-singh-defeats-sister-in-law-and-bjp-candidate-ragini-singh-in-high-pitched-family-battle-7661321.html |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Firstpost |language=en}} 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
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
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalheraldindia.com/news/2017/04/11/jharkhand-bjp-mla-wanted-for-murder-surrenders-niraj-singh-dhanbad-deputy-mayor-sanjiv-singh|title = Jharkhand BJP MLA, wanted for murder, surrenders|date = 11 April 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/dhanbad-news/bjp-mla-sanjeev-singh-surrendered-in-niraj-singh-murder-case-1551021/|title=नीरज मर्डर केस: बीजेपी विधायक संजीव ने किया सरेंडर|website=www.patrika.com|date=11 May 2017 |language=hindi|access-date=2018-12-19}} The case is currently under trial at the Dhanbad District Court.{{cite news|url=https://epaper.livehindustan.com/imageview_67850_84676288_4_123_27-02-2020_5_i_1_sf.html|title=LiveHindustan}} The incident took place within jurisdiction of {{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/ex-deputy-mayor-neeraj-singh-3-others-killed-in-jharkhand-gang-war-1362591.html|title=Ex-Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh, 3 Others Killed in Jharkhand Gang War|website=News18|date=22 March 2017|access-date=2018-12-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20170411/3090345.html|title=BJP Jharia MLA Sanjeev surrenders in Neeraj Singh murder case|website=news.webindia123.com|access-date=2018-12-21}} the Saraidhela Police Station, Dhanbad.{{cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/dhanbad-news/bjp-mla-sanjeev-singh-surrendered-in-niraj-singh-murder-case-1551021/|title=BJP MLA Sanjeev Singh surrendered in Niraj Singh murder case|website=Patrika}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/dhanbad-news/bjp-mla-sanjeev-singh-surrendered-in-niraj-singh-murder-case-1551021/|title=नीरज मर्डर केस: बीजेपी विधायक संजीव ने किया सरेंडर|website=www.patrika.com|date=11 May 2017 |language=hindi|access-date=2018-12-19}}