Sumit Kumar Singh

{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sumit Kumar Singh

|image= File:Sumit singh Bihar minister.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984-01-02}}

| birth_place = Jamui, Bihar, India

| office1 = Ministry of Science & Technology Bihar

| party = Independent

| occupation = Politics

| predecessor = Savitri Yadav (RJD)

| predecessor1 = Jai Kumar Singh (JDU)

| otherparty = {{Party index link|Lok Janshakti Party}}
{{Party index link|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

{{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}

| office = Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Chakai

| termstart1 = February 2021

| term_start = 2020

}}

Shri Sumit Kumar Singh (born c. 1981){{cite web|url=https://state.bihar.gov.in/dst/CitizenHome.html |title=Science & Technology Department: About Us|publisher=Government of Bihar|accessdate=2 February 2022}}{{Cite web|title=Sumit Kumar Singh in Chakai|url=https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/sumit-kumar-singh-chakai-candidate-s04a243c11/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=News18}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/bihar-cabinet-expansion-nitish-kumar-retains-home-portfolio-tejashwi-yadav-gets-health-422303|title=Bihar Cabinet expansion: Nitish Kumar retains Home portfolio; Tejashwi Yadav gets Health|date=2022-08-17|publisher=Tribune India|access-date=2023-06-24}} Singh was elected to the Chakai Assembly constituency in 2010 as a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bihar-election-result-on-seat-no-243-independent-scores-lone-win-7048502/|title=On Seat No. 243, Independent scores lone win|date=2020-11-12|last=Rajput|first=Abhinav|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=2023-06-24}} in 2020 as an independent. He was state president of the Lok Janshakti Party in 2005 and was previously a youth leader.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/former-bihar-minister-narendra-singh-passes-away-at-75-1123856.html|title=Former Bihar minister Narendra Singh passes away at 75|date=2022-07-04|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=2023-06-24}}