Achyutanand Singh

Achutanand Singh is a BJP politician from Bihar. He is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly .^[1]

Dr. Achutanand
Member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 2010–2015
Preceded by	Rama Kishor Singh
Succeeded by	Umesh Singh Kushwaha
Constituency	Mahnar
In office 2005–2010
Preceded by	Upendra Kushwaha
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Constituency	Jandaha
Personal details
Born	1967 Salha Village, Vaishali, Bihar, India
Political party	Lok Janshakti Party and Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Ram Jatan Singh (father)

Early life

He was born in a poor Rajput family in Salha village of Vaishali district.^[2] His father was a teacher in Government high school. He moved to Muzaffarpur for higher studies. He was enrolled in Langat Singh College where he got a Ph.D. degree and was very active in politics there. His first success came his way when he was elected student leader.^{[citation needed]}

Political background

He was associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad when he was a student. He was elected student leader. He fought firstly from Jandaha independently and lost to upendra prasad singh of the Samajwadi Party. In 2009 Dr. Achyutanand Singh switched to BJP and won the same seat. In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Achyutanand Singh of LJP won the Jandaha assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Umesh Singh Kushawaha of RJD.^[3] Upendra Prasad Singh of SAP defeated Dr. Achyutanand Singh, Independent, in 2000. Tulsi Das Mehta of JD defeated Dr. Achyutanand Singh of BJP in 1995 and Shivanarayan Prasad Mishra, Independent, in 1990.^[4]