Brihaspat Singh

Brihaspat Singh born (7 October 1960) was an MLA in Chhattisgarh from The Indian National Congress.^[1][2][3]

Brihaspat Singh
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office 8 December 2013 – 3 December 2023
Preceded by	Ramvichar Netam
Succeeded by	Ramvichar Netam
Constituency	Ramanujganj
Personal details
Born	(1960-10-07) 7 October 1960 (age 64) Bhanwarmal, Chhattisgarh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (-2023)
Spouse	Sheila Singh
Residence(s)	Ramanujganj, Balrampur district
Education	8th Pass
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.akgmedia.in
As of 13 June, 2018 Source:

Political career

He has been the president of District Congress Committee and a member of the District Panchayat. He is a major tribal leader in Surguja region.

In the year 2013, he became an MLA in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for the first time from Ramanujganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency).^[4][5] In 2021, he alleged an attempt on his life by aides of then-health minister T.S. Singh Deo on him. After Congress' loss in the 2023 assembly elections, he criticized the AICC committee for being too centralized.^[6] He was then suspended from Congress for a period of six years for 'anti-party activities'.^[7]