Inder Singh Namdhari

Inder Singh Namdhari (born 11 September 1942) is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, and represented Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1][2]

Inder Singh Namdari
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2009 – 17 May 2014
Preceded by	Dhirendra Agarwal
Succeeded by	Sunil Kumar Singh
Constituency	Chatra
1st Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office 22 November 2000 – 29 March 2004
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Bagun Sumbrai
In office 4 June 2004 – 11 August 2004
Preceded by	Bagun Sumbrai
Succeeded by	Mrigendra Pratap Singh
In office 15 March 2005 – 14 September 2006
Preceded by	Saba Ahmad
Succeeded by	Alamgir Alam
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2000–2009
Preceded by	(Himself) constituency was situated in Bihar
Succeeded by	Krishna Nand Tripathi
Constituency	Daltonganj
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 1990–2000
Preceded by	Ishwar Chandra Pandey
Succeeded by	(Himself) constituency switched to new state of Jharkhand
Constituency	Daltonganj
In office 1980–1985
Preceded by	Puran Chand
Succeeded by	Ishwar Chandra Pandey
Constituency	Daltonganj
State President of Bharatiya Janata Party - Bihar
In office 1988–1990
Preceded by	Kailashpati Mishra
Succeeded by	Tarakant Jha
Personal details
Born	(1942-09-11) 11 September 1942 (age 82)
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (United) Bharatiya Janata Party

He won the 2009 Indian general election as an Independent candidate, with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party and was first Vidhan sabha speaker of Jharkhand.^[3] He was prominent leader of Vanachal state movement which demanded separate state for south Bihar.^[4]