Manisha Singh (politician)

Manisha Singh (born 1982) is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. She is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from Jaisingnagar Assembly constituency, which is reserved for the Scheduled Tribe community, in Shahdol district. She was elected as an MLA in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.^[1][2]

Manisha Singh
Member of the 16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2023
Preceded by	Jaisingh Maravi
Constituency	Jaisingnagar
Personal details
Born	1982 Jaitpur
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Rajendra Singh
Education	Master of Arts in Political Science
Alma mater	Awadhesh Pratap Singh University
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Singh is from an agricultural family in Jaitpur, Burhar tehsil, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. She did her post-graduation in political science from Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, in 2007.^[3] Her husband Rajendra Singh is a businessman.

Career

Singh was elected from the Jaisingnagar Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. She polled 114,967 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Narendra Singh Maravi of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 37,951 votes.^[4][5][6] She was elected as an MLA for the first time winning the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from neighbouring Jaitpur Assembly constituency, which is also reserved for the Scheduled Tribe community in Shahdol district. She polled 84,669 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Uma Dhurwe of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of votes.^[7]