Meena Singh

For the politician representing Manpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh, see Meena Singh (Manpur politician).

Meena Singh (born 1 January 1962 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian politician. She entered politics in 2008. She represented Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency) in 14th Lok Sabha and Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 15th Lok Sabha as a member of Janata Dal (United).^[1][2]

Meena Singh
Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
In office 2008–2009
Preceded by	Ajit Kumar Singh
Succeeded by	Constituency disestablished
Constituency	Bikramganj
Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Kanti Singh
Succeeded by	R. K. Singh
Constituency	Arrah
Personal details
Born	(1962-01-01) 1 January 1962 (age 63) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Janata Dal United
Spouse	Ajit Singh
Children	1
Residence(s)	Arrah, Patna, Bihar
Alma mater	Banaras Hindu University

Early life

Meena Singh was born to Naina Devi and Rameshwar Singh. She got a degree in arts from Banaras Hindu University in 1982. Before entering into the Indian politics, she was serving her husband's constituency people and was a house wife.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Meena Singh was first elected as MP in January 2008 by-election from Bikramganj after her husband's death, but she resigned just after 6 months because of Rahul Raj encounter.^[3] She was again elected to Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2009 from Janata Dal United. However, she lost the 16th Lok Sabha election in 2014.^[4]

Personal life

Meena Singh married Ajit Kumar Singh, a full-time politician by profession. They have a son, Vishal Singh (born 23 January 1987), who holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Amity Business School. Ajit Singh died in 2007.^[5]