Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu

Neeraj Kumar Singh alias Bablu (born 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Chhatapur representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He became Minister of Environment and Forest in Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry on February 9, 2021.

Neeraj Kumar Singh (Bablu)
Minister of Environment & Forest Government of Bihar
In office 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Tarkishore Prasad
Succeeded by	Tej Pratap Yadav
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office Nov 2010
Preceded by	Vishwa Mohan Bharti
Constituency	Chhatapur
In office Feb 2005 – Nov 2010
Preceded by	Uday Prakash Goit
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Raghopur (Supaul)
Personal details
Born	(1969-02-02) 2 February 1969 (age 56) Maldiha, Purnia, Bihar
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (United) (until 2015)
Spouse	Nutan Singh
Children	2
Parent	Ram Kishor Singh (father)
Relatives	Sushant Singh Rajput (cousin)
Residence(s)	10, Veerchand Patel Path, Patna, Bihar
Education	B.Sc
Profession	Agriculture

Early life and education

Bablu was born 2 February 1969 in Maldiha village in the Purnia district of Bihar to his father Ram Kishor Singh. He is married to Nootan Singh, they have two sons. He belongs to the General Class Rajput community.^[1][2] He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree.^[3]

He is the cousin of the famous Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died in June 2020.^[4][5]

Political career

He stepped in politics earlier but has come into action in 2005 as a member of Janata Dal (United) by defeating Uday Kumar Goit from Raghopur-Supaul Constituency which he served till its delimitation in Bihar Vidhan Sabha. In 2010 he was elected from Chhatapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Later he quit JD-U and joined BJP.^[6][7][8] He was elected to Vidhan Sabha from Chhatarpur as member of BJP in 2015 and 2020.