Bhim Singh | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anil Hegde |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Bihar | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar Jitan Ram Manjhi |
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| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 2006–2015 | |
| Elected By | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Chandeshwar Prasad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1962 Bedauli,Gaya,Bihar,India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (United) (2009 - 2015) Rashtriya Janata Dal (before 2009) |
| Education | B.Sc.,M. A.,L.L.B.,Ph.D.. |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
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Bhim Singh Chandravanshi (born 30 November 1962) is an Indian educationist and politician who has been serving as a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Bihar since 2024. [1] [2] A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2015,he holds the position of vice president of the BJP in the state of Bihar. [3]
Prior to that,he served as a cabinet minister under the cabinets of Nitish Kumar and Jitan Ram Manjhi from 2012 until his resignation in 2015. [4] He also served as a member of the Bihar Vidhan Parishad for three consecutive terms from 2006 to 2015. [5]
He has earned Bachelor of Science in Engineering,two Master of Arts,a law (LLB) bachelor and doctorate from Patna University. [5]
He was active in Patna University as a student and employee leader. During this time,he developed associations with former Bihar CM Karpuri Thakur and grew closer to Lalu Prasad Yadav,Ram Vilas Paswan,and Nitish Kumar. [5]
He assumed the role in the formation of Janata Dal as General Secretary. He also co-founded the formation of the Samata Party along with Nitish Kumar. [5]
Later,he joined RJD and became the state general secretary of the party. He defected to JDU in 2009 and joined the BJP in 2015. [3]
Singh found himself in the center of controversy when he said that people who joined the army either died or became martyrs. He made this statement on a day when the four Bihar army officers who had died were being cremated with full state honors in front of hundreds of mourners. [6] His party did not take kindly to the statement and quickly distanced itself from it. [7] [8]