Bijay Singh | |
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Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency | Barari |
Personal details | |
Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
Residence | Bihar |
Occupation | Politician |
Bijay Singh also known as Bijay Singh Nishad [1] is an Indian politician from Bihar and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Singh won the Barari on the Janata Dal (United) ticket in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
In 2015,he was a candidate from the Katihar assembly on a JDU ticket. [2] [3] [4] In political circle,he is more commonly known as Bijay Singh Nishad. He rose to prominence in the JDU,after getting elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly. In the year 2021,he was appointed as the president of Extremely Backward Caste wing of the party by JDU's state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha. [1]
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