Sanjay Singh Tiger

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Sanjay Singh Tiger
Minister of Labour Resources
Government of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 November 2025
Alma mater AN College, Patna
ProfessionPolitician

Sanjay Singh Tiger (born 1974) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Bhojpur district, Bihar. Presently he is serving as Minister in the Nitish Kumar ministry since 20 November 2025.

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He has served as MLA in Bihar Legislative Assembly representing the Sandesh constituency from 2010 to 2015. [1] Currently, he is the state spokesperson of BJP's Bihar unit. [2] [3]

Early life

Sanjay Singh was born at Amrai village near Bihiya in Bhojpur district of Bihar. His father's name is Madhav Singh. Sanjay Singh has studied Bachelor of Arts from A.N. College, Patna in 1993. [1]

Family

His elder brother Dharampal Singh has served 2 times as MLA from Shahpur, Bihar (1990-2000). [4] [5] Sanjay Tiger is unmarried and he does not have children.

Political career

Before 2010, he was a party worker when he was given ticket from the Sandesh constituency by the BJP. [6] He became an MLA in 2010 by defeating Rameshwar Prasad (ex-MLA), Vijendra Kumar Yadav (sitting MLA) and his younger brother Arun Kumar Yadav, an Independent candidate by a margin of 6,822 votes. [7]

Sanjay Singh Tiger lost the 2015 Bihar assembly election to Arun Kumar Yadav who was Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate from Sandesh. [8] On 19 October 2015, Amit Shah had campaigned for Tiger at a public rally in Jalpura Tapa village, Bhojpur district. [9] [10]

On 2 November 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had came to campaign for him at Majhauwa airfield in Arrah.

Positions held

Sanjay Singh Tiger has been elected as the MLA twice.

FromToPositionConstituencyParty
20102015 MLA (1st term) Sandesh BJP
2025 [11] [12] Present MLA (2nd term) Arrah BJP
20 November 2025PresentMinister [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sanjay Singh Tiger (BJP), Constituency: Sandesh (Bhojpur district)". Myneta.info. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "आरा बीफ मामले में दोषियों पर कड़ी कार्रवाई होगी : संजय सिंह टाईगर". News18 Hindi. 3 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "जगदानंद के मुंह से तेज प्रताप की तारीफ पर बोली BJP- 'चतुर हैं जगदा बाबू, पानी में रहकर मगर से बैर..'". ETV Bharat. 25 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Assembly constituency: Shahpur". Election Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dharampal Singh, Constituency: Shahpur". Myneta.info. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sanjay Singh Tiger (BJP)". Bhojpur district, Govt of Bihar. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2010". elections.in. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sandesh Assembly constituency election result". Result University. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Shri Amit Shah addressing public meeting at Tapa Jalpura Sports Stadium (Sandesh)". Bharatiya Janata Party. 19 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Shri Amit Shah speech at Public Meeting in Jalpura, Bihar: 19.10.2015". Bharatiya Janata Party. 30 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Arrah". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Arrah Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "With ministerial berth, Ara MLA may expedite development work". The Times of India. 20 November 2025. Archived from the original on 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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