Anant Kumar Singh

Anant Singh is an MLA from the Mokama constituency of Bihar[1][2] and a former member of the Janata Dal (United) party.[3] He is facing several criminal charges.[4][5][6]

He was born in a village(Nadawan) falling under Barh CD block, Bihar. He contested and won from the Mokama assembly seat in 2005 on a JDU ticket. He retained the seat in 2010, defeating Sonam Devi of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) by a large margin. He is married to Neelam Devi. He is fondly called Chote Sarkar.[7]

On 2 September 2015, Singh quit the JDU following a fall-out with leader Nitish Kumar over the JDU's new alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Don of Mokama". Openthemagazine.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dreaded JD-U MLA, Anant Singh bites dust in Bihar, vacates enchroached area in Patna's posh colony". India Today.
  3. ↑ "CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News1.com8. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Murder case against Bihar MLA Anant Singh". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anant Kumar Singh, Surajbhan Singh detained". Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Why Bihar government wants this dabangg officer gone". Dailyo.in. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Don Anant Singh is still a favourite". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Controversial JD(U) MLA quits party". Indianexpress.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2018.


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