Swarna Singh (born 1 October 1973) is an Indian politician. She ran for office for the first time[1] in the constituency Gaura Bauram, Darbhanga, State of Bihar and won with 59,538 votes.[2][3][4][5]

Swarna Singh
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byMadan Sahni
ConstituencyGaura Bauram
Personal details
Born (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973 (age 51)
Gaya, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSujit Kumar
Children2 (sons)
EducationBA in Political Science
Alma materAN College, Magadh University

Early life

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Swarna Singh was born on 1 October 1973 in Gaya, Bihar. Her mother's name is Leelawati Devi and her father, Birkeshwar Prasad Singh, was a member of the BJP and Bihar Legislative Assembly.[6]

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honors) in Political Science from A N College, Magadh University in 1996.[7] She has also studied Fashion Design at South Delhi Polytechnic. Swarna Singh married Sujit Kumar,[7] who works for the Central Government (Indian Revenue Service), and the couple has two sons.[7]

The late Sunil Kumar Singh was the father-in-law of Swarna Singh and Mithlesh Devi is her mother-in-law. Sunil Kumar Singh was a member of the BJP Legislative Assembly who died due to COVID-19 on 21 July 2020. After the death of her father-in-law, Swarna Singh entered the political battle in the Gaura-Bauram constituency.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bihar assembly elections 2020: NDA fields first female candidate from Gaura Bauram". Karan Manral. Hindustan Times. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Gaura Bauram Election Result 2020". Latest News India. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "GAURA BAURAM ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2020". Oneindia. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Swarna Singh". ABP News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Gaura Bauram Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Swarna Singh of VIP Wins". CNN-News18. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "बीजेपी एमएलसी वीरकेश्वर प्रसाद सिंह का निधन" (in Hindi). Navbharat Times. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Swarna Singh (Vikassheel Insaan Party): Constituency - GAURA BAURAM (DARBHANGA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". MyNeta. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "भाजपा के पूर्व MLC की बहू स्वर्णा सिंह गौरा-बौराम विधानसभा से चुनावी मैदान में विपक्ष को ललकारने को तैयार". कांची बंसल (in Hindi). Darbhanga Post. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.