Kavita Singh (politician)

Kavita Singh
Kavita Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Om Prakash Yadav
Constituency	Siwan
Personal details
Born	5 March 1986 (age 38); Siwan, Bihar, India
Political party	Janata Dal (United)
Spouse	Ajay Kumar Singh
Occupation	Politician

Kavita Singh is an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United).^[1]^[2] She contested the 2019 Indian general election from Siwan Lok Sabha seat and won.^[3] She has also served as the Member of Legislative Assembly from the Daraunda seat in 2011 bypolls and the 2015 elections, a seat which was earlier won by her mother-in-law Jagmato Devi.^[4]^[5] She is a postgraduate student of JP University, She filed her nomination right in her bridal attire after marriage. She became a MLA at the age of 26 years.^[6]^[7] She is married to gangster turned politician Ajay Kumar Singh.^[8]^[9]

References

^ Roy, Anirab Guha (24 March 2019). "Wives of convicted politicians get tickets from RJD and JD(U)for Lok Sabha polls". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "सीवान: इस बार दो बाहुबली नेताओं की पत्नियों के बीच महामुकाबला". Amar Ujala. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ "Siwan Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Kavita Singh of JDU Leads at 10:37AM". CNN-News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ "पितृपक्ष में शादी कर इस 'डॉन' ने पत्नी को बनाया था विधायक अब JDU से मिला लोकसभा का टिकट". CNN-News18. 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ Srivastava, Amitabh (27 April 2019). "In Siwan Lok Sabha seat, wives of two dons take on each other". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ "MLA son ties knot to gift bride a ticket". Telegraph India. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Bihar's biwi brigade". The Times of India. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Jha, Giridhar. "Proxies Of Bahubalis: Bihar Voters Caught Between The Devil And The Deep Sea". Outlook India. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ Tewary, Amarnath (2 May 2019). "Wives of two dons battle it out in Siwan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[1] Roy, Anirab Guha (24 March 2019). "Wives of convicted politicians get tickets from RJD and JD(U)for Lok Sabha polls". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[2] "सीवान: इस बार दो बाहुबली नेताओं की पत्नियों के बीच महामुकाबला". Amar Ujala. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[3] "Siwan Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Kavita Singh of JDU Leads at 10:37AM". CNN-News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[4] "पितृपक्ष में शादी कर इस 'डॉन' ने पत्नी को बनाया था विधायक अब JDU से मिला लोकसभा का टिकट". CNN-News18. 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[5] Srivastava, Amitabh (27 April 2019). "In Siwan Lok Sabha seat, wives of two dons take on each other". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[6] "MLA son ties knot to gift bride a ticket". Telegraph India. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[7] "Bihar's biwi brigade". The Times of India. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[8] Jha, Giridhar. "Proxies Of Bahubalis: Bihar Voters Caught Between The Devil And The Deep Sea". Outlook India. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[9] Tewary, Amarnath (2 May 2019). "Wives of two dons battle it out in Siwan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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