Manorama Singh
Manorama Singh is an Indian politician. Her late husband Chandrashekhar Singh served as Chief Minister of Bihar. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Banka in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress in 1980s.[1][2][3][4]
Manorama Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Constituency | Banka, Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1938 Kalyanpur Village, Monghyr District, Bihar, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Chandrashekhar Singh |
She was elected to Lok Sabha from Banka in 1984, but vacated the seat when her husband was made minister in Delhi in 1985. But he died in 1986, and one more bye-poll had tobe held. She won 1986 Banka bye-election against George Fernandes of Janata Party with 186,237 votes against 156,853 votes.[5] She lost election from Banka as Congress candidate in 1989, 1991, and 1996. [6]
References
- "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- "Bihar's biwi brigade". The Times of India. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- Shiri Ram Bakshi; Sita Ram Sharma; S. Gajrani (1998). Contemporary Political Leadership in India: George Fernandes, Defence Minister of India. APH Publishing. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-81-7024-999-3. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- India Today. Living Media India Pvt. Limited. 1987. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- https://resultuniversity.com/election/banka-lok-sabha
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