Rakesh Singha (born 8 December 1956) is an Indian communist politician and a former member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1]
Rakesh Singha | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Vidya Stokes |
| Succeeded by | Kuldeep Singh Rathore |
| Constituency | Theog |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Suresh Bhardwaj |
| Succeeded by | Adarsh Kumar |
| Constituency | Shimla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1956 Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Career edit
Singha was first elected in 1993 as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Shimla constituency.[2][3][4] However, he was disqualified from holding his seat following a decision of the Supreme Court which upheld his 1987 conviction for involvement in a murder case from 1978 during his time as a student.[5][6]
He came on third position in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Theog.[7]
In 2017, Singha was reelected from the Theog constituency to the Legislative Assembly because of his huge support base of communist student movement and trade union .CPIM has huge followers in Shimla corporation area in the state.HP.Singha is a Member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) in Himachal Pradesh.[8] However in 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Indian National Congress's Kuldeep Singh Rathore.
Electoral performance edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vidya Stokes | 21,478 | 38.69% |  1.91
| |
| BJP | Rakesh Verma | 17,202 | 30.98% | 18.82
| |
| CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 10,379 | 18.69% | New | |
| AITC | Pramod Kumar Sharma | 4,480 | 8.07% | New | |
| Independent | Ram Lal Sharma | 988 | 1.78% | New | |
| Independent | Roshan Lal | 497 | 0.90% | New | |
| BSP | Vinay Kumar | 362 | 0.65% |  1.74
| |
| Margin of victory | 4,276 | 7.70% | 3.99
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| Turnout | 55,519 | 74.96% | 2.63
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| Registered electors | 74,060 | 27.15
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| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 9.79
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 24,791 | 42.17% | 23.48
| |
| BJP | Rakesh Verma | 22,808 | 38.80% | 7.82
| |
| INC | Deepak Rathour | 9,101 | 15.48% | 23.20
| |
| Independent | Devi Ram Sharma | 641 | 1.09% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 383 | 0.65% | New | |
| Independent | Roshan Lal | 294 | 0.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,983 | 3.37% | 4.33
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| Turnout | 58,784 | 74.85% | 0.12
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| Registered electors | 78,540 | 6.05
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| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.49
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kuldeep Singh Rathore | 19,447 | 29.47% | 13.99
| |
| BJP | Ajay Shyam | 14,178 | 21.49% | 17.31
| |
| Independent | Indu Varma | 13,848 | 20.99% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 12,210 | 18.51% | New | |
| Independent | Vijay Pal Khachi | 4,576 | 6.94% | New | |
| Independent | Amit Mehta | 581 | 0.88% | New | |
| AAP | Attar Singh Chandel | 487 | 0.74% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 349 | 0.53% | 0.12
| |
| BSP | Jia Lal Sadhak | 304 | 0.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,269 | 7.99% | 4.61
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| Turnout | 65,980 | 76.51% | 1.67
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| Registered electors | 86,236 | 9.80
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| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 12.70
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References edit
- ^ ADR. "Rakesh Singha(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- THEOG(SHIMLA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly
- ^ Will fight against all kinds of exploitation even stronger - Rakesh Singha
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh Edition". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Rakesh Singha's victory revives hopes for Left parties in Himachal". 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Who is Rakesh Singha; Himachal Pradesh's first CPM MLA in 24 years". The Financial Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "After AAP, CPI-M declares list of 11 candidates for HP assembly polls". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 28 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.