Lakshman Singh (politician)

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Lakshman Singh (also spelled Laxman Singh) (14 January 1955) is an Indian politician who represented the Indian National Congress (INC) party in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.

Lakshman Singh was born on 14 January 1955 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.[1] His father was Balbhadra Singh, who was also a politician and had been ruler of the former princely state of Raghogarh in the present-day Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. He has a brother, Digvijaya Singh, who has been Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as well as a member of the Lok Sabha.[2][3]

He obtained a BA Honours degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and in 1978 married Jagrati Singh, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[4]

Singh was twice elected as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, for the periods 1990-1992 and 1993-1994.[4] In 1994, he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha at a by-election. He gained a second term, in the 11th Lok Sabha at the 1996 General Election and was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in the 1998 General Election. A further re-election followed in the 1999 General Election. All of these Lok Sabha elections were from the Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency and as a candidate of the INC.[1][4][5]

Singh switched political allegiance, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha and then the 15th Lok Sabha, still being returned for the Rajgarh constituency.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biographical Sketch: X1II Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ Dasgupta, Debarshi (27 April 2009). "Tornapartism: Families divided by party colours talk about living under one roof". Outlook. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Digvijay Singh". Hindustan Times. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Biographical Sketch: XII Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Biographical Sketch: X1 Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Biographical Sketch: 15th Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
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