Biographical Sketch
SINGH, SHRI DIGVIJAY [SAMATA PARTY - BANKA (BIHAR)]
Father's Name Shri Kumar Surendra Singh Date of Birth 14 November 1955 Place of Birth Gidhaur, Distt. Jamui (Bihar) Marital Status Married on 30 June 1982 Spouse's Name Smt. Putul Kumari Children Two daughters Educational Qualifications M.A., M.Phil Educated at Patna University, Patna and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Tokyo University (Japan) Profession Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Lal Kothi, Distt. Gidhaur, Jamui-811307 (Bihar) Present Address 15, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003 Tel. (011) 4643147 Positions Held 1990-96 Member, Rajya Sabha Member, Committee on Rules Member, Committee on Defence Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 1990-91 Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of External Affairs 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-II Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament and its Sub-Committee on Maintenance of computers and related activities Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs Favourite Pastime and Recreation Shooting Sports and Clubs Tennis; and Member, National Rifle Association of India Countries Visited France, Germany, Japan, Sweden and U.K.; visited Japan as a student and later as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation; Member,88th I.P.U.Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992 Other Information Member, Court of Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityOur Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com ReminderWeb.comTotal electorate 10,61,020 Total votes polled 7,52,322 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Digvijay Singh (S.A.P.) 3,31,660 (2) Shri Giridhari Yadav (R.J.D.) 3,20,369 (3) Shri Chandra Shekhar Yadav (J.D.) 27,117 (4) Shri Shankar Paswan (A.B.M.S.D.) 17,368
Election Result of Banka Lok Sabha Constituency