Rakesh Singha

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	(1956-12-08) 8 December 1956 (age 68) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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] He was a former member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) and former secretary of CPI(M) Himachal Pradesh state committee.[2]

Career

Singha was first elected in 1993 as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Shimla constituency.[3][4][5] 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.[6][7]

He came on third position in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Theog.[8]

In 2017, Singha was elected from the Theog constituency to the Legislative Assembly. However in 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Indian National Congress's Kuldeep Singh Rathore.

Electoral performance

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Theog

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
Turnout			55,519	74.96%	2.63
Registered electors			74,060		27.15
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	9.79

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Theog[9]

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
Turnout			58,784	74.85%	0.12
Registered electors			78,540		6.05
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	3.49

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Theog

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%	23.66
	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
Turnout			65,980	76.51%	1.67
Registered electors			86,236		9.80
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	12.70

References

1. ADR. "Rakesh Singha(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- THEOG(SHIMLA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
2. "Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 28 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
3. Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly
4. Will fight against all kinds of exploitation even stronger - Rakesh Singha
5. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh Edition". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
6. "Rakesh Singha's victory revives hopes for Left parties in Himachal". 21 December 2017.
7. "Who is Rakesh Singha; Himachal Pradesh's first CPM MLA in 24 years". The Financial Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
8. "After AAP, CPI-M declares list of 11 candidates for HP assembly polls". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
9. Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.