Sunil Singh (politician)

For others, see Sunil Singh.

Sunil Singh
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1 February 2018 – 2021
Preceded by	Madhsudhan Ghosh
Succeeded by	Manju Basu
Constituency	Noapara
Chairman, Garulia Municipality
In office 2010 – 2019 (by resignation)
Succeeded by	Sanjay Singh
In office 2003–2004
Personal details
Born	1967 or 1968 (age 57–58)[1]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress (13 February 2022 - present, 2000–2019)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party(2019–2022)[2]
Residence(s)	Garulia, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal[1]
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Business[1]

Sunil Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Noapara in West Bengal, a seat which he won in February 2018 as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate.[3][4][5] He was also the chairman of Garulia municipality till September 2019.[6] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 2019.[7][8][9] Singh left BJP by withdrawing from the municipal councillor candidature on 12 February 2022, after which he rejoined All India Trinamool Congress on 13 February 2022.[10]

Political career

He represents the Noapara Vidhan Sabha constituency which he won in 2018 as an All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) candidate. He was a member of AITC from 2009 to 2019. Before that he was in the Indian National Congress from 1995 to 2009.[11] Singh joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 17 June 2019.

On 30 September 2019, Singh resigned from the post of the chairman of Garulia municipality.[12][13]

On 13 February 2022, Singh rejoined AITC after withdrawing his candidature of BJP in the 2022 West Bengal Municipal Election.[10]

Notable works

Singh started a new bus route from Shyamnagar to Howrah via Sealdah.[14] On his father's death anniversary, he held social programs by giving scholarships to poor children, distributed blankets and organised blood donation camp in Garulia under Noapara.

On 27 January 2019 Singh hosted a mass marriage ceremony for the poor including 15 couples of different backgrounds.[15][16]

External links

• West Bengal Legislative Assembly
• Barrackpore Local Government Body

References

1. "Sunil Singh(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- NOAPARA : BYE ELECTION ON 29-01-2018(NORTH 24 PARGANAS) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". Myneta.info. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
2. "TMC legislator, 16 councillors join BJP". India Today. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
3. "West Bengal bypolls 2018: Trinamool Congress leader Sunil Singh wins Noapara". India Today. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
4. Konar, Debasis (1 February 2018). "Trinamool wins Uluberia and Noapara bypolls; BJP comes second". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
5. "West Bengal Noapara by-election: Who is Sunil Singh, TMC candidate who thrashed BJP, CPI(M)". The Financial Express. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
6. "Garulia Municipality". Barrackpore.gov.in. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "In setback to Mamata, Trinamool MLA, 11 councillors switch to BJP". Hindustan Times. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
8. "TMC Nowpara MLA Sunil Singh, 12 councillors join BJP". The Indian Express. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
9. "Neither TMC leaders nor Mamata care about West Bengal's people, says MLA Sunil Singh as he, 12 others join BJP". Times Now. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
10. "Arjun Singh's 3 relatives join TMC, BJP MP says 'they betrayed my party'". The Indian Express. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
11. ANI (17 June 2019). "TMC MLA Sunil Singh along with 12 councillors join BJP". DNA India. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
12. "Ahead Of Amit Shah's Bengal Visit, BJP Loses Control Of Civic Body". NDTV.com. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
13. Chakraborty, Sanjib (1 October 2019). "Trinamool set to win back Garulia board - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
14. "ArticleDetailsData – My ASP.NET Application". m.bangla.eenaduindia.com.
15. desk, kolkata24x7 online (27 January 2019). "পিতা হয়ে একসঙ্গে ১৫ কন্যার বিয়ে দিচ্ছেন মমতার বিধায়ক" (in Bengali). {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
16. "পিতা হয়ে একসঙ্গে ১৫ কন্যার বিয়ে দিচ্ছেন মমতার বিধায়ক". Kolkata24x7. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.