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Bhupinder Singh (politician) 
Summary
Bhupinder Singh is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014 from Odisha.[3] He is the former Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly representing from Narla constituency. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. He had left Congress and joined BJD in March 2014.[4]
Bhupinder Singh | |
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| Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dhaneswar Majhi |
| Constituency | Narla |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Balabhadra Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Dhaneswar Majhi |
| Constituency | Narla |
| In office 1995–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Kiran Chandra Singh Deo |
| Succeeded by | Dhaneswar Majhi |
| Constituency | Kesinga |
| In office 1980–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Nagendranath Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Kiran Chandra Singh Deo |
| Constituency | Kesinga |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha | |
| In office 26 June 2014 – 1 July 2016 | |
| Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramachandra Ulaka |
| Succeeded by | Narasingha Mishra |
| Constituency | Narla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1951[1] |
| Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Inderjeet Kaur |
| Alma mater | Sambalpur University[2] |
| Profession | Politician |
Bhupinder Singh was again elected as a member of Legislative assembly in 2019 Odisha State Election from Narla (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency). He got 53264 votes which is 31.12% of total votes[5] while his nearest contestant Aniruddha Padhan got 44244 votes which is 25.85% of total votes.
References edit
- ^ "Shri Bhupinder Singh". Colorofnation.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "myneta.info/orissa2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=507". MyNeta.info. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha BJD leader AU Singhdeo, Bhupinder Singh elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Leader of Opposition in Odisha Bhupinder Singh quits, joins BJD". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Narla Election Results & News". News18. News18. Retrieved 11 March 2020.