Bhupinder Singh (politician)
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Bhupinder Singh | |
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| Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dhaneswar Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Manorama Mohanty |
| 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 |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 June 2014 – 1 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Shashi Bhusan Behera |
| Succeeded by | Bishnu Charan Das |
| Constituency | Odisha |
| Leader of Opposition' in the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 27 May 2009 – 10 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramachandra Ulaka |
| Succeeded by | Narasingha Mishra |
| Constituency | Narla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1951[1] |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Inderjeet Kaur |
| Children | Deljit Singh and Neetu Singh |
| Alma mater | Sambalpur University[2] |
| Profession | Politician |
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 was again elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly in the 2019 Odisha State Election from Narla (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency). He got 53264 votes which is 31.12% of total ballots [5] while his nearest contestant Aniruddha Padhan got 44244 votes which is 25.85% of total votes.[citation needed]
He was the first youth to get Gold medals for his state Odisha in the national games of India 400 and 800 meters on 14 and 17 January 1970.[citation needed] Further adding to his achievements he has received the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Award on national integration.[citation needed]
