Pratibha Singh
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Pratibha Singh | |
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| President of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 26 April 2022 – 22 November 2025 | |
| National President | Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Preceded by | Kuldeep Singh Rathore |
| Succeeded by | Vinay Kumar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2 November 2021 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Swaroop Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Kangana Ranaut |
| Constituency | Mandi |
| In office 2013–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Virbhadra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ram Swaroop Sharma |
| Constituency | Mandi |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Maheshwar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Virbhadra Singh |
| Constituency | Mandi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1956 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Pratibha Singh (born 16 June 1956) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh and a former Member of the Indian Parliament.
She is the widow of Virbhadra Singh, who was the six time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. She represented the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1]
Pratibha Singh was born on 16 June 1956 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.[2] She married Virbhadra Singh in 1985. She is his second wife. Virbhadra Singh's daughter from his first marriage, Abhilasha Kumari, served as a judge in Gujarat. Virbhadra Singh's son from his second marriage to Pratibha Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Shimla Rural constituency.
Political career
Pratibha Singh gained a seat in the Lok Sabha which is the lower house of the Parliament of India in the Indian general elections of 2004 by defeating Maheshwar Singh.[3] In the 2013 (By Poll) elections, she was again elected from the same seat as well as in 2021. Her son lost in 2024 from Mandi.