Mahabali Singh
Mahabali Singh Kushwaha(born 20 April 1955) is an Indian politician belonging to Bhabua, Kaimur district, Bihar. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, representing Karakat.
Mahabali Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Upendra Kushwaha |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Upendra Kushwaha |
| Constituency | Karakat |
| Member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1995–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Lal Muni Chaubey |
| Succeeded by | Brij Kishor Bind |
| Constituency | Chainpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1955 |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Mahabali Singh twice represented Chainpur seat in Bihar Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. During his second tenure, he defected to Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Prasad Yadav and became the PWD minister in the government led by Rabri Devi in 2002.
Later, Singh joined Janata Dal (United), led by Nitish Kumar, and won the Chainpur seat in the 2005 and 2006 assembly elections.
In 2009, Singh won Karakat parliamentary constituency as a JD(U) candidate. He lost the seat to Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party in 2014 and in 2019 he regained it from Kushwaha.