Manoj Kumar Singh
Manoj Kumar Singh is an Indian politician. He hails from Paratapur village, Siwan district.
In the early phase of his political career he worked with Mohammad Shahabuddin, albeit he did not become a member of Shahabuddin's Rashtriya Janata Dal. Singh's brother Mrityunjay Singh was killed in 2005, and Shahabuddin was later charged with involvement in the murder. Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2008. He became Siwan District president of BJP. In 2009 he was thrown out of the BJP, as he had supported independent candidate Om Prakash Yadav for the Siwan seat in the 2009 Indian general election.
He was elected as an independent to the Bihar Legislative Council in 2009. Singh rejoined the BJP on 13 September 2010.
Singh joined the Janata Dal on 14 March 2014. JD fielded him as its candidate for the Siwan seat in the 2014 Indian general election.
