Anant Kumar Singh

Anant Kumar Singh
Anant Singh in a public meeting in Mokama
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
February 2005 – July 2022
Preceded bySurajbhan Singh
Succeeded byNilam Devi
ConstituencyMokama
Personal details
Born (1967-01-05) January 5, 1967 (age 57)
Nadwan, Bihar, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal[1][2]
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal (United), [3] Independent
SpouseNilam Devi
RelationsDilip Singh (elder brother)
Residence(s)Mokama, Bihar, India
Nickname(s)Chhote Sarkar (transl. Junior Government)[4]

Anant Kumar Singh, also known as Chhote Sarkar, is an Indian politician and a former MLA from the Mokama assembly constituency of Bihar.[5][6] A former member of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) party, he joined Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in 2020.[1][7] According to his election affidavit of 2020, he is facing 38 criminal charges including 7 murders, 11 attempt-to-murder and 4 cases of kidnapping.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HuffRJD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mukul, Sushim (6 May 2024). "A parole makes Munger Lok Sabha election a fight of bahubalis". India Today. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Bihar MLA Anant Kumar Singh, charged under Arms Act, flees from residence post police raid". The New Indian Express. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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  5. ^ Sinha, Chinki (24 March 2014). "The Don of Mokama". Open. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ Srivastava, Amitabh (15 February 2013). "Dreaded JD-U MLA, Anant Singh bites dust in Bihar, vacates enchroached area in Patna's posh colony". India Today. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ "CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News1.com8. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ Sahay, Anand Mohan (8 January 2008). "Murder case against Bihar MLA Anant Singh". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ Prasad, Kashi (18 April 2014). "Anant Kumar Singh, Surajbhan Singh detained". Times of India. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Why Bihar government wants this dabangg officer gone". Dailyo.in. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Anant Kumar Singh(RJD):Constituency- MOKAMA(PATNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 November 2020.