Rajo Singh

Singh was shot dead allegedly by Ashok Mahto gang of Nawada and Sheikhpura region. In his confession Mahto unfolded his linkage to several Janata Dal (United) leaders including chief minister Nitish Kumar. According to his confession and statement of police, the killing of Singh was a revenge killing of 9 person in 2001 including Rashtriya Janata Dal Sheikhpura president Kashi Yadav.

He contributed in development at the cost of personal safety and once Mr Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar the then Cabinet Minister of Railway were pelted with stones at Sheikpura when foundation stone for the 122-km long railway line between Shekhpura and Daniala Neura was laid. Shree Singh was the one who made Sheikhpura to be District from a block on 31 July 1994 in the regime of Shree Laloo Prasad Yadav.

He became member of Council Director of Biscomaun in the year 1967 to 1976 and then again in 1979 to 1988. He held important positions in the Cooperatives Institutions as under Director of Bihar State Housing Co-operative Federation from 1977 to 1980. President of Bihar Co-operative federation from 1980 to 1986. Director of National Co-operative Federation from 1984 to 1985. President Member of Advisory Committee from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1979 to 1988. Member of Co-operative Council in 1986. Administrative Member in National Co-operative Handloom Development Bank Association from 1986 to 1988. Chairman of Bihar State Land Development Bank, Patna from 1986 to 30 Jul 1988. As Chairman of Bihar State Land Development Bank Patna ensured 84% of debt recovery and 98% of allotted loan was distributed to farmers and established a record. He was awarded Uday Bhan Singh trophy by then the Agriculture Minister Mr. Bhajan Lal of GOI.

He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for six consecutive terms, that is, from 1972 to 1998. He was a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Begusarai constituency for two terms, between 1998 and 2004. He started his career as primary school teacher and participated actively in politics and social work. His passion to serve the masses soon forced him to leave the job of teacher as he was not able to do justice to social work and teaching at the same time. He resigned from the job of Primary School teacher and became full-time political worker. He became Gram Pradhan of Hathiyama Panchayat in the year 1952 and continued till 1972. He contested the Legislative Assembly first election from Barbigha as an independent candidate against Shri Shivshankar Singh (CPI) son of late Dr Shri Krishna Sinha, the first Chief Minister of Bihar, in 1972 and defeated him. He continued his journey of winning each election with higher margins in every successive election from 1972 onwards. He was denied ticket from Indian National Congress in the year 1985 and he contested election as independent member and defeated by record margin his rival Shri Rajendra Prasad Singh. In the year 1998, still being the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly he contested Parliamentary elections from Begusarai constituency and won the election against Shrimati Krishna Sahi of SAP with margins of 52,907 votes.

Rajo Singh (25 March 1928 – 9 September 2005) was a politician from Bihar, India. He remained active in the electoral politics at the state and national level for over 50 years.

Rajo Singh was born in Bhumihar Brahman family in Hathiama village in Sheikhpura district on 25 March 1928. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Hindi from "Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad". He was married to Sharda Devi in the year 1939. He had a daughter Mrs Usha Singh married to veterinary doctor Dr S S Singh and son Late Sanjay Kumar Singh. His son Mr Sanjay had been two times MLA from Sheikhpura constituency and was a MOS for Rural Development under Shrimati Rabri Devi Govt. Mr Sanjay was married to Shrimati Sunila Devi, again two times MLA and also headed as party President of Bihar Pradesh Mahila Congress for more than two years. She resigned on her own due to ailing health and constituency over work and work of Civil Society Organisation PARD.