Shri Digvijay Singh (14 November 1955 – 24 June 2010) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and was an Independent Member of the Parliament of India representing Banka in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He died on 24 June 2010 in London after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
Digvijay Singh served as a Member of the Parliament of India five times – three times in the Lok Sabha (1998, 1999, 2009) and two times in the Rajya Sabha (1990, 2004). He served as Union Minister of State in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government (1999–2004) and Chandrashekhar Government (1990–1991). He was also a successful sports administrator, having served as President of the National Rifle Association of India since 1999.
Digvijay Singh was a native of Gidhaur, in Jamui district (Bihar), the only son of late Shri Kumar Surendra Singh and Late Shrimati Sona Devi. He was also related to the erstwhile royal estate of Gidhaur.
He studied at the famous Patna University before doing his M.A and M.Phil from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He also studied at Tokyo University for some time.
Later, he turned down an offer to teach in Tokyo university and took up a career in politics in India.
Digvijay Singh was called 'Dadu' by the people who knew him, an affectionate word meaning 'elder brother'. His home nickname was 'Kanhaiya Ji'.
Digvijay Singh was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1990. He remained in the Rajya Sabha until 1996. In 1994, when George Fernandes created the Samata Party as an offshoot of the Janata Dal party, Digvijay Singh was one of the founding members along with Nitish Kumar. Digvijay served as the spokesperson of the Samata Party.
He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha (1998) on the Samata Party ticket and for a second term again in the 13th Lok Sabha (1999) from the same Banka Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar. In October, 2003, the Samata Party was merged with the Janata Dal (United), which is in power in the state of Bihar since 2005.
Digvijay Singh was narrowly defeated by a margin of 2800 votes in the 2004 General Elections. However, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the second time in his career in 2004.
In April 2009, Digvijay Singh voluntarily resigned from the Rajya Sabha before going on to run as an independent candidate for the Banka Lok Sabha seat in the 2009 General Elections. He won from the Banka Lok Sabha seat for the third time on May 16, 2009.
On an official visit to London in June 2010, Digvijay Singh suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage and was hospitalized in St. Thomas Hospital (London). He passed away on June 24, 2010. His body was flown to India and then taken to Bihar by train in a special carriage attached to the Poorva express. His body was cremated on June 24 on the banks of Nakti river in his native village of Nayagaon (Bihar).
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