Shreyasi Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was sworn in as a minister in the Bihar Cabinet on Thursday, November 20. She is now part of the Bihar government led by Nitish Kumar.
After taking the oath, Shreyasi said to ANI, “I express gratitude towards the people of Jamui and my family members. The Cabinet, which took oath today, includes both young and experienced leaders.”
Who is Shreyasi Singh?
Shreyasi Singh is an award-winning shooter and has been elected from Jamui for the second time in a row. She is a new minister in the Bihar cabinet.
For the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP chose Shreyasi Singh as its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from Jamui.
She contested the Bihar Election 2025 from the Jamui assembly seat against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mohammad Shamshad Alam. In the 2020 elections, Shreyasi Singh defeated RJD’s Vijay Prakash by 13,026 votes. She secured 79,603 votes while Prakash got 66,577 votes.
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Jamui, which is part of the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency, was earlier represented by Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan.
Family of Shreyasi Singh
Shreyasi Singh comes from a well-known political family. She is the daughter of former Union Minister Digvijay Singh, who served in the Chandra Shekhar government and was a member of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Her mother, Putul Kumari, is also a former Member of Parliament. Shreyasi Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2020.
She is now a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Jamui constituency in Bihar and is also a member of the Women and Child Development Committee (Bihar Vidhan Sabha).
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She won the Bihar Assembly election in 2020 and was re-elected in 2025. She has now been appointed as a minister in the Nitish Kumar-led government.
Shreyasi is also an ace shooter. She won a Gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (Women’s double trap) in Gold Coast, Australia.
She won a Silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (Women’s double trap) in Glasgow, Scotland, and a Bronze medal in the Double trap team event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Shreyasi received the Arjuna Award for her achievements in sports. She was part of the Indian shooting team for the Paris Olympics 2024.
