Two Saran MLAs score hat-trick in assembly polls

CHHAPRA: In Saran, while two former MLAs scored a hat-trick this time, the voters elected only one out of the three members of former Maharajganj MP Prabhu Nath Singh’s family, who had contested this assembly election. Three newcomers were also voted to represent the assembly.
While Prabhu Nath Singh’s younger brother Kedar Nath Singh has been re-elected, two of his nephews—Randhir Kumar Singh, son of Prabhu Nath Singh and Sudhir Kumar Singh, son of Dina Nath Singh—lost the Chhapra and Taraiya seats respectively.In addition to this, Binay Kumar Singh, father-in-law of Randhir, has also been defeated from Sonepur constituency. Kedar, along with Jitendra Kumar Rai, who have been elected from Baniapur and Marhoura respectively have created a hat-trick this time.
Sri Kant Yadav (RJD) from Ekma, Surendra Ram (RJD) from Garkha (R) and Satyendra Yadav (CPI-M) from Manjhi constituencies are first time MLAs elected from this district. Dr CN Gupta elected from Chhapra, Dr Ramanuj Prasad (RJD) elected from Sonepur, Janak Singh of BJP, elected from Taraiya, Krishna Kumar Mantu of BJP, elected from Amnour and Chhote Lal Rai of RJD, elected from Parsa have represented their seats either in 2015 or on previous occasions.
Prior to his election as an MLA from Ekma, Sri Kant was known as a social activist and an industrialist in Kolkata. “During the lockdown, he had helped the people of this area,” said Birendra , a social activist of Ekma.
Newly-elected Garkha MLA Surendra began his political career in 2002 as vice president of Dighwara Nagar Panchayat. People at Dighwara on Tuesday have expressed their pleasure over his victory and distributed sweets. While Manjhi MLA Satyendra was very active in SFI (Students Federation of India) during his college days.
BJP district president Ram Dayal Sharma said, “The victory of NDA is the victory of 12 crore of people of Bihar.”
Meanwhile, Shailendra Pratap Singh, who unsuccessfully contested the Taraiya seat, has congratulated the victorious candidate Janak Singh and has assured him full cooperation in all activities undertaken for the development of this region. It may be known that out of 10 constituencies, BJP has bagged three, RJD six and CPI (M) one only seat.