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{{Short description|Indian politician and mafia leader}} |
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| name = Suryadeo Singh |
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| caption = Suryadeo Singh with Chandra Shekhar |
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| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] [[Jharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jharia constituency]] from 1977 to 1991 |
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] [[Jharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jharia constituency]] from 1977 to 1991 |
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| party = Independent |
| party = Independent |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|12|27}} |
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| birth_place = [[Goniha Chapra Bairiya, Ballia, India|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] |
| birth_place = [[Goniha Chapra Bairiya, Ballia, India|Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]],[[British India]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|06|15|1939|12|27|df=yes}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|06|15|1939|12|27|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = Ballia |
| death_place = Ballia |
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| parents = Chandi Prasad |
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| friends = Lagan deo Singh |
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|siblings = Vikrama Singh, Bacha Singh, Ramadhir Singh, Rajnaryan Singh |
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Singh (father), Nanjharo Devi (mother) |
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| spouse = [[Kunti Singh]] |
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| children = Kiran Singh, Rajiv Ranjan, Jyoti Singh, Sanjeev Singh and Siddharth Gautam |
| spouse = [[Kunti Singh]] |
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| children = Kiran Singh, Rajiv Ranjan, Jyoti Singh, Sanjeev Singh and Siddharth Singh Gautam |
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'''Suryadeo Singh''' (27 December 1939 – 15 June 1991) was an Indian mafia leader and politician from [[Jharkhand]]. |
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He ran a protection racket in Dhanbad and was a major financier for the [[Janata Party]]. In 1977, he won assembly elections on JP's ticket and became a close associate to future Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]]. As of 1984, he had at least 17 murder charges. He was arrested in 1988 over the charges of murder, extortion, and rioting but he was later released.<ref name="b918">{{cite book | last=Vaishnav | first=M. | title=When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics | publisher=Yale University Press | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-300-22474-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g0nJDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA105 | access-date=2024-07-22 | page=105}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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The coal people of Dhanbad remember Suryadeo Singh as a [[Robin Hood]]. In Dhanbad when a situation got out of police control, then every eye saw Suryadeo Singh as their last hope. |
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| ⚫ | He died on 15 June 1991 in Dhanbad, Jharkhand during his visit to Ranchi High Court.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/2014-assembly-elections/jharkhand-news/Singhs-fight-to-become-Coal-King-in-Dhanbad/articleshow/45498163.cms|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|title=Singhs fight to become coal king in Dhanbad - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 December 2014 |accessdate=2017-02-18}}</ref><ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1141113/jsp/jharkhand/story_1509.jsp#.WKfnB_l97IU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127191916/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141113/jsp/jharkhand/story_1509.jsp#.WKfnB_l97IU|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2014|publisher=telegraphindia.com|title=Singh vs Singh in Jharia contest|accessdate=2017-02-18}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Suryadeo-Singhs-son-weds-widowed-sister-in-law/articleshow/21093258.cms|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|title=Suryadeo Singh's son weds widowed sister-in-law - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 July 2013 |accessdate=2017-02-18}}</ref> |
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Suryadeo Singh was known as a coal king of north India. The trade union Janta Majdoor Sangh is an active and influential union in Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL). |
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== Personal life == |
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=== Singh Mansion === |
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Suryadeo Singh built a house in Saraydhela named Singh Mansion. It became known as the political power centre of [[Dhanbad]]. The Jharia assembly seat is known as Singh mansion's workplace. Singh Mansion also became the coal center of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. The legacy of Singh Mansion became the responsibility of his elder son [[Sanjeev Singh]].12 |
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=== Politics === |
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Many family members work in politics. Suryadeo Singh had five brothers. Four of them moved to Dhanbad, save for his eldest brother [[Vikrama Singh]] , who refused to leave Ballia and became [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Dwaba constituency. Another brother [[Bachi Singh Rawat|Bacha Singh]] was a [[cabinet minister]] in [[Babulal Marandi]]'s government while another brother [[Ramadhir Singh]] was the [[district board president]] of [[Ballia]]. His wife [[Kunti Singh]] was an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Jharia]]. His son [[Sanjeev Singh]] followed her as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] . He was accused in the murder of his sibling [[Neeraj Singh]] , the former [[deputy mayor]] of [[Dhanbad]] . [[Ramadhir Singh]] 's wife [[Indu Singh]] was the first [[mayor]] of [[Dhanbad]] city. His nephew [[Ekalavya Singh]] served as [[deputy mayor]] of Dhanbad. His son [[Siddhartha Gautam]] (Manish Singh) also seeks a career in politics. Suryadeo was famous as a friend of former prime minister [[Chandra Shekhar]]. Often Shekhar came to [[Singh Mansion]] for vacations or family functions. [[Rakesh Singh]]{{dn|date=May 2020}} was block pramukh. [[Ashni Singh]] is president of District Board Ballia. In 2014 Jharkhand election Sanjeev Singh defeated the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate and his own cousin Neeraj Singh by 32,000 votes for [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].In 2019 Jharkhand election his brother's daughter-in-law Purnima Singh[[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate won from the Jharia constituency and presently serving as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Jharia]] . |
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=== Business === |
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His son Siddharth Gautam directs three companies, Surya Highrise Private Limited, Surya Multicon Private limited and Sambhavi Fuel Commotrade Limited. Eklavya Singh is the director of Raghukul Infrastructure Private Limited. Nephew Abhishek Singh is the director of three companies, Raghukul Infrastructure Private Limited, Nerve Knock Theme Park Private Limited and Laxmi Homes Private Limited. [[Vikrama Singh]] has businesses in natural resources and construction and is the owner of Vikram Gas and Vikrama Hotel. |
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=== Crime === |
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His eldest son Rajeev Ranjan Singh tried to take the place of his father after the latter's death, but suddenly disappeared.There are at least a dozen cases of murder, extortion and other crime registered against various members of the Singh clan in Dhanbad,including the Pramod Singh murder, Vinod Singh murder, Sanjay Singh murder and Congress leader Suresh Singh murder.Currently, one of Suryadeo Singh’s brothers, Ramadhir, is serving a life term for a murder and Sanjeev Singh, one of Suryadeo Singh's son is facing trial in case of his cousin and deputy mayor Neeraj Singh's murder. |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 25 July 2024
Suryadeo Singh | |
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 Suryadeo Singh with Chandra Shekhar | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Jharia constituency from 1977 to 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1939 Ballia, Uttar Pradesh,British India |
| Died | 15 June 1991 (aged 51) Ballia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Kunti Singh |
| Children | Kiran Singh, Rajiv Ranjan, Jyoti Singh, Sanjeev Singh and Siddharth Singh Gautam |
| Parent | Chandi Prasad |
Suryadeo Singh (27 December 1939 – 15 June 1991) was an Indian mafia leader and politician from Jharkhand.
He ran a protection racket in Dhanbad and was a major financier for the Janata Party. In 1977, he won assembly elections on JP's ticket and became a close associate to future Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. As of 1984, he had at least 17 murder charges. He was arrested in 1988 over the charges of murder, extortion, and rioting but he was later released.[1]
He was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Jharia constituency between 1977 and 1991. He was the founder and chairman of Janta Majdoor Sangh, a trade union in Jharkhand.
He died on 15 June 1991 in Dhanbad, Jharkhand during his visit to Ranchi High Court.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Vaishnav, M. (2017). When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics. Yale University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-300-22474-0. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Singhs fight to become coal king in Dhanbad - Times of India". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Singh vs Singh in Jharia contest". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Suryadeo Singh's son weds widowed sister-in-law - Times of India". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2017.