Will Deepika Pandey Singh Win Again in Mahagama? (Image: Instagram/dipikapandeysingh)
Deepika Pandey Singh (48) is a trailblazing Congress candidate from Mahagama, Jharkhand and the incumbent MLA who was born into a political family in Ranchi. Deepika’s mother, Pratibha Pandey was a former state president of the women’s wing of the Indian National Congress, Mahila Congress.
Deepika holds a BSc degree in biology from St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, an MBA in Information Technology from Xavier Institute of Social Service and an LLB from Co-Operative College, Jamshedpur. She’s married to Ratnesh Kumar Singh, son of Avadh Bihari Singh who is a former Minister of Rural Development in Bihar. She also went on indefinite fasting to secure justice for mine workers’ families affected by the ECL Lalmatia accident.
She began her political journey with the Youth Congress becoming the General Secretary of Jharkhand Youth Congress. She later became the District President of the Godda District Congress Committee tasked with reviving Congress in Godda and she has won the recognition as one of the best-performing District Congress Presidents. She also went on indefinite fasting to secure justice for mine workers’ families affected by the ECL Lalmatia accident.
Deepika won the 2019 MLA election defeating Ashok Kumar Bhagat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by 12,499 votes. She will be competing against BJP’s Ashok Kumar Bhagat in the upcoming Mahagama assembly election this time too and the contest is expected to be intense with the BJP looking to regain the seat. Polling for the 81-member assembly will take place in two phases: on November 13 and November 20 with votes being counted on November 23.
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When she was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Cooperation, and Disaster Management in the Hemant Soren cabinet, this development sparked discussions in Jharkhand’s political circles with many seeing it as a consolation prize after her Lok Sabha ticket was revoked.
Her journey to the ministerial post was paved by her initial selection and subsequent withdrawal from the Gonda Lok Sabha seat. Despite her Lok Sabha ticket being withdrawn she accepted the decision graciously and focused on her constituency. Her name topped the list for the ministerial position due to her dedication and low-key approach.
Mahagama constituency has approximately 297,227 total voters with 33,438 SC voters, 27,345 ST voters, and 101,057 Muslim voters. It is a legislative assembly constituency in Jharkhand covering Mahagama and Meherma Police Stations in Godda district. It’s part of the Godda Lok Sabha constituency and has been a significant seat in the state’s politics.
Will Dipika Pandey Singh secure another term, or will Ashok Kumar stage an upset? Let’s wait and watch!
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