Sunila Devi (1 May 1963 – 7 July 2017) was an Indian social activist and politician. She was an executive member of an NGO called People's Association for Research and Development,PARD http://ngo.india.gov.in/sector_ngolist_ngo.php?page=67&psid=wom&records=200 Retrieved on 11/11/2013 Patna which is working on financial inclusion of women and on the issues of women empowerment through micro-finance activities particularly in Nawada district of Bihar. She was wife of Sheikhpura former MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh alias Munna Singh who died in 2010, who was two times Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly before her. Now her son represents Barbigha earlier as Candidate of Indian National Congress but in 2020 Elections he joined Janata Dal (United).
Political career Sunila Devi had been grass root worker with her husband late Mr Sanjay Kumar Singh who had been two times MLA in the Bihar Assembly from Sheikhpura. Mr SK Singh had been also the State Minister of Rural Development.State Minister of Rural Development Retrieved on12/11/13 Sunila Devi is the daughter in law Bihar Assembly Elections 2010 http://biharelection2010.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/sheikhpura-barbigha/ of well known politician and MP Shri Rajo Singh.
Sunila Devi won the election in the month of February 2005 from Sheikhpura constituency.Election Result 2005 http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/bihar/result-constituencies.html Retrieved on 11/11/2013Election Result of Sheikhpura Constituency http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/bihar/sheikhpura.html Retrieved on 11/11/2013 Sunila Devi won in the re-election of October 2005List of Winning Candidates of Indian National Congress (INC) in Bihar http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/bihar/partywise-candidate-list3-05.html#inc Retrieved on 11/11/2013 and lasted for next five years. She was member of the Committee on Women and Child Development in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha. She was one of the most regular MLAs in the assembly of Bihar. She was appointed acting PresidentPresident Bihar Pradesh Mahila Congress http://biharcongressnews.blogspot.in/2010_07_01_archive.html Retrieved on 11/11/2013All India Mahila Congress State Presidents.http://www.dpcc.co.in/StateMahilaCongressPresident.pdf Retrieved on 02 May 2014 of Bihar Pradesh Mahila Congress and worked for almost two years. She handed over the reins to Shrimati Vinita Vijay as she wanted to concentrate more on the work of her own constituency of Sheikhpura. She contested the Lok Sabha elections as a candidate of Indian National Congress from Nawadah in the year 2009.INC Candidate of Lok Sabha http://congressmedia.net/articles/newsandmedia/pressreleases/21mar2009-5.rst Retrieved on 11/11/2013
She did contest the assembly election from Sheikhpura in the year 2010 and lost by narrow margins to Shri Randhir Kumar SoniBihar Assembly Election Results in 2010 http://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2010-election-results.html Retrieved on 02 May 2014 of JDU. She was suffering from cancer and died on 7 July 2017.
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