Amresh Kumar Singh (born 5 September 1970) is a Nepalese politician who is currently member of Rastriya Swatantra Party. He was a member of Nepali Congress in past after MJF, Nepal on whose ticket he served as the Member of the House of Representatives elected from Sarlahi 4.
He got elected as Member of Parliament from Sarlahi for three consecutive terms from Nepali Congress ticket. He was also elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly in 2014 from Sarlahi 6.
Political career He was a member of the State Management and Good Governance Committee in the House of Representatives.
Controversies
Burning the constitution During a protest in Kathmandu, 14 members of the party including chairman Upendra Yadav and member of the Interim Parliament, Amresh Kumar Singh were arrested after they had burnt copies of the Interim Constitution which they said had failed to address the demands of the Madhesi people. Later Singh joined Nepali Congress seeing better chances of win and sided from MJF-N.
Challenging Balen Shah Singh challenged Balen from parliament to demolish not just the scrap warehouse but also Singha Durbar, Supreme Court and Prime Minister residence. Amidst the events, he stood in support of the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to arrest mayor Shah.
Opening clothes in the Parliament Singh took off his clothes amongst the parliamentarians in meeting after denied to be let speak during an important meeting of Pratinidhi Sabha.
Electoral history Summary ElectionHouseConstituencyPartyVotesOpponentPartyVotesResult2013Constituent Assembly (Legislature Parliament)Sarlahi 6Nepali Congress17,400Shivpujan Ray YadavTerai Madhesh Sadbhavana Party10,365 Elected2017House of Representatives (Federal Parliament)Sarlahi 429,675Rakesh Kumar MishraRastriya Janata Party Nepal28,136 Elected2022Independent20,017Nagendra KumarNepali Congress18,253 Elected2026Rastriya Swatantra Party35,688Gagan Thapa22,831 Elected
2026 general election
Total Voters: 1,21,120 · Votes Cast: 77,931 (64.34%) · Valid Votes: 73,350 (94.12%) · Invalid Votes: 4,581 (5.88%)
2022 general election
2017 general election PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAmresh Kumar Singh29,675Rastriya Janata Party NepalRakesh Kumar Mishra28,136Others1,501Invalid votes6,128ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission
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