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Amresh Kumar Singh

Amresh Kumar Singh[a] (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.[1][2]

Honourable
Dr Amresh Kumar Singh
अमरेश कुमार सिंह
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded byHimself (as MP)
ConstituencySarlahi 4
In office
4 March 2018 – 12 September 2025
Preceded byHimself (as Member of the Constituent Assembly)
ConstituencySarlahi 4
ConstituencySarlahi 4
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byShiva Poojan Ray Yadav
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencySarlahi 6
Personal details
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 55)
Balara-4, Sarlahi District, Nepal
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party (2025–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
  • Kumari Laxmi Joshi
  • Neetu Singh (div.)
Children2
Parents
  • Ram Sagar Singh (father)
  • Chandrama Devi Singh (mother)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (PhD in International Relations)
Profession
  • Politician
  • Academic
  • Lecturer
Known for
Madheshi rights activism, dramatic parliamentary interventions

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.[3]

Political career

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He was a member of the State Management and Good Governance Committee in the House of Representatives.[4]

Controversies

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Burning the constitution

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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.[5][6] Later Singh joined Nepali Congress seeing better chances of win and sided from MJF-N.

Challenging Balen Shah

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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.[7][8]

Opening clothes in the Parliament

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Singh took off his clothes amongst the parliamentarians in meeting after denied to be let speak during an important meeting of Pratinidhi Sabha.[9]

Electoral history

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Summary

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Election House Constituency Party Votes Opponent Party Votes Result
2013 Constituent Assembly (Legislature Parliament) Sarlahi 6 Nepali Congress 17,400 Shivpujan Ray Yadav Terai Madhesh Sadbhavana Party 10,365 check Elected
2017 House of Representatives (Federal Parliament) Sarlahi 4 29,675 Rakesh Kumar Mishra Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 28,136 check Elected
2022 Independent 20,017 Nagendra Kumar Nepali Congress 18,253 check Elected
2026 Rastriya Swatantra Party 35,688 Gagan Thapa 22,831 check Elected

2026 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Amresh Kumar SinghRastriya Swatantra Party35,68848.65
Gagan Kumar ThapaNepali Congress22,83131.13
Amnish Kumar YadavCPN (UML)9,34312.74
Rakesh Kumar MishraJanamat Party1,5722.14
Rajnish RayaNepali Communist Party1,4011.91
Pitambar Singh KushwahaUjyaalo Nepal Party4550.62
Harinandan Kumar RanjanBahujan Samaj Party of Nepal4520.62
Sachitra SahniIndependent4100.56
Ramcharitra SahniPragatisheel Loktantrik Party2990.41
Rameshwor Rae TadavJanata Samajbadi Party, Nepal1840.25
Gyanendra Prasad KushwahaIndependent1130.15
Others6020.82
Total73,350100.00
Valid votes73,35094.12
Invalid/blank votes4,5815.88
Total votes77,931100.00
Registered voters/turnout121,12064.34
Majority12,857
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [10][11][12][13][14]

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

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Amresh Kumar SinghIndependent20,01728.89
Nagendra KumarNepali Congress18,25326.35
Madhumala Kumari YadavIndependent14,62221.10
Rakesh Kumar MishraPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal5,8138.39
Raja Ram PaswanBahujan Ekata Party Nepal5,1587.44
Ram Babu RaeJanamat Party3,4294.95
Others1,9912.87
Total69,283100.00
Majority1,764
Independent gain
Source: [15]

2017 general election

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Amresh Kumar Singh 29,675
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Rakesh Kumar Mishra 28,136
Others 1,501
Invalid votes 6,128
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

References

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Nepali: अमरेश कुमार सिंह; Maithili: 𑒁𑒧𑒩𑒹𑒬 𑒏𑒳𑒧𑒰𑒩 𑒮𑒱𑓀𑒯 (Tirhuta), 𑂃𑂧𑂩𑂵𑂬 𑂍𑂳𑂧𑂰𑂩 𑂮𑂱𑂁𑂯 (Kaithi), अमरेश कुमार सिंह (Devanagari)

Citations

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  1. ↑ "NC's Amresh Kumar Singh elected from Sarlahi-4". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.
  2. ↑ Setopati, भानुभक्त. "अमरेशको क्षेत्रमा स्थगित मतगणना बिहान ७ बजेदेखि सुरु गर्ने तयारी". Setopati.
  3. ↑ "सर्लाही ४ मा कांग्रेसका अमरेश कुमार सिंह विजयी". www.pahilopost.com.
  4. ↑ "राज्य व्यवस्था तथा सुशासन समिति". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  5. ↑ NepalNews. "Nepal News". www.nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  6. ↑ "Nepalnews.com Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd". www.nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  7. ↑ "MP Singh challenges KMC Mayor Shah to bring down Singha Durbar". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  8. ↑ "The Prime Minister and the then Home Minister wanted to arrest Balen Shah: CK Raut". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  9. ↑ "स्पीकर ने बोलने नहीं दिया, तो सांसद को आया गुस्सा, सबके सामने उतारे कपड़े- VIDEO वायरल". AajTak (in Hindi). 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  10. ↑ "Gagan Thapa loses seat to RSP's Amresh Kumar Singh in Sarlahi-4". The Kathmandu Post.
  11. ↑ "Amaresh secures victory over Gagan in Sarlahi-4". MY REPUBLICA.
  12. ↑ "गगन थापा पराजित, अमरेश निर्वाचित". कान्तिपुर (in Nepali).
  13. ↑ "मधेश प्रदेश- सर्लाही , प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र नं. ४ उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  14. ↑ "पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचन, प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन, २०८२". Election Commission of Nepal.
  15. ↑ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.


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