Rakesh Singha

Rakesh Singha (born 8 December 1956) is an Indian communist politician and a former member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a former member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) and former secretary of CPI(M) Himachal Pradesh state committee.

Career Singha was first elected in 1993 as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Shimla constituency. However, he was disqualified from holding his seat following a decision of the Supreme Court which upheld his 1987 conviction for involvement in a murder case from 1978 during his time as a student.

He came on third position in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Theog.

In 2017, Singha was elected from the Theog constituency to the Legislative Assembly. However, in 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Indian National Congress's Kuldeep Singh Rathore.

Electoral performance