# 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

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vidya Stokes | 21,478 | 38.69% | 1.91 |
| | BJP | Rakesh Verma | 17,202 | 30.98% | 18.82 |
| | CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 10,379 | 18.69% | New |
| | AITC | Pramod Kumar Sharma | 4,480 | 8.07% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Lal Sharma | 988 | 1.78% | New |
| | Independent | Roshan Lal | 497 | 0.90% | New |
| | BSP | Vinay Kumar | 362 | 0.65% | 1.74 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,276 | 7.70% | 3.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,519 | 74.96% | 2.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,060 | | 27.15 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 9.79 | |
2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 24,791 | 42.17% | 23.48 |
| | BJP | Rakesh Verma | 22,808 | 38.80% | 7.82 |
| | INC | Deepak Rathour | 9,101 | 15.48% | 23.20 |
| | Independent | Devi Ram Sharma | 641 | 1.09% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 383 | 0.65% | New |
| | Independent | Roshan Lal | 294 | 0.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,983 | 3.37% | 4.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,784 | 74.85% | 0.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,540 | | 6.05 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 3.49 | |
2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Theog :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kuldeep Singh Rathore | 19,447 | 29.47% | 13.99 |
| | BJP | Ajay Shyam | 14,178 | 21.49% | 17.31 |
| | Independent | Indu Varma | 13,848 | 20.99% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 12,210 | 18.51% | 23.66 |
| | Independent | Vijay Pal Khachi | 4,576 | 6.94% | New |
| | Independent | Amit Mehta | 581 | 0.88% | New |
| | AAP | Attar Singh Chandel | 487 | 0.74% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 349 | 0.53% | 0.12 |
| | BSP | Jia Lal Sadhak | 304 | 0.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,269 | 7.99% | 4.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,980 | 76.51% | 1.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,236 | | 9.80 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 12.70 | |