Chandreshwar Prasad Singh, also known as C. P. Singh (born 16 January 1956 in Naugarha, Palamu district), is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has represented the Ranchi constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly since 1996, winning the seat seven times in succession. He was Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from January 2010 to July 2013, and served as Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of Jharkhand from December 2014 until December 2019.
Early Life Career
CP Singh was born to Rajeshwari Devi and Jaimohan Singh in Navgarha Village in district Palamu, Jharkhand. Born in a farmer family, He received his early education in Navgarha village. After finishing his primary school, he moved to Ranchi for further education. He completed his secondary and higher secondary schooling from Marwari School. He got his graduation from Ranchi University in 1978 and enrolled in Chhota Nagpur Law College. After accomplishing his law degree in 1982, he practiced law for 2 years.
During his graduation, he became a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parisad (known as ABVP) in 1973 and aggressively involved in student movement during Indira Gandhi regime. Being district head of AVBP from 1973 to 1976, CP Singh lead student protest against Congress government in JP movement and went to prison. He was kept in Hazaribagh jail from January 1976 to July 1976. Although he missed his final graduation examination, but still he considers his participation is one of his remarkable contribution towards country and in politics.
Offices and terms on this page were last verified in September 2026 against publicly available records. Earlier versions described ministerial posts that have since ended.
हिंदी में जानकारी
Chandreshwar Prasad Singh, जिन्हें C. P. Singh के नाम से भी जाना जाता है (जन्म 16 जनवरी 1956, Naugarha, Palamu ज़िला), Bharatiya Janata Party के वरिष्ठ नेता हैं। 1996 से Ranchi सीट से Jharkhand विधानसभा के सदस्य, और लगातार सात बार इसी सीट से निर्वाचित।
जनवरी 2010 से जुलाई 2013 तक Jharkhand विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष। दिसंबर 2014 से दिसंबर 2019 तक Jharkhand सरकार में नगर विकास, आवास तथा संसदीय कार्य विभाग इनके पास रहे।
इस पृष्ठ की राजनीतिक जानकारी सितंबर 2026 में सार्वजनिक स्रोतों से जाँची गई थी। पहले के संस्करणों में ऐसे पद दर्ज थे जो अब समाप्त हो चुके हैं।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।