Satish Kumar Singh
Native nameसतिश कुमार सिंह
Order3rd
OfficeChief Minister of Madhesh Province
Term start7 June 2024
Term end15 October 2025
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
GovernorSumitra Bhandari
PredecessorSaroj Kumar Yadav
SuccessorJitendra Prasad Sonal
Office 1Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province
Term start 112 January 2023
Term end 119 January 2026
Constituency 1Saptari 2 (constituency)
PartySwabhiman Party (2025-present)
Other party
Birth placeTilathi Koiladi, Saptari, Nepal[1]
FatherShekhar Kumar Singh
MotherUsha Devi Singh
SpouseAnu Singh
Websiteocmcm.madhesh.gov.np

Satish Kumar Singh is a Nepalese politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Madhesh Province from 7 June 2024[2][3] until his resignation on 14 October 2025.[4]

He also resigned as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Madhesh Province on 19 January 2026 to contest 2026 Nepalese general election.[5][6] Singh has served formerly as the Chairman of Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality from 2017 to 2022. In 2022 Nepalese local elections, for the same post, he lost to Arun Kumar Mandal of Nepali Congress.[7]

Personal life

Singh was born in Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality, Saptari. He belongs to a Hindu family.[8]

Electoral performance

ElectionYearLocal unit/ConstituencyPolitical partyResultVotes% of votesSource
Nepal local election2017Chairman of Tilathi KoiladiRastriya Janata Party Nepal2,98730.33%[9]
Nepal local election2022Chairman of Tilathi KoiladiLoktantrik Samajwadi Party3,64628.72%[10]
Nepal provincial election2022MPA of Saptari 2 (A)Janamat Party16,73450.42%[11]
Nepal general election2026MP of Saptari 2Swabhiman Party3,5575.66%[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jha, Awadhesh Kumar. "सतिशकुमार सिंह : पालिका अध्यक्ष हुँदै मधेशको मुख्यमन्त्रीसम्म" [Satish Kumar Singh from the chairman of the municipality to the Chief Minister of Madhesh] (in Nepali). ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  2. ^ Tiwari, Ajit. "Janamat Party’s Singh appointed Madhesh chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. ^ Singh, Santosh. "New Madhesh chief minister forms 14-member Cabinet". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  4. ^ "Madhesh chief minister Singh resigns". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  5. ^ "Former Madhesh CM and Speaker resign to contest HoR polls". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. August 8, 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  6. ^ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (2022-11-22). "Janamat Party's Satish Kumar wins Province Assembly election". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  7. ^ "Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality (Saptari) Election Results 2017 – Nepal Archives". Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  8. ^ "Public opinion will send Satish Singh as the Chief Minister of Madhesh" (in Nepali). ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  9. ^ "Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality (Saptari) Election Results 2017 – Nepal Archives". Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  10. ^ "Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality - Election 2079". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  11. ^ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (November 22, 2022). "Janamat Party's Satish Kumar wins Province Assembly election". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  12. ^ Sah, Bal Krishna (March 9, 2026). "RSP's blow to heavyweight candidates". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2026-03-14.