Kapildev Prasad Singh

Kapildev Prasad Singh. also known as Kapildeo Babu (2 February 1952 – 2 January 2021), was an Indian politician and a former member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Nalanda Local authority constituency. He also served as a chairperson of Nalanda district council of Bihar in establishment term of Panchayati Raj in 2001 to July 2003. He was joint to Bharatiya Janata Party in his early political career.

Personal Life and Background
Kapildev Singh was born on 2 February 1952 in Pokharpur village of Nalanda district. His father, Kameshwar Prasad Singh, was a farmer in the village. He was the third among four brothers. His elder brother late Mahesh Prasad Singh was in politics; he was the Mukhiya of Pokharpur Panchayat in the 1960s. At that time, he was also made the block president of Indian National Congress of Giriyak block.

Singh was married to Sunila Devi in 1970. He has three sons. His elder son Sanjay Sinha is a known businessman and a social worker in Nalanda district. His second son Pankaj Sinha is also in social work in Pawapuri, and his youngest son Shashikant is a doctor by profession. Singh belonged to the Bhumihar caste in Bihar.

Early career
In 1990, Singh was active in social work in the area of Pawapuri and Nalanda district. He is known in the area as "Kapildeo Babu". Before 2000, Pawapuri used to be a small market, which is now emerging as a city. Singh played an important role in getting his village Pokharpur the status of model Village in the 90s, given by then Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar

Political career
Singh started his political career by contesting in a panchayat election. After the dissolution of Panchayati raj, a new panchayat election was held in the state of Bihar in April 2001. Singh contested for the post of district council member from Giriyak block of Nalanda district. He was elected to that post. In July 2001, he was elected as a chairperson of the Nalanda district council.

In 2003, Bihar Legislative Council elections were held. Singh also contested for this election from The Nalanda Local authority constituency as an independent candidate, and he won this election by receiving 100 more votes than his nearest rival, Raju Yadav.

During his tenure in the Bihar Legislative Council, Singh also held the post of President to Bihar Prison Reform Committee in the Legislative Council in 2006. He was close to the then Chief minister Rabri Devi, during which he also increased his contact with the founder of Lok Janshakti Party and the then Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ram Vilas Paswan

During this time, Kapildeo Babu wanted to contest lok sabha election in 2009 from Nawada Lok Sabha on B.J.P ticket, but due to some reason he could not contest. Later, Bhola Singh from BJP was fielded in his place from Nawada.

In 2010, Even in the assembly elections, he wanted to contest on B.J.P ticket, but Nawada and Asthawan Assembly seat went to JDU account in NDA. Therefore he decided to contest the elections from the Mahagathbandhan. His first priority was to contest elections from Nawada but Nawada seat went to RJD. Due to which, in the Grand Alliance, LJP gave him the ticket from Asthawan Legislative Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal made Raj Ballabh Yadav contest from Nawada. but he failed to win. At that time, under the influence of Nitish Kumar, the grand alliance of R.J.D of Lalu Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan party L.J.P lost the elections badly. Later, Singh remained involved in social service work for some time but after some time he became inactive for health reasons.

After death
On 2 January 2021, Singh died in Patna. After his death, Governor of Bihar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences to his family, and Nitish Kumar went to his residence in Pokharpur Pawapuri and consoled his family members.

On 2 January 2022, Singh's life-size statue was unveiled at his Pawapuri residence by the then Union Minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh and former Bihar Minister Nand Kishore Yadav.