Kursk (Russia): In Kursk city of western Russia, Abhay Singh of Bihar has won the election of deputy by a huge margin. Abhay Singh is originally from Patna city of Bihar. The election of the deputy in Russia has been won for the second time. The post of Deputy is similar to that of State Legislator (MLA) in India. Assembly elections in Russia have recently been completed. In this, the United Russia Party led by President Putin won and Abhay Singh was also a candidate from this party.
Abhay Singh is the only Indian to have won a record-breaking victory in a political post like a deputy in Russia. He did his early studies at Loyola High School, Patna. After this, in the 1990s, he moved to Russia and enrolled in a medical college there. After becoming a doctor, he returned to India and practiced for some time. After this once again he went to Russia and settled there. In Russia, he joined Putin’s party and won the election because of his popularity. This time he won the election by getting about 70 percent votes, which has become a record.
Getting respect in Russia, but victory was not so easy
It is said about Abhay Singh that today he is a big businessman in Russia and he has many properties. He is also a businessman in real estate. However, he also had to fight hard in Russia. He also faced many challenges due to apartheid and other reasons. Abhay Singh’s father died in his childhood. After that, he had to take on many responsibilities.
As per Sunday Guardian Singh said he had gone to Russia to study medicine after completing his graduation in India.
“My father passed away when I was just 13 years old. At that time only, I had decided to become a doctor. Hence, I came here. After graduating from the Kursk State Medical University, I went back to Patna to practice as a registered doctor there. But I came back here after some time and entered the pharmaceutical business. However, gradually, I entered politics,” he said.
Singh joined Putin’s party last year and got a chance to contest elections this year. He said that initially, he used to feel awkward, being the only Indian-origin person among the Russian lawmakers, but now, he gets respect from his fellow lawmakers in the Assembly.
Asked why he joined the United Russia party, he said, “I was very impressed by the policies of Vladimir Putin as he has been able to bring back the clout of Russia in the world and so I felt that I should also contribute to his work.”
Singh now owns business establishments in Kursk town, which is famous in history books because it was here that the Russian forces were successfully able to stop the advancing German army from entering Russia in August 1943, which ultimately led to their defeat in World War II.
