BJP’s Shreyasi Singh leads against RJD's Mohammad Shamshad Alam in Jamui

Shreyasi Singh won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia and a silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.

Shooter-turned-politician Shreyasi Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jamui constituency, is leading from her seat by a margin of over 31,000 votes as the counting of votes is underway in Bihar.

She is contesting against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)’s Shamshad Alam. The Arjun-award-winning shooter made her electoral debut in 2020.

Shreyasi is the daughter of late union minister Digvijay Singh and former MP Putul Kumari and has an illustrious sporting career. Shreyasi won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia and a silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. She was part of the Indian team at the 2013 Trap Shooting Wo