Santosh Singh
Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008. He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka....Read More
Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008. He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

- Years of experience: 25+
- Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: Gold Medalist in Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication from Nalanda Open University Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Asian College of Journalism, Bamgalore B.A. Honours (English) from TNB College, Bhagalpur
- Previous experience: The Telegraph (Patna), April 2006-June 2008 The Statesman (New Delhi and Bhopal), January 2000 to April 2006 The Asian Age (New Delhi), June 1998 to January, 2000
- Published works: Books Authored: Ruled or Misruled: The Story and Destiny of Bihar (Bloomsbury, 2015) Kamdev Singh: The Original Godfather of Indian Politics (HarperCollins India, 2022) JP TO BJP: Bihar After Lalu and Nitish (Vitasta Sage Select, 2021) Kitna Raj Kitna Kaj (Vani Prakashan, 2023) Karwat (a collection of poems in Hindi) (Vani Prakashan) The Jannayak Karpoori Thakur: Voice of the Voiceless (in print from Penguin Random House India)
- Awards and Recognition: The Indian Express award for excellence in investigative journalism, 2023 (Bihar ambulance scam) & 2021 (Covid data fudge series) RedInk Award 2019 (Muzaffarpur shelter series) RedInk Award 2018 (Srijan scam series) Press Council of India award for development journalism, 2013 (Mahadalit scam series) Express Excellence Awards, 2012 (Mahadalit series) Statesman Rural Reporting award (first prize) 2010 for a set of four development stories KC Kulish International Award for excellence in print journalism, 2009 (for an RTI story on 42 people harassed for seeking RTI) Rishabh Shree Samman, 2002 (for an agriculture report)
Articles by Santosh Singh

‘Bihar Yatra failed but Rahul Gandhi could gain … EC should have given more time for SIR,’ says BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha
Sep 04, 2025 19:54 IST
The Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief adds that while SIR did inconvenience people, Opposition had failed...
Fri, Sep 05, 2025
Five takeaways from Rahul Yatra: Boost for Cong, Tejashwi to INDIA unity, heat on NDA
Sep 03, 2025 12:45 IST
Congress was dubbed Mahagathbandhan's “weak link”, but with Voter Adhikar Yatra drawing massive...
Wed, Sep 03, 2025
Rahul Yatra wraps up with INDIA show, says ‘hydrogen bomb’ ahead proving ‘vote chori’
Sep 01, 2025 20:44 IST
Thousands turn up for the 1-km march through Patna, Tejashwi virtually lays claim to tag of CM...
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
Pressed for time, BLOs continue to upload forms with Aadhaar, voter, ration cards in Bihar SIR, hope for best
Sep 01, 2025 19:01 IST
While EC has not accepted the Supreme Court’s suggestion to consider these documents as proof, a...
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
Ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar yatra finale tomorrow, Congress says 89 lakh objections filed, EC dismisses claim
Aug 31, 2025 20:52 IST
Patna march to see top INDIA bloc leaders in attendance, including Rahul, Mallikarjun Kharge,...
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
Amid looming SIR deadline, an uneasy wait for domicile papers in Bihar’s minority-dominated belt
Aug 31, 2025 20:15 IST
The four Seemanchal districts have recorded a rush of people applying for residential certificates....
Tue, Sep 02, 2025
‘Jugaad aayog’: As Akhilesh joins Opposition chorus in Bihar, both EC and tariffs in his crosshairs
Aug 30, 2025 21:06 IST
The SP chief, who joined Congress’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Ara on the penultimate day,...
Sat, Aug 30, 2025
Local Congress supporter arrested for ‘using abusive language’ against PM Modi during Oppn event at Bihar village
Aug 29, 2025 12:53 IST
PM Modi Abuse Case In Bihar: A video of the incident had gone viral, with Congress and RJD leaders...
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
Congress, RJD ace heat after ‘unidentified’ person abuses PM Modi at Opp event
Aug 28, 2025 14:05 IST
Two days ago, Alam and another Congress leader, M Usmani, who unsuccessfully contested the 2020...
Fri, Aug 29, 2025
Inside Bihar’s quest to count and map every healthcare unit, big or small
Aug 27, 2025 06:41 IST
Bihar healthcare mapping, Bihar health services survey: Over the last 10 months, Bihar has been...
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Priyanka: PM warned against bhains chori, they were stealing your votes
Aug 27, 2025 03:54 IST
Priyanka joined brother and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in...
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
65 lakh SIR deletions, 10 ‘claims, objections’ by BLAs, all of CPI (M-L) Liberation
Aug 26, 2025 16:42 IST
As deadline nears, parties claim BLOs encouraging voters to file complaints on own, not go through...
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Why Congress may feel the warmth of Tejashwi-Pappu embrace
Aug 25, 2025 14:29 IST
Congress is likely to leverage the Purnia MP’s influence in the Seemanchal-Kosi belt to bargain...
Mon, Aug 25, 2025
As Bihar SIR deadline looms, a story of two Dalit villages — One gets papers in order; another asks: ‘Why are they making us do this?’
Aug 24, 2025 06:55 IST
As part of the second phase of the SIR, electors have time until September 1 to raise claims and...
Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Dead men, fake names, duplicate voters: The many red flags that parties are raising in Bihar poll rollSubscriber Only
Aug 20, 2025 08:32 IST
BJP’s agents in Darbhanga confident real voters won’t be left out; in Ara, CPI-ML BLAs say nine...
Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Bihar Cabinet clears construction of new five-star hotels in renewed tourist push
Aug 19, 2025 19:45 IST
The ACS said the Cabinet also doubled the annual award for primary, secondary, high school and...
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Bihar SIR: File claim with Aadhaar, but 1 of 11 papers must for inclusion in rolls
Aug 19, 2025 15:41 IST
On Sunday, the Bihar CEO had published details of 65 lakh names deleted from the draft electoral...
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Bihar SIR: As voters scramble for one of 11 identity documents, officials hit on a workaround — the family tree as 12th documentSubscriber Only
Aug 18, 2025 07:11 IST
According to several Booth Level Officers (BLOs) The Indian Express spoke to, electoral officers in...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
After Supreme Court direction, EC publishes list of names deleted from Bihar voter list along with reason for deletion
Aug 18, 2025 06:53 IST
This comes after the Supreme Court, while hearing petitions against the SIR, had directed the...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
As Bihar SIR deadline to submit identity papers looms, some confused, others unaware: ‘Will my father bank passbook work?’Subscriber Only
Aug 17, 2025 06:50 IST
The EC has deployed an estimated 1 lakh volunteers — teachers, anganwadi workers and panchayat...
Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Bihar’s 2 voter card saga continues, EC now issues notice to MP and her MLC husband
Aug 14, 2025 21:25 IST
Action comes a day after Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav brought the matter to the poll...
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Bihar Cabinet okays doubling pension of Emergency prisoners
Aug 14, 2025 03:15 IST
For J P Senani pension, those who spent one to six months in jail during the Emergency will get Rs...
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Now, a mayor in Bihar gets Election Commission notice ‘for 2 voter IDs’
Aug 13, 2025 20:11 IST
Poll body issues notice after Tejashwi red flags issue; comes after Deputy CM received similar...
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
After Tejashwi claims Bihar Deputy CM has 2 voter ID cards, EC issues notice to Vijay Kumar Sinha
Aug 10, 2025 14:29 IST
Applied afresh to delete my name from Bankipur voter list, Deputy CM Sinha...
Mon, Aug 11, 2025
In outreach to youth, women, Nitish plays domicile card in jobs before pollsSubscriber Only
Aug 06, 2025 08:00 IST
Nitish Cabinet clears 85% quota for Bihar natives in recruitment of teachers; hikes honorarium for...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025a better experience