Virendra Singh Burdak

Virendra Singh Burdak is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress, Burdak has been elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Dantaramgarh since 2018. During the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections, Burdak made headlines when his estranged wife, Dr. Rita Singh contested against him from the Danta Ramgarh.

Political career

Virendra is an Indian National Congress politician from Rajasthan. He contested the Dantaramgarh constituency in Sikar district, a seat previously held by his father, Narayan Singh Burdak, a senior Congress leader and former Congress Committee president. In 2018, Narayan Singh announced retirement from politics, paving the way for his son, Virendra. Virendra won the seat and became the MLA from Dantaramgarh in 2018.
In the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he again contested from Dantaramgarh on a Congress ticket and faced his estranged wife, Dr. Rita Singh, who contested against him as a candidate of the Jannayak Janata Party. The couple have been living separately since around 2018, and Dr. Singh had previously served as a district-chief of Sikar as a Congress leader. Virendra won the 2023 assembly election defeating BJP candidate Gajanand Kumawat and his wife and JJP candidate Dr. Rita Singh.