(1951-07-10) 10 July 1951 (age 72) Bhabhaura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations
Bharatiya Jana Sangh (before 1977)
Spouse
Savitri Singh
(m. 1971)
Children
3 (including Pankaj Singh)
Alma mater
Gorakhpur University (M.Sc. in Physics)
Profession
Politician
lecturer
Website
www.rajnathsingh.in
Rajnath Singh (Hindi pronunciation:[ɾɑːd͡ʒnɑːt̪ʰsɪŋɡʱ]ⓘ; born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician and lecturer who is serving as the 29th Defence Minister of India since 2019. He is currently the deputy Leader of the House, Lok Sabha since 2014. He was the 8th President of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. He is a veteran leader of the BJP who started his career as a RSS Swayamsevak.[1]
Singh has previously served as the 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2000 to 2002 and a Cabinet Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Vajpayee Government from 1999 to 2000 and the minister of Agriculture from 2003 to 2004. He was the 30th Home Minister in the First Modi Ministry from 2014 to 2019, and also was the first to serve in position born after the country's independence in 1947.[2][3] He has also served the party in the Uttar Pradesh state from where he started his political career.[4] He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 1988 to 1990.He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Haidergarh (assembly constituency) twice, being Chief minister.[5] He was a member of Lok Sabha from Lucknow since 2014 and Ghaziabad from 2009 to 2014. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 2002 to 2008 and from 1994 to 2001.
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RajnathSingh (Hindi pronunciation: [ɾɑːd͡ʒnɑːt̪ʰ sɪŋɡʱ] ; born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician and lecturer who is serving as the 29th Defence...
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October 2012. Shrivastava, Rahul (January 2013). "Nitin Gadkari resigns; RajnathSingh likely to be next BJP president". NDTV. Archived from the original on...
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given charge of Uttar Pradesh (UP). He was chosen not by Modi, but by RajnathSingh, who had been impressed by the skills Shah displayed in wresting control...
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