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Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh

Height: 1.75 m DOB: July 10, 1951

Rajnath Singh is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Defence Minister of India since 2019. Singh also served as the Union Home Minister in the Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. Rajnath Singh was the president of the BJP twice from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Lucknow constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Singh won the Lucknow seat by defeating Congress candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi with a margin of 2,72,749 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Singh retained the Lucknow constituency by defeating Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Poonam Shatrughan Sinha with a margin of 3,47,302 votes. Rajnath Singh also represented the Ghaziabad parliamentary seat from 2009 to 2014. Singh was the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from 2000 to 2002 and also won the Haidergarh Assembly constituency twice in 2001 (bypoll) and 2002. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2001 and again from 2002 to 2008. Singh also served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture (2003-2004) and Road Transport and Highways (1999-2000) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. Rajnath Singh is again contesting from the Lucknow constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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Will do everything to secure justice for Kulbhushan Jadhav, Rajnath Singh tells Parliament

Politics | Apr 11, 2017, 01:52 PM IST

Rajnath Singh said that ‘New Delhi will do everything required to secure justice for Kulbhushan Jadhav’.

Sushma Swaraj speaks on the floor of Rajya Sabha over

Will go out of the way to save Kulbhushan Jadhav, Sushma Swaraj tells Parliament

Politics | Apr 11, 2017, 02:49 PM IST

The Opposition parties today raised the issue of Kulbhushan Jadhav in the Parliament -- the Indian national sentenced to death by Pakistan on charges of being an undercover RAW agent.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks on the floor of

Rajnath Singh assures justice in Alwar lynching case

Politics | Apr 06, 2017, 04:03 PM IST

Rajnath's response came after Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue during Zero Hour, demanding action against the culprits.

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No inputs of ISIS spreading base in India: Rajnath Singh informs Parliament

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 03:48 PM IST

During the Question Hour session in the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh noted that no input suggests that the radical organisation has established a base in India.

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Pakistan using social media to incite youth in Kashmir, says Rajnath

Politics | Mar 31, 2017, 03:04 PM IST

Rajnath Singh also appealed to the youths of Kashmir not to be misled by anti-national forces.

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International boundaries with Pakistan, Bangladesh to be sealed soon: Rajnath Singh

India | Mar 25, 2017, 03:08 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that India will soon seal its international borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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UP's new CM to take oath on March 19. Here are the frontrunners

Politics | Mar 17, 2017, 07:10 PM IST

Reports say senior BJP leader and Union minister Manoj Sinha could be the party’s final pick for the post of Chief Minister in the state, where the party will return to power after a gap of 14 years.

Rajnath Singh is among the frontrunners to become UP CM

Rajnath to be next UP CM? BJP MLAs to decide on March 18

Politics | Mar 16, 2017, 09:17 PM IST

312 MLAs of the BJP will meet on March 18 to elect the Legislative Party leader.

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Will governing UP be as comfortable as winning it? Key challenges the incoming BJP govt faces in Uttar Pradesh

Politics | Mar 17, 2017, 01:45 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have conquered Uttar Pradesh with two-thirds majority, but the challenges that will fall in its path of governance will indeed make things difficult for its leaders to deliver.

Major cabinet revamp in offing after Budget Session?

Major cabinet revamp in offing after Budget Session?

Politics | Mar 16, 2017, 10:59 AM IST

Following the declaration of Assembly election results and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to shift former Defence minister Manohar Parrikar to Goa, there is buzz of a major rejig of the Union Cabinet.

Who will be the next UP CM? Here are the top three probables

Who will be the next UP CM? Here are the top three probables

Politics | Mar 15, 2017, 06:55 PM IST

After registering a historic win in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now in the process of zeroing in on a credible face for the post of the Chief Minster.

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Rajnath Singh denies reports of his taking over as UP CM, says these talks are ‘unnecessary and futile’

Politics | Mar 15, 2017, 12:08 PM IST

Union Home minister Rajnath Singh today denied reports of being a frontrunner in the race for becoming the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

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Sacrifices of our jawans in Sukma will not go in vain, Rajnath Singh assures Lok Sabha

Politics | Mar 14, 2017, 03:28 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured the Lok Sabha that the sacrifices of the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on March 11 will not go in vain.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh not to play Holi

Sukma Attack: Home Minister Rajnath Singh not to play Holi

Politics | Mar 12, 2017, 11:51 PM IST

Saddened by the killing of 12 CRPF personnel by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, the home minister Rajnath Singh has decided not to celeberate Holi on Monday. The Home Minister will not play Holi this time as

Rajnath salutes jawans killed in 'cowardly' Naxal attack in

Rajnath salutes CRPF jawans killed in 'cowardly' Naxal attack in Sukma

Politics | Mar 12, 2017, 08:33 AM IST

Saluting the martyrdom of CRPF personnel who lost their lives in a Naxal attack yesterday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the sacrifices of jawans will not go in vain.

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PM Modi expresses pain over killing of CRPF personnel in Sukma attack

Politics | Mar 11, 2017, 03:51 PM IST

Expressing his grief over the killing of CRPF personnel in naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, “saddened by the killing of CRPF personnel”. He said Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be

BJP has secured historic win in Uttarakhand and UP

Assembly elections results: Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah thank people for BJP's win in UP, Uttarakhand

Politics | Mar 11, 2017, 02:11 PM IST

Rajnath Singh and BJP president Amit Shah today thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for the party's historic victory in the two states and attributed the win to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

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Govt proud of Saifullah's father: Rajnath Singh in Parliament

Politics | Mar 09, 2017, 04:00 PM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today informed Parliament that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be probing both the Lucknow encounter case and the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast.

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Have asked Delhi Police to act with caution: Rajnath Singh on Ramjas College

Politics | Feb 27, 2017, 09:45 PM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he has ordered the Delhi Police to act with caution over the Ramjas College issue and ensure the situation is under control.

Rajnath Singh had said last week that Muslims should have

UP polls: After Rajnath Singh, two more Union ministers say BJP should’ve fielded Muslims

Politics | Mar 02, 2017, 04:09 PM IST

After Rajnath Singh, two more Union Ministers have said that BJP should have given tickets to Muslims for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

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