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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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Rajnath Singh lays foundation of CFSL, Guwahati

India | Nov 29, 2014, 08:16 PM IST

Urput (Assam):  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today laid the foundation of a new Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Mirza town, near Guwahati.  The state-of-the-art CFSL will help the law enforcement agencies in catching

indian youths attracted to isis a matter of concern rajnath

Indian youths attracted to ISIS a matter of concern: Rajnath

Politics | Nov 29, 2014, 04:27 PM IST

Guwahati: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today expressed concern over the fact that some Indian youths have been attracted to terror group ISIS and said the government takes it as a challenge that cannot be left

state actors in pakistan trying to destabilise india rajnath

State actors in Pakistan trying to destabilise India: Rajnath

Politics | Nov 29, 2014, 12:40 PM IST

Guwahati: Blaming “state actors” in Pakistan for making attempts to destabilise India, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the neighbouring country has not abandoned its efforts to harm the country through “various tactics”.The Home Minister,

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Mere handshake not enough, hearts should meet: Rajnath on Indo-Pak ties

Politics | Nov 28, 2014, 09:03 PM IST

Srinagar: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif shook hands during the SAARC Summit in Kathmandu, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said it was not enough and efforts should

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E-visa facility for 43 countries at nine Indian airports from today

India | Nov 27, 2014, 12:26 PM IST

New Delhi: Visitors from over 40 countries, including Germany, the US, Israel and Palestine, will soon be able to avail the much-awaited electronic visa facility which is set to be launched on November 27.The e-visa

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Jharkhand polls: Rajnath Singh forced to skip election rally as pilot fails to locate landing strip

Politics | Nov 27, 2014, 01:28 PM IST

Jamshedpur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had to skip an election meeting in West Singhbhum district's Badajamda township today as the pilot of his chopper failed to locate the landing strip, a government official said.Sub-divisional

trial of 26/11 in pakistan very slow rajnath singh

Trial of 26/11 in Pakistan very slow: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Nov 26, 2014, 03:42 PM IST

New Delhi: On the sixth anniversary of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today voiced concern over the “very slow” progress in the trial of the case in Pakistan and demanded that the

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J&K polls: BJP won't make Article 370 a poll issue, says Rajnath

Politics | Nov 22, 2014, 05:30 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP will not make the abrogation of Article 370 an election issue in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today indicated even as he said that attempts were being made by rival

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Pakistan sponsoring terrorism, Dawood is in Afghan border: Rajnath

Politics | Nov 22, 2014, 09:25 PM IST

New Delhi: Blaming Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the neighbouring country is providing shelter to Dawood Ibrahim and the mob boss is currently staying along the Pak-Afghan border.He

meghalaya to pardon 400 anvc militants

Meghalaya to pardon 400 ANVC militants

India | Nov 21, 2014, 02:52 PM IST

Shillong: More than 400 armed Garo militants of Meghalaya will recieve pardon for their crimes, an official peace pact tabled by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today said.  “Criminal cases registered against members of Achik National

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Swamy seeks ban on Prabhakaran's birth anniversary celebration in Tamil Nadu

Politics | Nov 21, 2014, 02:42 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to issue a directive to the Tamil Nadu government to ban the move to celebrate birth anniversary of slain chief of LTTE V

cbi arrests 3 cpi m activists in rss leader murder case

CBI arrests 3 CPI-M activists in RSS leader murder case

Politics | Nov 21, 2014, 07:28 AM IST

Kannur: CBI today arrested three CPI-M activists in connection with the September 1 murder of RSS leader E Manoj in the district, official sources said.This is the first arrest after CBI took over the case

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Chinese incursions don't augur well for cordial ties: Rajnath

Politics | Nov 20, 2014, 08:31 PM IST

Leh: India today said that repeated incursions by Chinese troops into its territory “do not augur well” for maintaining cordial bilateral ties and accused China of illegally occupying Aksai Chin.Addressing an election rally here, Home

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BJP backtracking on Article 370: Congress

Politics | Nov 19, 2014, 11:45 PM IST

Jammu: Congress today accused BJP of “backtracking” on its core issue of scrapping Article 370 and hit out at Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, saying he cannot change “even a comma” in the Constitutional provision

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Rajnath Singh speaks to Khattar, wants an early end to the standoff

Politics | Nov 19, 2014, 08:28 PM IST

New Delhi:  Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to bring about an early end to the standoff between police and supporters of self-styled godaman Rampal in Hisar, amidst indications

india s retaliatory action made pak to take un refuge

India's retaliatory action made Pak to take UN refuge: Rajnath Singh

India | Nov 19, 2014, 05:32 PM IST

Bhaderwah (JK):  Pakistan was forced to take United Nation's refuge to stop retaliatory action by India in the wake of repeated ceasefire violations, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.“They (Pakistan) went to request the

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J&K Polls: Rajnath Singh to campaign in Doda-Kishtwar today

Politics | Nov 19, 2014, 10:09 AM IST

Jammu: With Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections just round the corner, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will campaign for BJP candidates in the state today during his two-day visit to Doda and Kishtwar districts of

rajnath singh pays surprise visit one ndmc official

Rajnath Singh pays surprise visit, one NDMC official suspended, another shunted

Politics | Nov 19, 2014, 10:05 AM IST

New Delhi: A senior official of one of the city's municipal corporations was today suspended and another shunted out for alleged dereliction of duty after Home Minister Rajnath Singh paid a surprise visit to the

gogoi asks rajnath to set up anti terror system for east

Gogoi asks Rajnath to set up anti-terror system for east India

Politics | Nov 18, 2014, 08:10 PM IST

New Delhi: Worried over reports that al Qaida may carry out subversive activities in Indian sub- continent, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has backed a proposal that the Centre sets up an institutional mechanism for

rajnath visits police stations hospitals

Rajnath visits police stations, hospitals

India | Nov 18, 2014, 06:19 PM IST

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today conducted surprise checks at various public places, including hospital, police station, railway station and municipal office, to take stock of cleanliness and other problems faced by the people

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