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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 likely to be discharged soon from hospital

Rajnath likely to be discharged soon from hospital

Politics | Aug 14, 2014, 04:01 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will soon be discharged from a hospital where he was admitted after he complained of pain in his abdomen, an official said Thursday."It was a routine admission and

rajnath singh hospitalized misses communal violence debate

Rajnath Singh hospitalized, misses communal violence debate in Lok Sabha

Politics | Aug 14, 2014, 11:11 AM IST

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh was Wednesday evening admitted to the AIIMS here over some intestinal problem, an official said."Rajnath Singh was admitted around 8.30 p.m. over some complaint in his lower abdomen," the

absence of home minister leads to adjournment of lok sabha

Absence of Home Minister leads to adjournment of Lok Sabha

Politics | Aug 13, 2014, 05:32 PM IST

New Delhi: The absence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh or Minister of State Kiren Rijiju led to the adjournment of the Lok Sabha today when a special discussion on growing communal incidents was taken up.The

thambidurai of aiadmk unanimously elected lok sabha deputy

Thambidurai of AIADMK unanimously elected Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker

Politics | Aug 13, 2014, 08:48 PM IST

New Delhi:  M Thambidurai, leader of AIADMK in Parliament, was unanimously elected as Lok Sabha's Deputy Speaker today, making him the first leader to occupy the post twice.67-year-old AIADMK leader was elected to the post

mps complain of corruption in border area development

MPs complain of corruption in border area development schemes

Politics | Aug 12, 2014, 04:06 PM IST

New Delhi: Cutting across party lines, Lok Sabha members today complained of rampant corruption in implementation of schemes under the Border Areas Development Programme (BADP).As several members wanted to be part of the committee which

thambidurai of aiadmk files nomination for lok sabha dy

Thambidurai of AIADMK files nomination for Lok Sabha Dy Speaker

Politics | Aug 12, 2014, 04:30 PM IST

New Delhi: AIADMK leader M Thambiduari today filed his nomination for the post of Deputy Speaker in Lok Sabha.Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj were among the proposers for Thambidurai.According to

modi govt trying to arrest dawood ibrahim says rajnath singh

Modi govt trying to arrest Dawood Ibrahim, says Rajnath Singh

India | Aug 12, 2014, 06:41 AM IST

New Delhi: Modi government is putting in all possible effort to arrest fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who is believed to be hiding in Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Monday."We are trying to arrest

trs members create uproar in lok sabha

TRS members create uproar in Lok Sabha

Politics | Aug 11, 2014, 04:52 PM IST

New Delhi: Members in Lok Sabha from Telangana today strongly opposed a Central directive to the state government giving the Governor special powers to ensure law and order in Hyderabad, but Home Minister Rajnath Singh

bjp rss differences coming out in open says congress

BJP-RSS differences coming out in open, says Congress

Politics | Aug 11, 2014, 02:06 PM IST

New Delhi: The Congress party today wondered whether difference between RSS and BJP have started manifesting in view of the contradictory remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.“Paradox- schisms between

congress hits out at bjp for failing to secure women

Congress hits out at BJP for failing to secure women

Politics | Aug 09, 2014, 08:52 PM IST

New Delhi: Hitting out at the BJP-led Central government, Delhi Congress today said that it has totally failed to protect the safety and security of women.  “The Union Home Ministry, headed by Rajnath Singh, has

will take everyone into confidence rajnath on parliament

Will take everyone into confidence: Rajnath on Parliament business

Politics | Aug 07, 2014, 08:58 AM IST

New Delhi: With Congress and some other parties continuing to oppose the proposed insurance Bill, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government will try its best to “take into confidence” everyone to get the

policy on manufacturing infrastructure in next few weeks

Policy on manufacturing, infrastructure in next few weeks: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Aug 07, 2014, 08:59 AM IST

New Delhi: Government is set to unleash in the next few weeks its new policy for infrastructure and manufacturing sectors to help bolster the economy and create more jobs.Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the NDA

rajnath lashes out at rahul gandhi

Rajnath lashes out at Rahul Gandhi

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 03:15 PM IST

New Delhi: Trashing Rahul Gandhi's criticism that only one voice counts in the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “neither dictatorial, nor communal”.  “The entire country knows that the

one third of delhi police force to be women rajnath singh

One-third of Delhi Police force to be women: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 01:38 PM IST

New Delhi: Women will constitute one-third of the Delhi Police force, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Rajya Sabha today.“We have decided to increase the number of women personnel in Delhi Police to one-third. Our effort

maneka gandhi pitches for son varun gandhi as up chief

Maneka Gandhi pitches for son Varun Gandhi as UP Chief Minister

Politics | Aug 04, 2014, 06:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Minister and senior BJP member Maneka Gandhi has pitched for her son Varun Gandhi, who represents Sultanpur in the Lok Sabha, to become the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh."If the Uttar

upsc row rjd mp pappu yadav throws paper at ls speaker

UPSC row: RJD MP Pappu Yadav throws paper at LS Speaker

Politics | Aug 01, 2014, 03:45 PM IST

New Delhi: The UPSC exam row generated heat in both Houses of Parliament with RJD MP Pappu Yadav tearing a paper and throwing it towards the Speaker in Lok Sabha and almost the entire opposition

rajya sabha adjourned till 2 pm over bugging allegations

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm over bugging allegations

Politics | Jul 31, 2014, 12:53 PM IST

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was Thursday adjourned till 2 pm after opposition members created an uproar to demand a debate on the reported bugging at union Minister Nitin Gadkari's Delhi residence.As soon as the

bjp leaders attend shahnawaz hussain s eid lunch

BJP leaders attend Shahnawaz Hussain's Eid lunch

Politics | Jul 30, 2014, 11:54 AM IST

New Delhi: A number of BJP leaders, including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, today attended a lunch hosted by party leader Shahnawaz Hussain to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.Other Union Ministers like M Venkaiah

bjp cautions sarkar government over terror against party

BJP cautions Sarkar government over 'terror' against party workers

Politics | Jul 29, 2014, 02:54 PM IST

Agartala: The NDA government at the Centre would not remain a silent spectator if the ruling CPI-M in Tripura does not stop an alleged wave of terror against BJP workers which began after the July

rahul gandhi promises to look into problems of upsc

Rahul Gandhi promises to look into problems of UPSC aspirants

India | Jul 28, 2014, 07:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Monday assured a delegation of Civil Services aspirants that no injustice will be done to them and he will raise their concerns at all appropriate fora.The 21-member delegation of aspirants

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