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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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Congress leaders focus on Muslims during Rahul rally

Politics | Mar 30, 2014, 12:59 PM IST

Ghaziabad: Congress leaders harped on the issues of minority communities while attacking sitting MP and BJP president Rajnath Singh at a rally here.  The leaders were speaking at the Rahul Gandhi's rally at Ramlila Maidan

rajnath to file nominations on april 7

Rajnath to file nominations on April 7

Politics | Mar 28, 2014, 10:09 AM IST

Lucknow: BJP chief Rajnath Singh today regretted his not being able to devote time to Lucknow from where he is contesting the Lok Sabha elections, and said he would make every attempt to reach the

congress has betrayed people s aspirations says rajnath

Congress has betrayed people's aspirations, says Rajnath

Politics | Mar 26, 2014, 06:28 PM IST

Lucknow: BJP president Rajnath Singh Wednesday accused the Congress-led UPA government of betraying people's aspirations and claimed a groundswell of support for his party.On his maiden visit to the Uttar Pradesh capital after being named

bjp lal muni choubey files nomination as independent

BJP Lal Muni Choubey files nomination as independent

Politics | Mar 26, 2014, 05:16 PM IST

Buxar (Bihar): Turning down all persuasions of BJP leaders and even a telephone call from Narendra Modi, senior party leader Lal Muni Choubey today filed nomination as an Independent candidate from the Buxar Lok Sabha

rajnath begins lucknow campaign today

Rajnath begins Lucknow campaign today

Politics | Mar 26, 2014, 12:26 PM IST

Lucknow: BJP national president Rajnath Singh will arrive here Wednesday on his maiden visit after being announced the Lok Sabha candidate from the city.He will visit the party's office to hold discussions with state party

jaswant takes on bjp says won t quit the party

Jaswant takes on BJP, says won't quit the party

Politics | Mar 25, 2014, 03:49 PM IST

Barmer: Stepping up his attack on Narendra Modi, BJP rebel Jaswant Singh today said “personality cult” was not good in a democracy and it would harm the party.  “The way the party is focusing on

sushma swaraj would be a better pm than modi digvijay

Sushma Swaraj would be a better PM than Modi: Digvijay

Politics | Mar 25, 2014, 03:19 PM IST

Bhopal: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj would be a much better Prime Minister than Narendra Modi, the official nominee of BJP for the top post.

rajnath tweets puts bjp in a spot

Rajnath tweets puts BJP in a spot

Politics | Mar 24, 2014, 11:54 PM IST

New Delhi: The BJP, under fire by detractors for centring its whole poll campaign on Narendra Modi, found itself in a spot today with its chief Rajnath Singh first projecting the party in a tweet

ravi shanker prasad appointed chief media coordinator of bjp

Ravi Shanker Prasad appointed chief media coordinator of BJP

Politics | Mar 24, 2014, 11:06 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP President Rajnath Singh has made some key appointments, making BJP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shanker Prasad as the chief media coordinator.Singh has also appointed Vijay Goel, a Rajya Sabha MP

farmer leader krishna vir chaudhary joins bjp

Farmer leader Krishna Vir Chaudhary joins BJP

Politics | Mar 24, 2014, 03:13 PM IST

New Delhi: Farmer leader Krishna Vir Chaudhary along with his supporters today joined BJP in presence of its President Rajnath Singh.  Welcoming them to the party fold, Singh said Chaudhary, president of the Bharatiya Krishak

vaiko meets alagiri seeks support

Vaiko meets Alagiri, seeks support

Politics | Mar 23, 2014, 05:03 PM IST

Madurai: In a major political development in Tamil Nadu, MDMK General Secretary Vaiko today met suspended DMK leader M K Alagiri at his residence here and sought his support for the April 24 Lok Sabha

jaswant not quitting yet to file nomination from barmer

Jaswant not quitting yet, to file nomination from Barmer

Politics | Mar 23, 2014, 02:49 PM IST

Jodhpur: Upset over denial of ticket, former Union Minister and BJP veteran Jaswant Singh today said he has decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent from the Barmer seat and will file

arun jaitley will win the election rajnath singh

Arun Jaitley will win the election: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Mar 22, 2014, 03:06 PM IST

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh Saturday said he is confident that senior leader Arun Jaitley will win the Lok Sabha election from Punjab's Amritsar constituency."There should be no doubt that Arun Jaitley

chiranjeevi finds fault with brother s meeting with modi

Chiranjeevi finds fault with brother's meeting with Modi

Politics | Mar 22, 2014, 12:22 PM IST

Hyderabad: Union minister and Congress leader K. Chiranjeevi has found fault with his brother Pawan Kalyan for meeting BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.Chiranjeevi told reporters in Visakhapatnam Saturday that Pawan should not have met

don t discard advani yet sena to bjp

Don't discard Advani yet: Sena to BJP

Politics | Mar 22, 2014, 12:25 PM IST

Mumbai: Hitting out at BJP over the Advani ticket issue, Shiv Sena today questioned why the party took so long to decide on his Lok Sabha seat and said while Narendra Modi's era has begun,

uma bharti denies she ever sought ticket from bhopal

Uma Bharti denies she ever sought ticket from Bhopal

Politics | Mar 21, 2014, 06:13 PM IST

Bhopal: BJP leader and saffron sannyasin Uma Bharti today denied that she had ever written a letter to party chief Rajnath Singh seeking a ticket from Bhopal. Uma Bharti has been selected to contest from

satpal maharaj quits congress joins bjp

Satpal Maharaj quits Congress, joins BJP

Politics | Mar 21, 2014, 02:27 PM IST

Dehradun/New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Satpal Maharaj Friday resigned from the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of its national president Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.The Paudhi Garhwal MP said he was

lucknow poll will be fought on vajpayee s legacy

Lucknow poll will be fought on Vajpayee's legacy

Politics | Mar 20, 2014, 04:27 PM IST

Lucknow: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's name evokes a lot of respect here and the contest for Lucknow, from where BJP president and former state chief minister Rajnath Singh is contesting this time, will

much ado about nothing know why advani relented agreed to

Much ado about nothing: Know why Advani relented, agreed to contest from Gandhinagar

Politics | Mar 20, 2014, 09:53 PM IST

New Delhi: In the end it was much ado about nothing. After several twists and turns in the higher echelons of BJP at a critical time, when the nation was poised for a crucial general

modi meets advani

Modi meets Advani

Politics | Mar 20, 2014, 02:17 PM IST

New Delhi: Narendra Modi today met senior BJP leader L K Advani, who is sulking over being fielded from Gandhinagar in Lok Sabha elections as he wanted to shift to Bhopal.Modi went to his residence

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