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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's communal slur on Congress irresponsible: Khuntia

Politics | Jan 23, 2014, 05:08 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Ramachandra Khuntia today termed BJP president Rajnath Singh's statement on his party as “irresponsible” and said the country's oldest political party stands on socialism and democracy.“Congress does not require a

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No objection to Article 370 if it helps J&K: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Jan 18, 2014, 06:44 PM IST

New delhi: Reflecting a change in stance, BJP President Rajnath Singh today said his party has no objection to Article 370 which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir if it helps in the development

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BJP revokes suspension of 5 MLAs except former LP leader in JK

Politics | Jan 14, 2014, 09:25 PM IST

Jammu: BJP today revoked the suspension of five MLAs who were suspended for allegedly cross voting in Legislative Council election in April 2011.  The BJP high command revoked the suspension of Baldev Raj, Master Lal

modi urges people to vote for the country not the party

Modi urges people to vote for the country, not the party

Politics | Jan 12, 2014, 10:33 PM IST

Panaji: In an apparent reference to the media blitzkrieg around the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi supported decentralisation of power here today, while toeing his “vote for the country,

will bring back golden era india saw during vajpayee rule

Will bring back golden era India saw during Vajpayee rule: BJP

Politics | Jan 12, 2014, 11:01 PM IST

Panaji: Blaming the Congress for “making the country poor”, BJP president Rajnath Singh today said that if voted to power, his party would bring back the “golden era the country witnessed during the Atal Bihari

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Will get 'clear majority' in Lok Sabha: Rajnath

Politics | Jan 06, 2014, 04:53 PM IST

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will get a "clear majority" in the Lok Sabha election, party president Rajnath Singh said Monday."The UPA government has brought down the country's credibility in its 10 year

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Anna Hazare seeks BJP chief Rajnath Singh's help in installing own statue

India | Jan 04, 2014, 10:02 AM IST

Gurgaon: Social activist Anna Hazare has written a letter to BJP chief Rajnath Singh, complaining that a leader of his party from Haryana was creating hurdles in the installation of his statue in Gurgaon. Hazare

rajnath compares narendra modi with lord rama

Rajnath compares Narendra Modi with Lord Rama

Politics | Dec 29, 2013, 05:43 PM IST

Ranchi: BJP president Rajnath Singh Sunday compared the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi with Lord Rama.“As Manthara in the Ramayana hatched a conspiracy to prevent Rama from becoming the king of Ayodhya, similarly the

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Manmohan Singh is protecting the corrupt in UPA govt: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Dec 22, 2013, 05:17 PM IST

Mumbai: BJP President Rajnath Singh today accused Manmohan Singh of protecting the corrupt elements in his government.Addressing a huge rally here, the BJP leader also held the Congress-led UPA government responsible for rising food prices."There

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BJP to oppose Communal Violence Bill in Parliament: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Dec 17, 2013, 06:10 PM IST

New Delhi:  BJP president Rajnath Singh has made it clear that his party will oppose the Comunal Violence Bill both inside and outside parliament.Rajnath Singh further said that this bill wil create bitterness among people. “The

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RSS toes Rajnath line on homosexuality issue

Politics | Dec 16, 2013, 10:44 PM IST

New Delhi: RSS today toed the line taken by BJP President Rajnath Singh in support of the Supreme Court judgement against homosexuality but maintained that the issue can be debated by the political parties."(Section) 377

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BJP Backs Supreme Court Verdict on Gay Sex

Politics | Dec 15, 2013, 05:54 PM IST

New Delhi: Breaking its silence on the Supreme Court order banning homosexuality, BJP has said it favours the verdict and will not support any "un-natural act".While initially party leaders had refused to take a stand

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BJP holds 'Run for Unity' in memory of Sardar Patel

Politics | Dec 15, 2013, 05:51 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today organised a marathon in 565 places across the country to mark the death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and spread the message of good governance and national integration.BJP president Rajnath Singh

support to aap as it has promised non corrupt govt shinde

Support to AAP as it has promised non-corrupt govt: Shinde

Politics | Dec 14, 2013, 07:04 PM IST

Bangalore: Congress has offered unconditional support to Aam Admi Party as it has promised to give a “clean and non-corrupt government”, Union Home Minister Suhshilkumar Shinde said here today.  “AAP wanted to come to power

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Know the 18 issues raised by Kejriwal in his letters to Sonia, Rajnath

Politics | Dec 14, 2013, 05:10 PM IST

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has raised following 18 issues in his letters to Sonia Gandhi and Rajnath Singh:1. The VIP culture should be stopped in Delhi. No MLA, minister or Delhi

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What Kejriwal wrote in his letters to Sonia Gandhi, Rajnath Singh

Politics | Dec 14, 2013, 02:51 PM IST

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has written letters to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and BJP president Rajnath Singh seeking their support for the  Jan Lok Pal draft bill. This is what

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Congress lacks conviction to create Telangana: BJP

Politics | Dec 13, 2013, 09:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Holding the “short-sighted political approach” of Congress responsible for the present stalemate on Telangana, BJP today charged the ruling party lacks the conviction to create the new state and is working purely for

public has already expressed no confidence against centre

Public has already expressed no-confidence against Centre: Mamata

Politics | Dec 10, 2013, 03:56 PM IST

New Delhi: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee today said the public has already expressed “no-confidence” against the Centre and there was no need for bringing a motion against it in this regard.The West Bengal Chief Minister

modi will be bjp s pm candidate irrespective of how many

Modi will be BJP's PM candidate irrespective of how many seats party gets: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Dec 04, 2013, 07:43 PM IST

New Delhi:  BJP president Rajnath Singh has made it clear that Narendra Modi will be the party's PM candidate irrespective of how many seats the party gets in Lok Sabha polls. "It doesn't matter how

rajnath defends modi hits out at congress

Rajnath defends Modi, hits out at Congress

Politics | Dec 03, 2013, 10:53 PM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): BJP chief Rajnath Singh today came out in defence of Narendra Modi on the snooping row saying while the Gujarat CM himself has ordered a probe into the matter, a “depressed” Congress

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