Rajnath Singh is an Indian Politician and current Defense Minister of India. He is also an elected Member of Parliament from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He is one of the notable senior politicians in the Indian Politics. He started his political career as a student activist with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and went on to become the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President.
Rajnath Singh Biography
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Father’s Name | Shri Rambadan Singh |
| Mother’s Name | Smt. Gujarati Devi |
| Date of Birth | 10 Jul 1951 |
| Place of Birth | Village Babhora, Tehasil Chakia, District Varanasi (now district Chandauli),Uttar Pradesh |
| Spouse’s Name | Smt. Savitri Singh |
| Children | Two sons, One daughter |
| Educational Qualifications | M.Sc. (Physics) from Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Worked as a lecturer of Physics at K.B. Post Graduate College Mirzapur, U.P. |
| Present Address | 17, Akbar Road, New Delhi – 110 011 |
Rajnath Singh Childhood & Education
Born on 10th July 1951 in a farmer’s family at village Babhora, Tehasil Chakia, District Varanasi (now district Chandauli) UP, to Shri Rambadan Singh and Srimati Gujarati Devi.
He received his basic education in the village and Subsequently, he completed his MSc in Physics from Gorakhpur University UP. He worked as a lecturer of Physics at K.B. Post-Graduate College Mirzapur, UP.
Rajnath Singh Public & Social Life
He was a brilliant student since his student life. He became the RSS karyavah (General Secretary) of Mirzapur city in 1972. He also remained the organisational secretary of ABVP Gorakhpur division from 1969 to 1971.
He entered politics in 1974 and in 1977, he was elected as an MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
He was elected MLC for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in 1988 and became Education Minister in 1991. During his tenure as Education Minister in UP, he established some landmarks by introducing the Anti-Copying Act and Vedic Mathematics in the syllabus. He became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1994.
On November 22, 1999, he became Union Surface Transport Minister. During this period he got the opportunity to initiate the NHDP (National Highway Development Programme), a dream project of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
On October 28, 2000, he became Chief Minister of UP and was twice elected as MLA from the Haidargarh constituency in Barabanki. On May 24, 2003, he became Union Minister of Agriculture and subsequently for
Food Processing. During this period he initiated a few epoch-making projects like Kisan Call Centre and Farm Income Insurance Scheme. He also embarked on ‘Bharat Suraksha Yatra’ which covered several States
taking up the cause of increasing terrorist activities and threats to internal security. He emphasized issues of public interest like spiralling prices of essential commodities, farmers’ grievances and other national issues. He has also written a book on Unemployment its Reasons and Remedies.
He became the BJP National President on December 31, 2005, a post he held till December 19, 2009. In May 2009, he was elected MP from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. On May 26, 2014, Shri Rajnath Singh took oath as the Union Minister of India and worked as Union Minister for Home Affairs till 30.05.2019. On May 31, 2019, Shri Rajnath Singh was allocated the portfolio of the Union Minister for the Ministry of Defence.
Rajnath Singh Political Career
- He entered politics in 1974 and 1977, he was elected as an MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
- He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in 1988 and became the Education Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1991.
- During his tenure as Education Minister in Uttar Pradesh, he took some landmark decisions like introducing the Anti Copying Act and Vedic Mathematics in the syllabus and correcting various distorted portions of history textbooks.
- In March 1997 when he became State President of Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP, he provided exemplary leadership in expanding the party base and strengthening the organisation. He played a key role in saving the BJP-led Government twice during the political crisis.
- In October 2000, he became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, before that, in November 1999 he became Union Minister of Surface Transport in the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
- In 2003, Shri Rajnath Singh became Minister of Agriculture in Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet at Centre.
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