Rakesh Singh (born 4 June 1962) is an Indian politician and a

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in the

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. He is member of the

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. He has been representing the

Jabalpur Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...

constituency of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

since 2004 general elections. He was appointed as the

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State President of Madhya Pradesh unit on 18 April 2018 replacing

Nandkumar Singh Chauhan Nandkumar Singh Chauhan (8 September 1952 – 2 March 2021) was a politician from the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Khandwa at the time of his death. Biography His first ...

, who had been at the helm since August 2014 and in turn was then replaced by V. D. Sharma in February 2020. He was appointed as the Chief Whip of the

in the Lok Sabha in 2016, replacing Arjun Ram Meghwal who was inducted into the

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. He is working as the

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of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. Singh is also an active member of various other parliamentary committees. He holds the position of Co Incharge of

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unit.

Personal life

Singh was born in

to Surendra Singh and Gomti Devi. He has an elder brother Shantanu Singh. He graduated with a

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degree from

Government Science College, Jabalpur Government Science College, Jabalpur is an educational institute situated in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1836, making it one of the oldest colleges in India. It has been accredited with grade 'A' by NAAC. The Univers ...

. He married Mala Singh in December 1993, with whom he has two daughters.

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* 1962 births Living people People from Jabalpur India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh India MPs 2014–2019 Politicians from Varanasi Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub