Rajveer Singh (born 15 March 1959) is an Indian politician, who is a member of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

and has won the

2014 Indian general elections General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

from

Etah Etah is a municipality city which is also the headquarters of Etah District of the Uttar Pradesh state in India.Etah district is a part of the Aligarh Division and is located at the midpoint of the Delhi-Kanpur Highway(NH 91) Known as G.T Road ...

Early life and education

Rajveer Singh was born on 15 March 1959 to

Kalyan Singh Kalyan Singh (5 January 1932 – 21 August 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served twice as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and as a Member of Parliament. He was the Chief minister of Utt ...

and Ramvati Devi. He was born in Madhauli, a village in

Aligarh district Aligarh district is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathr ...

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. Singh's educational qualifications include B.A. and LL.B. degrees from

Agra University Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, formerly Agra University, is an Autonomous University located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university is named after B. R. Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ambedkar, Indian scholar, social reformer, and the architect of t ...

. He married Premlata Verma on 20 February 1988.

Political career

*2002 – 2007: Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly *2003 – 2007: Health Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh *2003: Member, Public Accounts Committee *May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha *1 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Industry *12 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Rajveer 1959 births Living people India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Aligarh district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 2019–present