Sidharth Nath Singh (born 1 October 1963) is an Indian politician and the Cabinet Minister in the
Government of Uttar Pradesh
The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttar Pradesh Sarkār; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of I ...
. He is one of the official spokespersons of the
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 Mod ...
. He is a grandson of former
Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri (; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He promoted the White Re ...
. Suman Shastri (1936-2002), his mother, was the daughter of Lal Bahadur Shastri. He is BJP state in-charge of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
and co-in-charge of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
. He is also serving as a
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 Mod ...
National Secretary.
Political career
S N Singh became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from
Allahabad West constituency in 2017 by defeating two-time
BSP MLA
Pooja Pal
Pooja Pal is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. She is the wife of erstwhile Allahabad West MLA Raju Pal who was gunned down in broad daylight after defeating Mohammad Ashraf in the 2004 elections for the seat.
Subsequently, Moh ...
by 45,000 votes.
Who will PM Modi and Amit Shah choose as CM?
/ref> He is currently (since 2017) a cabinet minister in the UP government, with the portfolio of Health.
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Office Bearers
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Living people
Politicians from Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
State cabinet ministers of Uttar Pradesh
Yogi ministry
1963 births
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027