Yashwant Singh (born 1 March 1962) is a member of the

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and has won the 2014 Indian general elections from the

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Early life and education

Singh was born on 1 March 1962 to Ramchandra and Keshon Devi in the village Churiyala in

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in Uttar Pradesh. Singh is a doctor by profession. He gained his M.B.B.S. from Nehru Medical College and

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from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He married Raj Kumari in October 1991.

Political career

Singh was a Member, State Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh for two consecutive terms, from 2002 to 2012. He was a Minister of State (Independent Charge), from 2007 to 2012. In May 2014, he was elected to the

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. From Sep 2014 he is a member of the Standing Committee on Rural Development.

References

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