Jayant Singh | |
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| Chairman of Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2021[1] | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhram Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Manvendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Hema Malini |
| Constituency | Mathura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1978 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party |  Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Spouse |
Charu Singh (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Chaudhary Charan Singh (grandfather) Gayarti Devi (grandmother) |
| Alma mater | B.Com. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Accounting and Finance) Educated at Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University and London School of Economics and Political Science, London, U.K. |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Biographical Note on Lok Sabha | |
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Jayant Singh (born 27 December 1978) is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He also served as member in 15th Lok Sabha from Mathura. He is the National Chairman of The Rashtriya Lok Dal Party.
Early life
He was born in Dallas, Texas, United States to Chaudhary Ajit Singh and Radhika Singh in a Jat family of the Tewatia (Teotia) clan. He originally belongs to Bhatona, Bulandshahr. He is the National President of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and was a member of Parliament from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh state in the 15th Lok Sabha.
He graduated from Sri Venkateswara College of the Delhi University and in 2002 received a master's degree in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. [2][3] [4]
Career
He started his political career as a member of parliament from Mathura, which has majority of Jat people. He was one of the prime movers on Land Acquisition issue and had introduced a Private Member Bill on Land Acquisition in the Lok Sabha.[5] Jayant Singh Chaudhary was a member of the Standing Committee on Commerce, the Consultative Committee on Finance, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and the Committee on Government Assurances. He has served previously on the Standing Committees on Agriculture and Finance as well as the Committee on Ethics.
He again contested from Mathura in 2014 Indian general election but lost his seat against BJP candidate Hema Malini.
Chaudhary called the Lakhimpur Kheri incident where 8 people died in a vehicle-ramming attack "not less than a terror attack".[6][7] In May 2023, he was elected a member of the Rajya Sabha as a joint candidate of the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal.[8]
Family
Jayant Chaudhary is married to fashion designer Charu Singh, with who he has two children. He is the grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh, former prime minister of India and son of Chaudhary Ajit Singh, former union minister.[9]
References
- ↑ "Jayant Chaudhary appointed new RLD president". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile - Shri Jayant Singh Chaudhary - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ↑ Ashish Tripathi (20 April 2014). "'Dhritrashtra Syndrome' dominates phase III in UP". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Who is Jayant Chaudhary". Business Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Learning lessons from the neighborhood". Tehelka. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ "Lakhimpur incident a 'terror attack', slap UAPA on accused: Jayant Chaudhary | english.lokmat.com". Lokmat English. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ Jaiswal, Anuja (7 October 2021). "Lakhimpur Kheri incident no less than a terror attack, says Jayant Chaudhary, seeks UAPA against minister, son | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Rajya Sabha elections: Jayant Chaudhary named joint candidate of SP, RLD". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "In Mathura, son keeps out Ajit Singh, invokes his grandfather - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2011.