Sidharth Nath Singh | |
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Minister of Khadi & Village Industries, Sericulture, Textile, MSME Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022 | |
Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
Preceded by | Satish Mahana |
Succeeded by | Rakesh Sachan |
Minister of Health & Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019 | |
Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
Succeeded by | Jai Pratap Singh |
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Preceded by | Pooja Pal |
Constituency | Allahabad West |
Personal details | |
Born | Delhi, India | 1 October 1963
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Dr. Neeta Singh |
Relations | Lal Bahadur Shastri (Grandfather) |
Children | Two sons |
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Residence(s) | C-301 Shyam Pushp Apartment Clive Road, Allahabad |
Alma mater | B. A. (from St. Hindu College, Delhi) |
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Sidharth Nath Singh (born 1 October 1963) is an Indian politician and the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is one of the official spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a grandson of former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri.[1] Suman Shastri (1936-2002), his mother, was the daughter of Lal Bahadur Shastri.[2] He is BJP state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh and co-in-charge of West Bengal. He is also serving as a Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary.[3][4][5][6][7]
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 by 45,000 votes.[8][9] He is currently (since 2017) a cabinet minister in the UP government, with the portfolio of Health.
References
- ↑ The Shastri saga ...
- ↑ "Shastri's daughter Suman dies". Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "State Prabhari". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Priyanka Gandhi likely to take on Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson in UP". Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ Trinamool Lawmakers Get Legal Notice over Alleged Defamatory Comments Against Lal Bahadur Shastri, His Grandson
- ↑ TMC MP says Lal Bahadur Shastri would not have married if he knew BJP's Siddharth Nath Singh would be his grandson
- ↑ TN heading for power crisis, says BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh
- ↑ My Neta
- ↑ Who will PM Modi and Amit Shah choose as CM?
External links
- Office Bearers Archived 22 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine