Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
Indian politician (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh or R. P. N. Singh (born 25 April 1964), is an Indian politician and former Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was the Member of Parliament for Kushinagar constituency in the fifteenth Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014. In the 2014 General Election, despite an increase in his own votes, he was defeated by Rajesh Pandey (BJP). He lost again in 2019. In September 2020, Singh was chosen for AICC in charge of Jharkhand[1] and Chhattisgarh.[2]
Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh | |
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Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Minister | Sushilkumar Shinde |
Succeeded by | Kiren Rijiju |
Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas | |
In office 19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Minister | Jaipal Reddy |
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs | |
In office 19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Minister | Murli Deora |
Preceded by | Jitin Prasada |
Succeeded by | Panabaka Lakshmi |
Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways | |
In office 28 May 2009 – 19 January 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Minister | Kamal Nath |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Rajesh Pandey |
Constituency | Kushi Nagar |
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1996–2009 | |
Preceded by | Baleshwar Yadav |
Succeeded by | Swami Prasad Maurya |
Constituency | Padrauna |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-04-25) 25 April 1964 (age 60) New Delhi, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2022-present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1990-2022) |
Spouse | Sonia Singh |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh |
Alma mater | The Doon School |
He resigned from Congress in January 2022 and joined the BJP, a month ahead of 2022 UP Elections,[3] thus becoming the fourth prominent Doon School alumnus to leave the Congress Party to join hands with the BJP, following Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada and Amarinder Singh.[4]