Rajendra Singh Rana

For the former MP from Gujarat, India, see Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana.

Rajendra Singh Rana (Hindi: राजेंद्र सिंह राणा) (1 July 1961 – 27 October 2015) was an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Deoband constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi political party.^[1][2][3]

Rajendra Singh Rana राजेंद्र सिंह राणा
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office Mar 2012 – Oct 2015
Preceded by	Manoj Chaudhary
Constituency	Deoband
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly
In office Feb 2002 – Mar 2007
Preceded by	Sukhbeer Singh Pundir
Succeeded by	Manoj Chaudhary
Constituency	Deoband
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-01)1 July 1961 Deoband, Uttar Pradesh
Died	27 October 2015(2015-10-27) (aged 54) Deoband
Resting place	Deoband
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Meena Singh (wife)
Children	1 son & 1 daughter.
Parent	Man Singh (father)
Residence(s)	Deoband, Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession	Journalism, Advocate & Politician

Personal life and education

Rajendra Singh Rana was born in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Rana held Bachelor of Laws degrees and a postgraduate diploma (in journalism). Before being elected as MLA, he used to work as an advocate and a journalist.^[3] Rana was suffering from cancer and died on 27 October 2015 due to the illness.^[4]

Political career

Rajendra Singh Rana had been a MLA for two terms. During both his terms, he represented the Deoband constituency. Rana was also a State Minister in Mulayam Singh Yadav's government.^[3]

Posts Held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	2002	2007	Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
02	2012	2015	Member, 16th Legislative Assembly	Died during his term

See also

• Deoband
• Government of India
• Politics of India
• Samajwadi Party
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly