Digvijay Singh (Bihar)
| Digvijay Singh (Bihar) | |
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| Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance | |
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In office 21 November 1990 – 22 December 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of External Affairs | |
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In office 28 November 1990 – 22 June 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways | |
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In office 13 October 1999 – 21 July 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Bangaru Laxman |
| Succeeded by | O. Rajagopal |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry | |
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In office 22 July 2001 – 31 August 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways | |
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In office 1 September 2001 – 30 June 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | O. Rajagopal |
| Succeeded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs | |
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In office 1 July 2002 – 22 May 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 November 1955 Gidhaur, Bihar, India |
| Died | 24 June 2010 (aged 60) London, UK |
| Spouse(s) | Putul Kumari |
| Children | Two Daughters (Mansi Singh) and (Shreyasi Singh) |
| Residence | Gidhaur, Bihar |
| Alma mater | Patna University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and University of Tokyo |
| As of 2015-06-24 Source: [1] |
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Digvijay Singh (14 November 1955 – 24 June 2010) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and was an independent Member of the Parliament of India representing Banka in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He died on 24 June 2010 in London after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
Singh served as a Member of the Parliament of India for five times – three times in the Lok Sabha (1998, 1999, 2009) and two times in the Rajya Sabha (1990, 2004). He served as Union Minister of State in the Chandra Shekhar Government (1990–1991) and later in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led National Democratic Alliance Government (1999–2004). He had also served as the President of National Rifle Association of India since 1999.
Singh was a native of Gidhaur, in Jamui district (Bihar), the only son of Kumar Surendra Singh and Sona Devi. He was also related to the erstwhile royal estate of Gidhaur. He studied at Patna University before doing his M.A. and M.Phil. from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He also studied at Tokyo University for some time. Later, he turned down an offer to teach in Tokyo university and took up a career in politics in India. Singh was called "Dada" by the people who knew him, an affectionate word meaning 'elder brother'. His home nickname was 'Kanhaiya Ji'.
Digvijay Singh got involved in politics in his student times and he was elected as the president of the prestigious student union of the Jawaharlal Nehru University from Students for Democratic Socialism. (SYS) In 1983, Digvijay Singh accompanied veteran socialist politician Chandrashekhar during his 'Bharat Yatra' march through the heartland of India.
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