Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)
| Dr. Jitendra Singh | |
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at DoNER press conference
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| Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (Independent charge) and Minister of State for Prime Minister Office Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Government of India | |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
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Member of the India Parliament for Udhampur |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Chaudhary Lal Singh |
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6 November 1956 Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Manju Singh |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Alma mater | Stanley Medical College, Chennai |
| Profession |
Doctor Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Jitendra Singh (born 6 November 1956) is an Indian politician. Currently, he is the Minister of State(MoS)(Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space.
He is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Executive member and was the chief spokesperson for the State of Jammu and Kashmir. He won the Udhampur seat in Indian general election, 2014 for the 16th Lok Sabha.
He was a professor of diabetes and endocrinology, a consultant and clinical practitioner, author of 8 books, and a newspaper columnist. He is the ex-Chairman, National Scientific Committee Diabetes, Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India. Singh hails from a Rajput family.
His verified Twitter handle is https://twitter.com/DrJitendraSingh
He resigned from Government job of Professor Medicine (Diabetes) for pursuing his political career. He played a historic role in 2008 Amarnath Land Row Agitation, as a member of the core committee of Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti.
He contributed over five thousand published articles in the press including a widely read syndicated column “Tales of Travesty”. Author of five books, Elsvier published monograms and over a dozen chapters in various text books of Diabetes and Medicine for MD students. He was first ever medical professional to be conferred the coveted “Jamna Devi Gian Devi” award for journalism. Citation hails as popular freelance journalist having so far contributed more than two thousand published articles in national regional press.
He has authored five books and three Monograms included three All-India popular books on Diabetes awareness, one of which titled “Diabetes Made Easy” was included in Best-seller section of “World Book Fair” held at Pragati Maidan in 2002.
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