Rajnath Singh
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| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| President of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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In office 23 January 2013 – 8 July 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Amit Shah |
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In office 24 December 2005 – 24 December 2009 |
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| Preceded by | L K Advani |
| Succeeded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
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In office 28 October 2000 – 8 March 2002 |
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| Governor |
Suraj Bhan Vishnu Kant Shastri |
| Preceded by | Ram Prakash Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Mayawati |
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Member of Parliament for Lucknow |
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Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Lalji Tandon |
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Member of Parliament for Ghaziabad |
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In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Gen (Retd) V K Singh |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 2003–2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Pawar |
| Personal details | |
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10 July 1951 Bhabhaura, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Savitri Singh |
| Children | Pankaj Singh Neeraj Singh Anamika Singh |
| Mother | Gujarati Devi |
| Father | Ram Badan Singh |
| Alma mater | Gorakhpur University |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | Official website |
Rajnath Singh (born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who currently serves as the Home Minister of India. He previously served as the Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh and as a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government. He has also served as the President of the BJP twice, 2005 to 2009 and 2013 to 2014. He began his career as a physics lecturer and used his long-term association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to become involved with the Janata Party.
Singh was born in the small village of puttur in Chandauli district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in a Hindu rajput family. His father was Ram Badan Singh and his mother was Gujarati Devi. He was born into a family of farmers and went on to secure a master's degree in physics, acquiring first division results from the Gorakhpur University. Rajnath Singh had been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 1964, at the age of 13 and remained connected with the organisation even during his employment as a physics lecturer in Mirzapur. In 1974, he was appointed secretary for the Mirzapur unit of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, predecessor of Bhartiya Janta Party.
In 1975, aged 24, Singh was appointed District President of the Jana Sangh. In 1977, he was elected Member of Legislative Assembly from the Mirzapur constituency. He became the State President of the BJP youth wing in 1984, the National general secretary in 1986 and the National President in 1988. He was also elected into the Uttar Pradesh legislative council.
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