Sidharth Nath Singh
Sidharth Nath Singh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Khadi & Village Industries, Sericulture, Textile, MSME Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Satish Mahana |
| Succeeded by | Rakesh Sachan |
| Minister of Health & Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Jai Pratap Singh |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pooja Pal |
| Constituency | Allahabad West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1963 Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Dr. Neeta Singh |
| Relations | Lal Bahadur Shastri (Grandfather) |
| Children | Two sons |
| Residence(s) | C-301 Shyam Pushp Apartment Clive Road, Allahabad |
| Alma mater | B. A. (from St. Hindu College, Delhi) |
| Source: [2] | |
Sidharth Nath Singh (born 1 October 1963) is an Indian politician and the former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is one of the official spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a grandson of former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri.[1] Suman Shastri (1936-2002), his mother, was the daughter of Lal Bahadur Shastri.[2] He is BJP state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh and co-in-charge of West Bengal. He is also serving as a Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary.[3][4][5][6][7]
Political career
[edit]S N Singh became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Allahabad West constituency in 2017 by defeating two-time BSP MLA Pooja Pal by 45,000 votes.[8][9] He is currently (since 2017) a cabinet minister in the UP government, with the portfolio of Health.
References
[edit]- ^ The Shastri saga ...
- ^ "Shastri's daughter Suman dies". Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
- ^ "State Prabhari". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Priyanka Gandhi likely to take on Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson in UP". Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Trinamool Lawmakers Get Legal Notice over Alleged Defamatory Comments Against Lal Bahadur Shastri, His Grandson
- ^ TMC MP says Lal Bahadur Shastri would not have married if he knew BJP's Siddharth Nath Singh would be his grandson
- ^ TN heading for power crisis, says BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh
- ^ [1] My Neta
- ^ Who will PM Modi and Amit Shah choose as CM?
External links
[edit]- Office Bearers Archived 22 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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