Rajnath Singh Wiki, Age, Height, Weight, Caste, Education, Biography & More

Rajnath Singh (born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician currently (2019) serving as the Defence Minister of India in Narendra Modi’s Government.

He is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party Previously he served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was also the President of the BJP between 2005 to 2009 and 2013 to 2014. He started his career as a lecturer and was also a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Indian Politician
Politics
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In 1974, he was appointed secretary of Bhartiya Jana Sangh for the Mirzapur Unit in Uttar Pradesh. • In 1975, he was appointed district president of the Jana Sangh. • In 1977, he became M.L.A. from Mirzapur constituency. • In 1984, became the State President of the BJP Youth Wing. • In 1986, became the National General Secretary of the BJP Youth Wing. • In 1988, became the National President of the BJP Youth Wing. • In 1988, became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. • In 1991, became Education Minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government. • In 1994, became a member of the Rajya Sabha. • In 25 March 1997 he became the State President of Uttar Pradesh BJP. • In 22 November 1999, he became the Transport Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Government. • On 28 October 2000, He became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. • In 2002, he became the National General Secretary of BJP. • In July 2004, he was appointed as National General Secretary of BJP. • Onn 31 December 2005, he became the National President of BJP. • In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, he defeated Poonam Sinha of the Samajwadi Party by over 3.4 lakh votes from Lucknow and elected as Defence Minister of India in Narendra Modi’s Government.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Color	Black (semi-bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 July 1951
Age (as in 2019)	68 Years
Birthplace	Bhabhaura, Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	Not Known
College/University	Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification(s)	• BSc From K.B.P.G College, Mirzapur Gorakhpur University in 1969 • MSc Physics from Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh in 1971
Family	Father– Rambadan Singh Mother– Gujarati Devi Brother– N/A Sister– N/A
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kshatriya, Rajput
Permanent Address:	04, Kalidas Marg,Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Tel : (0522) 2236338
Present Address:	17, Akbar Road,New Delhi – 110 011Tel : (011) 23793881 Telefax : (011) 23014184
Email Address:	38ashokroad[at]gmail[dot]com
Hobbies	Reading
Favourite Things
Favourite Politician	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	No
Wife	Savitri Singh (married 1971)
Children	Sons– Pankaj Singh (politician), Neeraj Singh Daughter– Anamika Singh
Money Factor
Salary (as a Member of Parliament)	Rs. 1 Lakh + Other Allowances
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 4.62 crore (as in 2019)

Early Life of Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh was born on 10th July 1951 in in village Babhora, Tehasil Chakia, District Varansi (now district Chanduli) Uttar Pradesh. His father name was Rambadan Singh and Srimati Gujarati Devi.Rajnath Singh Birth Place

He did his schooling from his native village, and then he completed his Graduate and Post Graduate from Gorakhapur University, UP. He also worked as a lecturer of Physics at K.B. Post-Graduate College, Mirzapur, UP. Since his childhood he was the active member of RSS.

Political Career and Life Journey

From 1969 to 1971 he was the Organizational secretary of ABVP a student wing of BJP then in 1972 he becomes RSS karyavah (General Secretary) of Mirzapur city in 1972. In 1974 he entered into politics and become Secretary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Mirzaur. In October 28, 2000, He became Chief Minister of UP and also elected as MLA from Haidargarh constituency in Barabanki two times. In December 31, 2005 he becomes BJP National President also got elected as a MP from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Currently he is Defence Minister of India and took oath On May 30, 2019.

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