Kirti Vardhan Singh (born 1 March 1966) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is currently serving as a Minister of State for External Affairs in Third Modi Government and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for the Gonda constituency for 5th time. He is locally known by the alias Raja Bhaiya, being connected with erstwhile Taluqdari of Mankapur.[1]
Kirti Vardhan Singh | |
|---|---|
 Singh in 2024 | |
| Union Minister of State for External Affairs | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 Serving with Pabitra Margherita | |
| President | Draupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | S Jaishankar |
| Vice President | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Preceded by | V Muraleedharan |
| Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| President | Draupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Bhupender Yadav |
| Vice President | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Preceded by | Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Constituency | Gonda, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 17 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Constituency | Gonda, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ketki Devi Singh |
| Succeeded by | Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh |
| Constituency | Gonda, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1966 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party (2014–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party (1998–2009,2012-2014) Bahujan Samaj Party (2009-2012) |
| Spouse |
Kunwarani Madhushree Singh
(m. 2002) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Raja Anand Singh (father) Veena Singh (mother) |
| Residence(s) | 23, B.R. Mehta Lane, New Delhi, Delhi, India - 110 001 |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| Occupation | |
As of 17 September, 2006 Source: [2] | |
Political Career
editHe was member of 12th and 14th Lok Sabha from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh as a Samajwadi Party candidate. In March 2014, he resigned from the SP and joined Bharatiya Janata Party and contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, again from Gonda, where he was elected in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabhas.[2] Singh is known to be an environmental activist. In July 2018, he won a case against State Government of Uttar Pradesh in Green Tribunal, a case pertaining to illegal sand mining by gangs in his constituency.[3][4]
In 2024 he was re-elected as the Member of Parliament from Gonda in the pivotal 18th Lok Sabha elections, from a BJP ticket. He is one of the 33 BJP MPs in Uttar Pradesh, in the difficult election period. He defeated the INDIA Alliance candidate Shreya Verma (SP) with a margin of 46222 Votes. Later that month, he took part in the oath ceremony as a Minister of State in the council of ministers. He has been made a junior minister in the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of External Affairs.
In 2023 he gained attention for his involvement in a historic event on 8 April 2023. Singh piloted a powered hang glider above Pinjore Airport in Haryana, with veteran skydiver Shital Mahajan performing a jump as part of the inauguration of the National Aero Modelling Fellowship Program by the Aero Club of India. This event marked the first instance of a civilian jumping from a powered hang glider piloted by an active MP. The event, organized by the Aero Club of India representing the Federation of Aeronautical Internationale in India, received praise for its historic significance and potential for national recognition by the FAI.
Early life and education
editHe was born on 1 March 1966 to Raja Anand Singh and Veena Singh of Mankapur Taluquadari.
He pursued higher education in the field of Geology and successfully obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree from the Lucknow University, where he specialised in geological sciences.
On 16 November 2002, Kirti Vardhan Singh married Madhushree Singh. The couple has a son, Kunwar Jai Vardhan Singh, who was born on 10 November 2006. As a family, they are involved in various social and cultural activities.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mankapur - History and Genealogy Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Queensland University
- ^ Khan, Atiq (March 2014). "Resentment in SP over ticket distribution". The Hindu.
- ^ [1] He has also represented India in 39th ASEAN inter parliamentary assembly.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.aipasecretariat.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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