Ajay Singh 'Rahul Bhaiya' | |
Birth Date: | 1955 9, df=yes[1] |
Birth Place: | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Residence: | Churhat, Sidhi district |
Nationality: | Indian |
Citizenship: | Indian |
Office2: | Leader of the Opposition of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 27 February 2017 |
Term End2: | 11 December 2018 |
Successor2: | Gopal Bhargava, BJP |
Office3: | Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Constituency3: | Churhat |
Predecessor3: | Govind Prasad |
Successor3: | Sharadendu Tiwari, BJP |
Term Start3: | 1998 |
Term End3: | 2018 |
Term Start4: | 1991 (by-poll) |
Term End4: | 1993 |
Predecessor4: | Arjun Singh |
Successor4: | Govind Prasad |
Term Start5: | 1985 (by-poll) |
Term End5: | 1990 |
Predecessor5: | Arjun Singh |
Successor5: | Arjun Singh |
Education: | MA in Economics[2] |
Alma Mater: | Delhi University and Barkatullah University |
Profession: | Activist, Politician |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Spouse: | Suniti Singh [3] |
Children: | 3 (including Arunoday Singh) |
Father: | Arjun Singh |
Mother: | Saroj Kumari |
Website: | http://ajaysinghrahul.in |
Date: | 27 July |
Year: | 2018 |
Source: | [4] |
Ajay Singh, also known as Rahul Bhaiya, is an Indian politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh. He is MLA representing Churhat Assembly constituency.[5]
He previously served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly and has been elected six times from the Churhat Vidhan Sabha constituency. He also held ministerial positions in Madhya Pradesh under Digvijaya Singh's administration.
Singh's familial background includes being the son of Arjun Singh, a prominent figure in the Congress party who served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and as a Union Minister of Human Resource Development.
He was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, and is married to Suniti Singh. Together, they have two daughters and a son, Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh.[6] [7] He is the son of Arjun Singh, who was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh during the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
Singh did his schooling from Campion School, Bhopal and graduated from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University. He completed his M.A. in Economics from Bhopal University and was a gold medalist.[4]