Brijendra Singh (politician, born 13 May 1972) explained

Parliament:Indian
Constituency Mp:Hisar
Term Start:23 May 2019
Predecessor:Dushyant Chautala
Birth Date:13 May 1972
Birth Place:Rohtak, Haryana, India
Father:Birender Singh
Mother:Premlata Singh
Party:Indian National Congress (2024- Present)
Otherparty:Bhartiya Janta Party (till 2024)

Brijendra Singh (born 13 May 1972) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from Hisar parliamentary constituency.

As a Member of Parliament, he is a Member of the Public Accounts Committee (India), Standing Committee on Defence (India), Joint Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Committee on Petitions.[1] [2] [3]

He is a former bureaucrat who took voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service after serving in Haryana for 21 years.[4] [5] He held All India Rank 9 in the Civil Services Examination in the batch of 1998.He has resigned from the primary membership of BJP citing "compelling political reasons" on 10th March 2024 just a few months before 2024 Lok Sabha election and joined congress party.[6]

Education

Singh completed his BA (Honours) History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1992. He went on to pursue MA in Modern History from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He also holds an MSc in Public Policy and Management from King's College London.[7]

Family background

Singh's native village is DUMARKHAN KALAN near Uchana in Jind district, Haryana. He is from the Jat community. He is the son of former Union Steel Minister Birender Singh. Singh's mother Premlata Singh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana representing Uchana Kalan constituency, which was previously held by his father.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members : Lok Sabha .
  2. Web site: Public Accounts .
  3. Web site: Committee : Loksabha .
  4. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/steel-minister-birendra-singh-resigns/article26834570.ece Steel Minister Birendra Singh resigns
  5. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/birender-singh-offers-to-resign-from-cabinet-rajya-sabha/article26834607.ece Birender Singh offers to resign from Cabinet, Rajya Sabha
  6. News: The Times of India . Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, joins Congress . 11 March 2024 . 10 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240311045946/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-bjp-mp-brijendra-singh-resigns-from-party-likely-to-join-congress/articleshow/108364280.cms . 11 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Brijendra Singh National Portal of India. 2021-07-04. www.india.gov.in.