Bhanwar Jitendra Singh Explained

Birth Date:12 June 1971
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Residence:New Delhi
Office:Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and Minister of State for Defence, Government of India
Predecessor:Ajay Maken
Successor:Sarbananda Sonowal
Primeminister:Manmohan Singh
Term Start:28 October 2012
Term End:26 May 2014
Constituency2:Alwar, Rajasthan
Office2:Member of Parliament
Predecessor2:Karan Singh Yadav
Successor2:Mahant Chandnath
Term Start2:2009
Term End2:2014
Office3:General Secretary of the AICC incharge of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee and Additional incharge of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee
Term Start3:24 December 2023
Predecessor3:
Party:Indian National Congress

Bhanwar Jitendra Singh (born 12 June 1971) is a former Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and a former Minister of State for Defence, Government of India. He assumed this charge on 28 October 2012. Formerly, Singh was the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, a position that he assumed in July 2011. He was the Member of Parliament representing the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan. Jitendra Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the present titular Maharaja of Alwar and hence the cultural head of Naruka clan of Rajputs.

Personal life

Jitendra Singh was born into the ruling family of Alwar to Yuvraj Sri Pratap Singh and Mahendra Kumari. Jitendra's grandfather was His Highness Colonel Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur,K.C.S.I. (1911-2009), the reigning Maharaja of Alwar.

The Alwar royal family belongs to the Naruka clan of Kachhwaha dynasty.

Jitendra Singh is married to Ambika Singh.[1] They have one son and two daughters.

Education

Jitendra Singh went to school at Wynberg Allen School, Mussorie, followed by Bachelors in Commerce from the University of Delhi. Subsequently, he trained in automobile engineering from Germany.

Political career

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harsha Kumari . Singh . The 'political wives' of Rajasthan . NDTV . 6 May 2009. 2 August 2022.
  2. http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1998/StatisticalReport_RAJ98.pdf 63. Jitendra Singh
  3. Web site: Rajasthan - Alwar Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 15 October 2013.
  4. News: Rahul's new team in place . 15 October 2013 . The Indian Express . 18 January 2008 . D K Singh.
  5. http://eci.nic.in/results/ListofWinningCandidated.pdf Page no 6
  6. Web site: Shri Jitendra Singh . Fifteenth Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile . Parliament of India. 15 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015124153/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4403. 15 October 2013. dead.