Kanti Singh Explained

Kanti Singh
Birth Date:8 March 1957
Birth Place:Rohtas, Bihar, India
Residence:Patna
Office1:Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
Constituency1:Arrah
Term1:2004-2009
Predecessor1:Ram Prasad Singh
Successor1:Meena Singh
Office6:Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
Constituency6:Bikramganj
Term6:1996-1998
Predecessor6:Ram Prasad Singh
Successor6:Bashishtha Narain Singh
Office7:Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
Constituency7:Bikramganj
Term7:1999-2004
Predecessor7:Bashishtha Narain Singh
Successor7:Ajit Kumar Singh
Spouse:Lt. Keshaw Prasad Singh
Children:Rishi Kumar, Kajal Singh
Date:26 September
Year:2009
Source:http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=461

Kanti Singh (born 8 March 1957) is a former Central Minister and National President of RJD Women Cell. She was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She once represented the Arrah constituency[1] of Bihar and is a national general secretary of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party. She was earlier elected to 11th and 13th Lok Sabha from Bikramganj constituency.She has held various portfolios in Central Government as Minister of Coal and Mines, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Human Resources Development (HRD), Women Child and Development and Tourism and Culture.

Posts held

From To Position
01 1991 1997 General Secretary, Janata Dal, Bihar
02 1992 1995 Member, District Consumer Forum
031995 1996 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
04 1995 1996 Member, Estimates Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly
05 1996 1998 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha from Bikramganj
06 1996 1996 Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development
07 1996 1997 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Coal
08 1999 2004 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Bikramganj
091999 2000 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
10 1999 2004 Member, Committee on Commerce
11 1999 2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
12 1999 2004 Member, Committee on Women Empowerment
13 1999 2004 Member, Committee on Official Language
14 2000 2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
15 2000 2004 Member, Committee on Information Technology
16 2004 2009 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Arrah[2]
17 2004 2006 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development
18 2006 2009 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RJD LJP combine facilitated Kanti Singh's win. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 May 2004. 11 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211105820/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rjd-ljp-combine-facilitated-kanti-singhs-win/articleshow/678807.cms. live.
  2. Web site: 14th Lok Sabha Member Profile. loksabhaph.nic.in. 2 August 2020. 7 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220907073712/http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=461&lastls=14. live.