S. P. Singh Baghel Explained

Satya Pal Singh Baghel
Office:Union Minister of State
Government of India
Term Start:7 July 2021
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
1Blankname:Ministry & Department's
1Namedata:
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency2:Jalesar
Predecessor2:Ompal Singh Nidar
Birth Date:1960 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence:Agra
Otherparty:Samajwadi Party (1996–2009)
Bahujan Samaj Party (2009–2014)
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse:Madhu Baghel
Children:1 Daughter and 1 Son
Alma Mater:Jiwaji University
Meerut College, Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Date:16 May 2014
Source:http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=31
Website:http://www.spsinghbaghel.com
Termstart1:23 May 2019
Predecessor1:Ram Shankar Katheria
Termstart2:28 February 1998
Termend2:13 May 2009
Constituency1:Agra
Successor2:constituency abolished
Office3:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Termstart3:5 July 2010
Termend3:12 March 2014
Office4:Cabinet Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh
1Blankname4:Chief Minister
2Blankname4:Ministry & Department's
1Namedata4:Yogi Adityanath
2Namedata4:
  • Livestock
  • Minor Irrigation
  • Fisheries
Termstart4:19 March 2017
Termend4:23 May 2019
Office5:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Termstart5:11 March 2017
Constituency5:Tundla
Termend5:23 May 2019
Predecessor5:Rakesh Babu
Successor5:Prempal Singh Dhangar

Satya Pal Singh Baghel (born 21 June 1960) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament (Loksabha). A member of Bharatiya Janata Party, he got elected to 17th Lok Sabha from Agra and again to 18th Lok Sabha from the same constituency. He previously was a member of Samajwadi Party, in which he got elected to Lok Sabha thrice and to Rajya Sabha once as a member of Bahujan Samaj Party.[1]

Personal life and education

Baghel was born in Bhatpura, Umari, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh in 1960. He was born in Dhangar(gadaria) family. Currently he is member of Lok Sabha from Agra, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes. His father was Rambhrose Singh and his mother was Ram Shree Devi. Baghel married on 30 November 1989 and has two children. Baghel has a bachelor of law degree, a master's degree in science and a doctoral degree. He attended Maharaja Jiwaji Rao University in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh and the Meerut University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Career

In 1998, 1999 and 2004, Baghel represented the Samajwadi Party three times in the Lok Sabha from Jalesar, Uttar Pradesh. After these three terms, Baghel was suspended from his party. He then unsuccessfully contested two Lok Sabha elections as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. In 2010, Baghel was elected to the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) but then in the following election, lost to the Bhartiya Janta Party candidate.[2]

On 3 July 2015, Baghel became president of the BJP OBC Morcha (the "Other Backward Class" wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party).[3] [4] [5]

In 2017, Baghel became a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In 2019, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Agra seat on BJP ticket.

1998 - 1999: Member of Parliament from Jalesar (First Term), Samajwadi Party
1999 - 2004: Member of Parliament from Jalesar (Second Term), Samajwadi Party
2004 - 2009: Member of Parliament from Jalesar (Third Term), Samajwadi Party
2010 - 2014: member of Rajya Sabha. Bahujan Samaj Party
2017 - 2019: M.L.A. from Tundla as BJP member
2017 - 2019: Cabinet Minister of Livestock, Minor Irrigation and Fisheries in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
2019–2024: Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from Agra (Fourth Term but first time as BJP member)
7 July 2021 – 18 May 2023: Minister of state for Law and Justice in Union Cabinet Government of India
18 May 2023 – 10 June 2024: Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare in Union Cabinet Government of India
2024–Incumbent: Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from Agra (Fifth Term but Second time as BJP member)

Public office activities

In 1998 and 1999, Baghel was a member of committees on subordinate legislation, human resource development and health and family welfare. In 1999 and 2000, he was a member of committees on food, civil supplies and public distribution and an estimates committee. Between 2000 and 2004, he worked in the Ministry of Home Affairs and on committees of public undertaking, external affairs and member attendance in the House.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 18 May 2023 . Union cabinet reshuffle: Arjun Ram Meghwal appointed law minister, Kiren Rijiju assigned ministry of earth sciences . The Times of India . 18 May 2023 . 0971-8257.
  2. News: BJP to play OBC card in 2017 UP polls. The Times of India. 17 August 2015 .
  3. Web site: BJP creates OBC morcha ahead of Bihar election. 4 July 2015.
  4. Web site: With an eye on Bihar, UP polls, BJP forms OBC Morcha to boost electoral fortunes. 4 July 2015.
  5. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/obc-morcha-to-fight-for-rights-of-backward-classes-115070801225_1.html OBC Morcha to fight for rights of backward classes