Sidharth Nath Singh | |
Office: | Minister of Khadi & Village Industries, Sericulture, Textile, MSME Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Term Start: | 21 August 2019 |
Term End: | 25 March 2022 |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Yogi Adityanath |
Predecessor: | Satish Mahana |
Successor: | Rakesh Sachan |
Office1: | Minister of Health & Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Term Start1: | 19 March 2017 |
Term End1: | 21 August 2019 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Yogi Adityanath |
Successor1: | Jai Pratap Singh |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Office4: | Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start4: | 11 March 2017 |
Constituency4: | Allahabad West |
Predecessor4: | Pooja Pal |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1963 |
Birth Place: | Delhi, India |
Spouse: | Dr. Neeta Singh |
Relations: | Lal Bahadur Shastri (Grandfather) |
Father: | B. N. Shrivastav |
Children: | Two sons |
Residence: | C-301 Shyam Pushp Apartment Clive Road, Allahabad |
Alma Mater: | B. A. (from St. Hindu College, Delhi) |
Source: | http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12630/17 |
Sidharth Nath Singh (born 1 October 1963) is an Indian politician and the former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is one of the official spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a grandson of former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri.[1] Suman Shastri (1936-2002), his mother, was the daughter of Lal Bahadur Shastri.[2] He is BJP state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh and co-in-charge of West Bengal. He is also serving as a Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
S N Singh became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Allahabad West constituency in 2017 by defeating two-time BSP MLA Pooja Pal by 45,000 votes.[8] [9] He is currently (since 2017) a cabinet minister in the UP government, with the portfolio of Health.