Sidharth Nath Singh Explained

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]

Political career

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160102224510/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/10/02/stories/2004100200930300.htm The Shastri saga ...
  2. Web site: Shastri's daughter Suman dies . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722223124/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/shastris-daughter-suman-dies/71635 . 22 July 2019 . dead.
  3. Web site: State Prabhari . 17 June 2016 . 21 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421042021/http://ftp.lkadvani.in/organisation/state-prabhari . dead .
  4. Web site: Priyanka Gandhi likely to take on Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson in UP . 17 June 2016 . 28 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160928015911/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/131016/news-politics/article/priyanka-gandhi-likely-take-lal-bahadur-shastri%E2%80%99s-grandson . dead .
  5. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/trinamool-lawmakers-get-legal-notice-over-alleged-defamatory-comments-against-lal-bahadur-shastri-hi-727021 Trinamool Lawmakers Get Legal Notice over Alleged Defamatory Comments Against Lal Bahadur Shastri, His Grandson
  6. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tmc-mp-says-lal-bahadur-shastri-would-not-have-married-if-he-knew-bjp-s-siddharth-nath-singh-would-be-his-grandson-2041905 TMC MP says Lal Bahadur Shastri would not have married if he knew BJP's Siddharth Nath Singh would be his grandson
  7. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/TN-heading-for-power-crisis-says-BJP-national-secretary-Siddharth-Nath-Singh/articleshow/52666991.cms TN heading for power crisis, says BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh
  8. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS24261.htm?ac=261
  9. http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2017-up-after-bjp-victory-who-will-narendra-modi-and-amit-shah-choose-as-chief-minister-4565083/ Who will PM Modi and Amit Shah choose as CM?