Rajnath Singh Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Profession	Indian Politician
Politics
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In 1974, he was appointed secretary of Bhartiya Jana Sangh for the Mirzapur Unit in Uttar Pradesh. • In 1975, he was appointed district president of the Jana Sangh. • In 1977, he became M.L.A. from Mirzapur constituency. • In 1984, became the State President of the BJP Youth Wing. • In 1986, became the National General Secretary of the BJP Youth Wing. • In 1988, became the National President of the BJP Youth Wing. • In 1988, became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. • In 1991, became Education Minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government. • In 1994, became a member of the Rajya Sabha. • On 25 March 1997, became the State President of Uttar Pradesh BJP. • On 22 November 1999, became the Union Surface Transport Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Government. • On 28 October 2000, became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. • In 2002, became the National General Secretary of BJP. • On 24 May 2003, became Union Minister of Agriculture & subsequently for Food Processing. • In July 2004, he was appointed National General Secretary of BJP again. • On 31 December 2005, became the National President of BJP. • In May 2009, he was elected M.P. from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. • In May 2014, he was elected M.P. from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. • On 26 May 2014, became Union Minister for Home Affairs in the Government of India. • In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, he defeated his nearest rival Poonam Sinha of the Samajwadi Party by over 3.4 lakh votes from Lucknow. • On 30 May 2019, he took the oath as the Defence Minister of India.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black (semi-bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 July 1951
Age (as in 2019)	68 Years
Birthplace	Bhabhaura, Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	Not Known
College/University	Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification(s)	• BSc From K.B.P.G College, Mirzapur Gorakhpur University in 1969 • MSc Physics from Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh in 1971
Family	Father- Rambadan Singh Mother- Gujarati Devi Brother- N/A Sister- N/A
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kshatriya
Address	3/206, Chipulkhand Gomti Nagar Lucknow, UP
Hobbies	Reading
Favourite Things
Favourite Politician	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Savitri Singh (married 1971)
Children	Sons- Pankaj Singh (politician), Neeraj Singh Daughter- Anamika Singh
Money Factor
Salary (as a Member of Parliament)	Rs. 1 Lakh + Other Allowances
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 5.14 Crore (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajnath Singh

• Does Rajnath Singh Smoke?: No

• Does Rajnath Singh Drink Alcohol?: No

• He was born in a farmer’s family at a village Babhora in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh.

• At the age of 13 in 1964, he joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

• He was an active RSS worker & a brilliant student since his childhood.

• After completing his Post Graduation, he worked as a lecturer of Physics at the K.B. Post-Graduate College Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

• From 1969 to 1971, he was organizational Secretary of ABVP Gorakhpur Division.

• In 1975, he was the district coordinator during the JP Movement.

• During the political crisis in 1997, he played a key role to save the BJP led government twice.

• As a Union Surface Transport Minister in 1999, he initiated the National Highway Development Programme (NHDP)- a dream project of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

• As a Union Minister of Agriculture, he initiated a few noble projects like Farm Income Insurance Scheme & Kisan Call Centre.

• In 2003, he covered the entire length & breadth of India as BJP President.

• He is an ardent follower of the Hindi language.

• On 19 September 2019, he became India’s first Defence Minister to fly in Tejas fighter aircraft. He flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru.
  

  Rajnath Singh taking a sortie on India’s indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, at the HAL airport in Bengaluru