Dharampal Singh Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Politician • Teacher • Farmer
Known for	Being nominated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as one of its eight candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for October 16, 2026
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In 1988: Joined Bharatiya Janata Partu (BJP) as the grassroot level as the Block Pramukh of Majhgawan in Bareilly • In 1996: Elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the first time from the Aonla constituency • From 1997 to 2002: Served as the State Minister for PWD & Tourism and later as the Panchayati Raj Minister under Chief Minister Kalyan Singh • In 2002: Won his second term as MLA from Aonla and served as the State Labour Minister until 2003 • In 2012: Secured his third term as MLA from Aonla after winning the assembly election • In 2017: Elected for fourth term and apointed as the Cabinet Minister for Irrigation • In 2022: Won his fifth term as MLA from Aonla and took charges as the Cabinet Minister for Livestock, Diary Development, and Animal Husbandary • In 2026: Nominated by the BJP as a candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 January 1953 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2026)	73 Years
Birthplace	Aonla, District Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Aonla, District Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
College/University	Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly
Educational Qualification(s)	• A Bachelor of Laws • A Bachelor of Education • A Master of Arts (M.A.) • Basic training certificate (BTC)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Lodhi
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1970
Family
Wife/Spouse	Vandana Singh (Homemaker)
Children	Son(s)- 3 Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Mishri Singh
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Tata Safari
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Moveable Assets: • Cash: Rs 1 lakh • Deposits in Banks: Rs 57 Lakh • Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companies: Rs 19 Lakh • Jewellery: Rs 4 lakh • Other assets, such as values of claims / interests: Rs 2 Lakh Immovable Assets: • Agricultural Land: Rs 40 Lakh • Residential Buildings: Rs 1 crore
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 2 crore (as of 2022) [1]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dharampal Singh

• Dharampal Singh was born and raised in Guldiya Gaurishankar village of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh.

• Before entering politics, Singh was associated with agriculture and teaching.

• He studied at Bareilly Ruhilkhand University, Bareilly and obtained postgraduate and professional qualifications including a Bachelor’s degree in Law, a Master’s degree in Arts, a Bachelor’s of Education and a Basic training certificate (BTC).

• In 1988, Dharampal joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at grassroots and became the block pramukh of Majhgawan block.

• In 1993, Dharampal Singh contested his first Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Aonla on a BJP ticket, although he lost to Mahipal Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party.

• In 1996, he re-contested in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Aonla constituency.

• In March 1997, Dharampal became a Minister of State for Public Works and Tourism in the Mayawati-led government.

• Later that year, after the change in government the Kalyan Singh government as Minister of State with the independent charge of Panchayati Raj and Labour.

• During his time in Panchyati Raj, he worked on strengthening local self-government and giving greater importance to rural communities.

• In 2002, Dharampal Singh won Aonla for the second time. The election was extremely close as he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Shyam Bihari Singh by only 263 votes.

• In October 2002, he became Minister of State for Labour with independent charge in the Mayawati government.

• From 2002 to 2003, he also served in the Uttar Pradesh Government Assurances Committee.

• From 2003 to 2007, Dharampal served in the Public Undertakings Corporation Committee of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

• He was also a member of the Public Accounts Committee from 2006 to 2007.

• In 2007, Dharampal Singh lost the Aonla Assembly election to Radha Krishna of the Bahujan Samaj Party.

• In 2012, Singh won the Assembly election third time. In the election he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate, Mahipal Singh Yadav.

• From 2012 to 2017, he served as the Deputy Leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

• In March 2017, Dharampal Singh won Assembly election from Aonla constituency for the fourth time by defeating Sidhraj Singh of the Samajwadi Party.

• In March 2017, he joined the first Yogi Adityanath government as Minister of Irrigation and Irrigation Mechanical.
  

  Dharampal Singh with Yogi Adityanath

• During the first Yogi government, he served as Irrigation Minister for about two years. Later he left ministry during a Cabinet reshuffle.

• In 2022, Singh won Aonla for the fifth time by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Pt. Radha Krishan Sharma.

• In March 2022, he returned to the Yogi Adityanath government as a Cabinet Minister. He handled Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Minority Welfare, Muslim Waqf and Haj, Political Pension, and Civil Defence departments.

• In September 2022, Dharampal Singh came into news after speaking about the Uttar Pradesh government’s survey of madrasas. In an interview, he said that the government wanted madrasa students to receive education that could help them become professionals such as engineer and doctors.

• By 2022, Singh had become one of the BJP’s longest-serving MLAs in Uttar Pradesh as he won the same Aonla seat for five times.

• In 2026. he continued to work on BJP organizational and public out-reach activities in Uttar Pradesh.

• On 5 October 2026, Dharampal Singh came into news after BJP named him as one of its eight candidates for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
  

  A screenshot of Instagram post shared by Dharampal Singh after BJP named him as one of its eight candidates for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh for 2026 Rajya Sabha election