Giriraj Singh Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' (183 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• Elected as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council in 2002 • Appointed as the Co-operative Minister of Bihar in the Nitish Kumar government • Appointed as the Minister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resource Development of Bihar • Contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Nawada Constituency of Bihar and won • Elected to the 16th Lok Sabha as an MP • Appointed as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises on 4 September 2017 • He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Begusarai Constituency of Bihar against Kanhaiya Kumar. • He won the 2019 General Elections with a margin of over 4 Lakh votes • He was appointed as the Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the Narendra Modi government on 31 May 2019 • He won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Begusarai seat by defeating his rival, CPI’s Awdhesh Rai, by 81,480 votes.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 September 1952 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	72 Years
Birthplace	Barahiya, Lakhisarai District, Bihar
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Barahiya, Lakhisarai District, Bihar
School	Government school of Barahiya village, Bihar
College/University	Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
Educational Qualification	Bachelors in Arts from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar in 1971
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Bhumihar Brahmin
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Address	Resident of Barahiya, Lakhisarai District, Bihar
Hobbies	• Farming • Rearing cattles
Controversies	• In 2013, during the campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he announced in a rally that everyone against Narendra Modi should be sent to Pakistan. Congress demanded to cancel Singh's nomination and for his removal from the BJP. • On 8 July 2014, Singh reported a burglary of jewellery and cash from his house worth Rs.50,000. The police nabbed the thief and recovered jewellery and cash worth Rs. 1.14 Crores. This caused a lot of debate in the Bihar Assembly as in Singh's affidavit to the Election Commission he had declared cash & jewellery assets of only Rs 1.4 lakhs. • On 30 March 2015, he stated- "If Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian lady and not a white-skinned woman, then would the Congress have accepted her leadership?". The statement led to a lot of people getting offended and criticized him heavily of racism and sexism. Many leaders termed his statements as shocking and of an insane person. • In April 2016, he stated that the population should be controlled by ensuring people of all religions should have the same number of children. • In October 2016, he urged Hindus to produce more children as the Muslim population was increasing rapidly, which is a threat to India. • On 4 June 2019, he tweeted about Nitish Kumar's iftar party in a mosque. He said it would be great to see him organize a Navratri party with vegetarian food. He said that people go back on their religion but resort to show off when it comes to other religions. • In September 2024, he hit the headlines after he gave a statement on the Sanjauli mosque issue in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. While talking about it, in an interview, he said that the government should demolish all the illegal mosques in India. He also claimed that there is a conspiracy to settle Muslims in areas where majority of the residents are Hindus. [1]ABP News
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	None
Family
Wife/Spouse	Uma Sinha (Retired Teacher)
Children	Son- None Daughter- 1 (Name not known)
Parents	Father- Ramavtaar Singh Mother- Tara Devi
Siblings	Brother- Jairaj Singh Sister- None
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Mahindra e20 • Tata Nano (2012 Model)
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets: Rs. 81.36 Lacs Cash: Rs. 1.74 Lacs Bank Deposits: Rs. 67.92 Lacs Jewellery: 15 gm Gold worth Rs. 20,000 Properties: Rs. 5.87 Crores Agricultural land worth Rs. 5 Crores Residential building in Anandpuri, Bihar worth Rs. 20 Lacs Residential building in Barahiya village, Bihar worth Rs. 30 Lacs 3 other buildings worth Rs. 37 Lacs
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 1 Lac + other allowances (as a Cabinet Minister)
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 8.30 Crores (as of 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Giriraj Singh

• He was removed as the Co-operative minister from Nitish Kumar’s cabinet when the JDU broke its alliance with the BJP in June 2013. 11 other BJP members were also removed from ministerial posts after the alliance was called off.
  

  Giriraj Singh With Nitish Kumar

• He has submitted a research paper on the animal feed based on Morning Biomass. He did this research with the help of scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

• In 2013, his name was announced from the Nawada Constituency of Bihar for the 2014 General Elections. He went to Rajnath Singh’s house after the announcement crying and asking for a ticket from the Begusarai Constituency of Bihar instead. His ticket was not changed.
  

  Giriraj Singh With Rajnath Singh

• He is a loyalist of Narendra Modi since the time he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat and was among the first people to suggest his name as the Prime Minister.
  

  Giriraj Singh With Narendra Modi