Jitendra Singh Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Politician • Physician
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black (Semi Bald)
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	• 2014: Contested and won the Indian General Election from the Udhampur constituency in Jammu and Kashmir • 2014: Appointed as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology; and Ministry of Earth Sciences • 2014: Given an independent charge of Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; and Department of Space • 2014: Appointed as the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region • 2016: Appointed as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports • 2019: Elected as the Member of the Lok Sabha from the Udhampur constituency in Jammu and Kashmir • 2019: Given various independent charges including the Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State, Department of Atomic Energy, and Minister of State, Department of Space • 2019: Appointed as the Union Minister of State under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region • 2021: Appointed as the Union Minister of State under the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Union Minister of State under the Ministry of Earth Sciences • 2024: Elected as the Member of the Lok Sabha from the Udhampur constituency in Jammu and Kashmir
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 September 1956 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	68 Years
Birthplace	Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jammu
School	The Scindia School, Gwalior (1972)
College/University	• All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Delhi • Stanley Medical College, Chennai • Amity University, Noida • Central University Of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
Educational Qualification(s)	• M.B.B.S. from the Stanley Medical College, Chennai • M.D from AIIMS, Delhi • Ph.D.(Hon) from the Amity University • Ph.D. (Hon) from the Central University Jammu
Religion	Hinduism
Address	169/3, Trikuta Nagar, City Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	16 April 1982
Family
Wife/Spouse	Manju Singh
Children	Son(s)- 2 Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Rajinder Singh Mother- Shanti Devi
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Ford
Money Factor
Assets/Properties (as of 2022-2023)	Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 45,000 Deposits in Banks: Rs. 2,93,36,327 Motor Vehicles: Rs. 26,05,000 Jewellery: Rs. 13,30,000 Immovable Assets Agricultural Land: Rs. 1,05,00,000 Residential Buildings: Rs. 2,66,00,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 7 crores (as of 2022-2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Dr Jitendra Singh belongs to a Hindu Dogra Rajput family in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir.

• After pursuing his formal education, he became a Fellow at the Indian College of Physicians (ICP), Life Patron at the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India.

• He has also worked as a newspaper columnist for various newspapers including the Kashmir Times and the Daily Excelsior.

• He used to write a weekly column known as the Tales of Travesty, which was featured in the newspaper’s editorial section until 2014.

• Singh has served as a professor of diabetes and endocrinology at the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI).

• He has been the chairman of the National Scientific Committee of Diabetes and the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India.

• In 2008, during the Amarnath land transfer controversy, he was appointed as the spokesperson of the Shri Amarnathji Sangharsh Samiti, an umbrella organisation of right-wing parties.

• In 2012, he took an early retirement as a teacher to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.

• On 14 July 2014, he launched India’s first research vessel named “Sindhu Sadhana” from the Mormugao harbour in Goa and in October of the same year, Singh launched India’s first homemade broad spectrum confocal microscope in New Delhi.

• In 2015, while he served as the Minister of state in space and atomic energy, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the fourth Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System and he, along with ISRO chairman K. Sivan, gave a confirmation of a crewed mission to the moon in 2022 as announced by Narendra Modi.
  

  Jitendra Singh (second from left) visiting the Semiconductor Laboratory of the Department of Space

• He introduced the use of satellite imaging for surveying and building roads in 2014.