Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1971)

Jitendra Singh (born 12 June 1971) is the former Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and the Minister of State for Defence, Government of India. He assumed this charge on 28 October 2012. Formerly, Jitendra Singh was the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India; a position that he assumed in July 2011. He was the Member of Parliament representing the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan. Jitendra Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the present titular Maharaja of Alwar and hence the cultural head of Naruka clan of Rajputs.

For other people named Jitendra Singh, see Jitendra Singh (disambiguation).

Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and Minister of State for Defence, Government of India
In office
28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byAjay Maken
Succeeded bySarbananda Sonowal
Member of Parliament
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKaran Singh Yadav
Succeeded byMahant Chandnath
ConstituencyAlwar, Rajasthan
Personal details
Born (1971-06-12) 12 June 1971
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceNew Delhi

Personal life

Jitendra Singh was born into the Royal family of Alwar to Yuvraj Sri Pratap Singh and Mahendra Kumari. Jitendra's grandfather was His Highness Colonel Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, K.C.S.I. (1911-2009), the reigning Maharaja of Alwar.

The Alwar royal family belongs to the Naruka clan of Kachhwaha dynasty.

Jitendra Singh is married to Ambika Singh.[1] They have one son and two daughters.

Education

Jitendra Singh did his schooling at Wynberg Allen School at Mussorie, followed by Bachelors in Commerce from the University of Delhi. Subsequently, he trained in Automobile engineering from Germany.

Political career
  • Elected as a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Alwar City constituency (state parliament of Rajasthan) in 1998.[2]
  • Elected for second term as a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Alwar City constituency (state parliament of Rajasthan) in 2004.[3]
  • Appointed as Secretary, All India Congress Committee in 2007 (assists Rahul Gandhi in his political projects).[4]
  • Elected as Member of Parliament to the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) representing the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan in 2009.[5]
  • Appointed as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India in July 2011
  • Appointed as Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and Minister of State for Defence, Government of India in the latest Cabinet reshuffle in Oct 2012.[6]
  • Appointed as All India Congress Committee In-charge of Odisha in March 2018
  • Appointed as CWC Member and General Secretary AICC in September 2020

References
  1. Singh, Harsha Kumari (6 May 2009). "The 'political wives' of Rajasthan". NDTV. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. 63. Jitendra Singh Election Commission of India. Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Rajasthan - Alwar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. D K Singh (18 January 2008). "Rahul's new team in place". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. http://eci.nic.in/results/ListofWinningCandidated.pdf Page no 6] Election Commission of India.
  6. "Shri Jitendra Singh". Fifteenth Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile. Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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