Rewati Raman Singh

Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 5 October 1943) is an Indian politician from the Allahabad Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.[2] He played a major role in the establishment of the Samajwadi Party with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Beni Prasad Verma and Azam Khan.

Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh
In office
5 July 2016 – 4 July 2022
Preceded byKanak Lata Singh
Succeeded byKapil Sibal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004 – 2014
Preceded byMurli Manohar Joshi
Succeeded byShyama Charan Gupta
ConstituencyAllahabad
Personal details
Born (1943-10-05) 5 October 1943
Allahabad, United Provinces, British India
Political partySP
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal
SpouseBeena Singh
Children2 (including Ujjwal Raman Singh)
Residence(s)19-A, Ashok Nagar, Nyaya Marg, 211001, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad[1]
Websitehttp://rajyasabha.nic.in

He is the national secretary of Samajwadi Party. He has served Karachana, the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Allahabad more than 7 times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was also elected as a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Allahabad twice after defeating the popular BJP politician, Murali Manohar Joshi in 2004 general elections.[3] He has now been elected as an MP (Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh. He was made irrigation minister and environment minister.[4]

Early life

Rewati Raman Singh was born in a Bhumihar family. He actively took part in the JP Movement against emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.[5][6] He had also worked with Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and many other leaders to clean the holy Ganges river. He had worked with many popular leaders like former prime minister V. P. Singh, Chandra Shekhar, and Raj Narain.

Positions held

References
  1. "Shri Rewati Raman Singh| National Portal of India".
  2. "Samajwadi Party Wins 7 Rajya Sabha Seats In UP".
  3. "BJP, BSP to take on SP's Kunwar Singh for historic seat". 25 March 2014.
  4. "Kunwar Rewati Raman, First Post".
  5. "Rewati Raman Singh News".
  6. "SP leader Rewati Raman Singh at a PC in Varanasi".
  7. "Profile of Rewati Raman Singh, Loksabha Archive, Government of India".
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