Rewati Raman Singh
Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh | |
|---|---|
Allahabad | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1943 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | University of Allahabad[1] |
| Website | http://rajyasabha.nic.in |
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
.
He is the national secretary of Samajwadi Party. He has served
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
- Member, Public Accounts Committee[7]
- Leader of opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (from 6 December 1991 to 6 December 1992)
- Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)two terms (2004 and 2009)
- Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradeshfrom 2016 to 2022
References
- ^ "Shri Rewati Raman Singh| National Portal of India".
- ^ "Samajwadi Party Wins 7 Rajya Sabha Seats In UP".
- ^ "BJP, BSP to take on SP's Kunwar Singh for historic seat". 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Kunwar Rewati Raman, First Post".
- ^ "Rewati Raman Singh News".
- ^ "SP leader Rewati Raman Singh at a PC in Varanasi".
- ^ "Profile of Rewati Raman Singh, Loksabha Archive, Government of India".
