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Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Lalan Singh
Singh in 2024
Union Cabinet Minister
Government of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Ministry & Departments
Preceded byParshottam Rupala
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Ministry & Departments
Preceded byGiriraj Singh
National President of Janata Dal (United)
In office
31 July 2021 – 29 December 2023
Preceded byRCP Singh
Succeeded byNitish Kumar
Minister for Water Resources and Planning & Development, Government of Bihar
In office
2014–2019
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
June 2014 – June 2019
ConstituencyNominated By Governor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2019
ConstituencyMunger, Bihar
In office
25 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
ConstituencyMunger, Bihar
In office
22 May 2004 – 25 May 2009
ConstituencyBegusarai, Bihar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2000 – May 2004
ConstituencyBihar
Personal details
Born (1955-01-24) 24 January 1955 (age 69)
Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyJanata Dal United
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance (2024–present; 2017-2022; 1998-2014)
SpouseRenu Devi
Children1
Residence(s)New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma materT.N.B. College, Bhagalpur University (Bachelor of Arts (Honors))[1]
Profession
  • Politician
  • social worker
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Rajiv Ranjan Singh also known as Lalan Singh (born 24 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as 11th Minister of Panchayati Raj, and 3rd Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying since 2024. He is also the Member of Parliament representing Munger in the 17th Lok Sabha from Janata Dal (United). He was the national party president of JDU (Janta Dal United) from 31 July 2021 to 29 December 2023. He was also the former JD(U) Bihar unit President.[2]

He was nominated as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council in June 2014 after his defeat in the May 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India and represented Munger Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar. He also represented Begusarai constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha of India.

Personal life

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Singh was born in Village Gilanichak, PO+PS Chandi Nalanda district Bihar 24 January 1955 to Jwala Prasad Singh and Kaushalya Devi in a Bhumihar family.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree from T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur University. Singh was a General Secretary of College Students Union and in 1974, had participated in the movements led by Jayaprakash Narayan.[1]

Singh is married to Renu Devi and they have a daughter together.[1]

Political background

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Lalan Singh represented the Munger constituency of Bihar and was the President of Bihar JDU when he rebelled against CM Nitish Kumar in 2010 and later continued to be an unattached member of JD(U). The party moved in Lok Sabha to demand his disqualification but the move was aborted post his rapprochement with Nitish Kumar in 2013. He was given a ticket to contest the Munger Lok Sabha seat but was defeated by Veena Devi of LJP by nearly 1 lakh votes.

Singh taking charge as the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

He was nominated to the Bihar Legislative Council under the Governor's quota and made the Minister for Road Construction Department in the Jitan Ram Manjhi cabinet in June 2014. His induction and elevation despite the electoral loss sparked a rebellion in JDU led by Gyanendra Singh Gyanu who later defected to BJP with a group of 12 MLAs.[4] He was sacked from the cabinet by Jitan Ram Manjhi as a minister along with Prashant Kumar Shahi in February 2015. When Nitish Kumar became Chief Minister, he was again inducted as a Minister in the Mahagathbandhan Government.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". 13 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Lalan Singh". oneindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Lalan Singh elected as JD-U national president to dent into BJP votebank".
  4. ^ Singh, Abhay (14 August 2015). "JD(U) MLA joins BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ "मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने मंत्रियों को दिया अतिरिक्त प्रभार". Bhaskar. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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