Brijendra Singh (politician, born 13 May 1972)
Brijendra Singh | |
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 Brijendra Singh in 2024 | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Hisar | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dushyant Chautala |
| Succeeded by | Jai Parkash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1972 Rohtak, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2024- Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bhartiya Janta Party (till 2024) |
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Brijendra Singh (born 13 May 1972) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament from Hisar parliamentary constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1] He is a former Indian Administrative Service officer of the Haryana cadre from the batch of 1998.[2]
Political Career
[edit]Singh contested the 2019 Indian General Election from Hisar as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha. He secured 51.1% of the vote share and won by a margin of 3,14,068 votes.[3]
As a Member of Parliament, he was a Member of the Public Accounts Committee (India), Standing Committee on Defence (India), Consultative Committee, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Committee on Rules, Committee on Petitions, the Joint Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Joint Committee on the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill.[4][5][6]
He resigned from the primary membership of the BJP on 10 March 2024 citing 'compelling political reasons' and joined the Congress party.[7] He contested the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Uchana Kalan constituency, and lost by a margin of 32 votes.[8]
Education
[edit]Singh was educated at Modern School, Barakhamba Road.[9] He completed his BA (Honours) History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1992. He went on to pursue MA in Modern History from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He also holds an MSc in Public Policy and Management from King's College London.[10]
Personal Life
[edit]Singh's native village is Dumerkha Kalan near Uchana in Jind district, Haryana. He is from the Jat community. He is the son of former Union Steel Minister Birender Singh.[11] Singh's mother Premlata Singh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana representing Uchana Kalan constituency, which was previously held by his father.
He married Jasmeet Sial in 1999. They have two children.[12]
Administrative Career
[edit]Singh held All India Rank 9 in the Civil Services Examination in the batch of 1998. He took voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service after serving in Haryana for 21 years.[13][14]
During his career, he served as the Deputy Commissioner of Faridabad and Chandigarh.[15] Before retiring from service, his last posting was Managing Director of Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED), the apex co-operative federation in Haryana.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian National Congress". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh quits party, joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Hisar 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
- ^ "Public Accounts".
- ^ "Committee : Loksabha".
- ^ The Times of India (10 March 2024). "Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, joins Congress". Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "32 votes and 12 Independents: How Haryana's closest battle played out, was won by BJP". The Indian Express. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Famous Alumni". Modern School. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Brijendra Singh | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Hisar Election Results 2019 Live Updates (Hissar): Brijendra Singh of BJP Wins", News18, 23 May 2019
- ^ "Digital Sansad".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Steel Minister Birendra Singh resigns
- ^ Birender Singh offers to resign from Cabinet, Rajya Sabha
- ^ "Brijendra Singh likely to be new DC". The Times of India. 24 July 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Brijendra Singh". EPIC-India. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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