Rama Shankar Singh
Rama Shankar Singh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Energy Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Minister | Shrikant Sharma |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Laliteshpati Tripathi |
| Constituency | Marihan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1969 Chunar, Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Sita Singh (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent |
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| Occupation | Agriculture |
| Source: [1] | |
Rama Shankar Singh (also known as Rama Shankar Singh Patel)[1] born July 15, 1969, is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Marihan constituency in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3][4] In 2006 he was awarded for good work in his village (Idol Village) by the President of India Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.[5]
Political career
[edit]Singh defeated his close contestant Lalitesh Pati Tripathi from Indian National Congress with a margin of 46,598 votes in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held in 2017.[3]
He has been appointed Minister of state of Energy and Additional Energy Sources of Energy in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[6][1][7] Rama was also selected for Adarsh Gram under the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
Posts held
[edit]| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1989 | 1990 | Member of the Student Council[8] | |
| 02 | 1990 | 1991 | Vice President of the Students' Union[5] | |
| 03 | 1995 | 2000 | Village Head Golhanpur (Pradhan) | |
| 04 | 2003 | 2006 | District Vice President Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha | |
| 05 | 2006 | 2009 | District President Kisan Morcha | |
| 06 | 2009 | 2012 | District General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 07 | 2016 | 2017 | Member regional working committee (BJP) | |
| 06 | 2017 | Incumbent | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | |
| 07 | 2019 | Incumbent | Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Directory – Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency". upneda.org.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Myneta, Election Watch".
- ^ a b "Marihan Election Results 2017: Rama Shankar Singh of BJP Wins". News18. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Marihan – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017".
- ^ a b c "प्रधान से राज्यमंत्री तक का रमाशंकर ने तय किया सफर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18.
- ^ Shivendra Srivastava (22 August 2019). "Yogi Adityanath government gets 24 new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "जानिये कौन हैं रमाशंकर सिंह पटेल, जिन्हें योगी सरकार ने बनाया है मंत्री". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 December 2019.