Jitendra Singh

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For other people named Jitendra Singh, see Jitendra Singh (disambiguation).
Jitendra Singh
Member of Parliament
In office
2009–2014
Former Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and Minister of State for Defence, Government of India
In office
28 October 2012 – May 2014
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Ajay Maken
Constituency Alwar , Rajasthan
Personal details
Born (1971-06-12) 12 June 1971 (age 53)
New Delhi, India
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence New Delhi

Jitendra Singh (born 12 June 1971) is the former Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and the Minister of State for Defence, Government of India. He assumed this charge on 28 October 2012. Formerly, Jitendra Singh was the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India; a position that he assumed in July 2011. He was the Member of Parliament representing the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan. Jitendra Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress.

Personal life

Jitendra Singh was born into the royal family of Alwar to Yuvraj Shri Pratap Singh & Yuvrani Mahendra Kumari. His grandfather, Sir Tej Singh Prabhakar KCSI was the last ruling Maharaja of Alwar. Prior to his death in Feb 2009, Sir Tej was also the last living member of the Order of the Star of India. On the death of Sir Tej, Jitendra Singh succeeded his paternal grandfather as Head of the Royal House of Alwar.

Education

Jitendra Singh did his schooling at Wynberg Allen School at Mussorie, followed by Bachelors in Commerce from the University of Delhi. Subsequently, he trained in Automobile engineering from Germany.

Political career

  • Elected as a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Alwar City constituency (state parliament of Rajasthan) in 1998.[1]
  • Elected for second term as a member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Alwar City constituency (state parliament of Rajasthan) in 2004.[2]
  • Appointed as Secretary, All India Congress Committee in 2007 (assists Rahul Gandhi in his political projects).[3]
  • Elected as Member of Parliament to the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) representing the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan in 2009.[4]
  • Appointed as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India in July 2011
  • Appointed as Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and Minister of State for Defence, Government of India in the latest Cabinet reshuffle in Oct 2012.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 63. Jitendra Singh Election Commission of India. Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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  4. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/results/ListofWinningCandidated.pdf Page no 6] Election Commission of India.[dead link]
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Preceded by Titular Maharaja of Alwar
2009 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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