Jitendra Singh

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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
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

References

  1. 63. Jitendra Singh Election Commission of India. Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Rajasthan - Alwar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. D K Singh (18 January 2008). "Rahul’s new team in place". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. http://eci.nic.in/results/ListofWinningCandidated.pdf Page no 6] Election Commission of India.
  5. "Shri Jitendra Singh". Fifteenth Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile. Parliament of India. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
Preceded by
Tej Singh Prabhakar Bahadur
Titular Maharaja of Alwar
2009
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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