Manoj Sinha

Manoj Sinha
Union Minister of State for Railways
Assumed office
26 May 2014
Preceded by Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy
Member of Parliament 11th, 13th and 16th Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded by Radhe Mohan Singh, SP
Constituency Ghazipur
Personal details
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959
Mohanpura, Ghazipur District
Citizenship  India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (now Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi)
Profession Agriculturist
Religion Hindu
As of May, 2014

Manoj Sinha is the current Minister of state for Railways and the member of 16th Lok Sabha , the lower house in the Indian Parliament representing Ghazipur Lok sabha constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Early life and education

Manoj Sinha was born on 1 July 1959 in Bhumihar Brahmin family[3] in Mohanpura, Ghazipur District, India. He has a B. Tech. and M.Tech. degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University. Manoj Sinha has taken over as new Minister of State for Railways. The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shri Sinha as Member of the Council of Ministers on 26.05.2014. Shri Manoj Sinha is Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Ghazipur Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Politics

From 1989-1996, he was a member of the National Council. In 1996, 1999 and in 2014 he was elected to Lok Sabha. He was among the best performing member of parliament of the 13th Lok Sabha with a very high attendance and asked many questions on various topics related to public welfare. He was among the seven most honest members of parliament according to India Today, he used all the money allotted to a parliament member for public welfare, which is rare. For all of his qualities and a spotless character he became an obvious choice in Narendra Modi's ministers. He is currently holding Minister of State (Railways) in Narendra Modi's government.[4]

Personal life

Shri Manoj Sinha married Shreemati Neelam Sinha(Sultanganj,Bhagalpur) on 8 May 1977. They have a daughter married and settled in USA and a son working with an IT/Telecom company in NCR.

Positions held

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