Radha Mohan Singh

Radha Mohan Singh
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Assumed office
26 May 2014
Preceded by Sharad Pawar
Member of the Lok Sabha
for Purvi Champaran
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Personal details
Born (1949-09-01) 1 September 1949
Narha Panapur, East Champaran, Bihar, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Shanti Devi
Children 1 son 1 daughter
Residence Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar, India
Alma mater M.S. College, Bihar University, Motihari, Bihar
Website www.radhamohansingh.in

Radha Mohan Singh (born 1 September 1949) is an Indian politician having affiliations with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who is the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, India. Singh was president of BJP's Bihar State unit from 2006 to 2009. He was elected to 11th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha and is currently a member of the 16th Lok Sabha. He represents Purvi Champaran constituency in Bihar state. He was inducted in Narendra Modi led central government as a cabinet minister and currently holds the portfolio of Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, India.[1] [2] He listed cow protection and better breeding of Indian cows as one of his priorities.[3]

Early life

Since his youth, he has been an active RSS Swayamsevak. He embarked upon a political career after becoming a member of Jan Sangh and BJP. His political journey has always been on an upward trajectory and it continued when he became the Union Cabinet Minister. After assuming charge, he said: “Our mission is to empower farmers of the country.

Social And Cultural Activities

Associated with:

  • Vaidyanath Seva Trust
  • Rickshaw Chalak Kalyan Samiti, Motihari. Bihar
  • Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Smriti

Special Interests

  • Rural welfare, working especially for SC, ST and the downtrodden; Member, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh since childhood
  • Favourite Pastime and Recreation
  • Social Work
  • Sports and Clubs
  • District President -Association of Bihar Cricket; Ex-State Vice President -Association of Bihar Cricket

Countries Visited

Bangladesh, Turkey, England, France, Malaysia, New Zealand. Scotland. Singapore and Thailand”[4]

References

  1. ↑ Biography - Radha Mohan Singh
  2. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/PM-Modi-announces-list-of-Cabinet-ministers-with-portfolios/articleshow/35621676.cms
  3. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/cow-protection-better-breeding-on-priority-list/
  4. ↑ "Radha Mohan Singh Official Website".
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Prabhawati Gupta		 Member of Parliament
for Motihari (Merged into Paschim Champaran in 2008)
1996 – 1998		 Succeeded by
Rama Devi
Preceded by
Rama Devi		 Member of Parliament
for Motihari (Merged into Paschim Champaran in 2008)
1999 – 2004		 Succeeded by
Akhilesh Prasad Singh
Preceded by
Constituency created in 2009		 Member of Parliament
for Paschim Champaran
2009 – Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Sharad Pawar		 Minister of Agriculture
26 May 2014 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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