Mahendra Kumar Singh

Mahendra Kumar Singh
Mahendra Kumar Singh
Cabinet Minister; Government of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 22 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Ministry & Departments	Jal Shakti;
Preceded by	Dharmpal Singh
Succeeded by	Swatantra Dev Singh
Minister of State; Government of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 19 March 2017 – 22 August 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Ministry & Departments	Rural Development (Independent Charge); Health & Family Welfare (MOS);
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2012
Preceded by	Ashok Dhawan
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Personal details
Born	16 May 1967 (age 57); Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Gita Singh
Children	2

Dr. Mahendra Kumar Singh (born 16 May 1967) is a senior leader of Bhartiya Janata Party and serving his 3rd term as Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2012. He previously served as Cabinet Minister in first Yogi Cabinet.

Early life

Mahendra Singh was born to Late Ramdas Singh in a peasant family in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He has 4 brothers. He has a son & a daughter. He is a former professor from a college.

Political Career

He was national secretary of BJP and former Prabhari of Assam BJP. He is credited with the huge success of BJP in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016. He was Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Jal Shakti of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.^[1] Before 22 August 2019 he served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Gramya Vikas, Samagra Gramya Vikas and MOS of health departments but after winning 12 continuous rewards from Government of India in different departments including Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana & Online Transparent Transfer Mechanism for Gram Vikas Department Employee (Developed In-house by UPSRLM, Dept. of Gram Vikas), he was promoted to Cabinet Minister. Dr. Singh also started online transparent posting for newly joined AE's in Irrigation and Minor Irrigation Department. In 2024, came Singh's appointment as BJP Madhya Pradesh Prabhari.^[2]

References

^ "प्रदेश में जल शक्ति विभाग का गठन, मंत्री डॉ. महेंद्र सिंह को मिला प्रभार" [Formation of Jal Shakti Department in the state, Minister Dr. Mahendra Singh got the charge]. News18 Hindi. 22 August 2019.
^ "State Prabhai, Bhartiya Janta Party". Bhartiya Janta Party. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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[1] "प्रदेश में जल शक्ति विभाग का गठन, मंत्री डॉ. महेंद्र सिंह को मिला प्रभार" [Formation of Jal Shakti Department in the state, Minister Dr. Mahendra Singh got the charge]. News18 Hindi. 22 August 2019.

[2] "State Prabhai, Bhartiya Janta Party". Bhartiya Janta Party. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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