Sidharth Nath Singh

Sidharth Nath Singh (born 1 October 1963) is an Indian politician and the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is one of the official spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a grandson of former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri.[1] Suman Shastri (1936-2002), his mother, was the daughter of Lal Bahadur Shastri.[2] He is BJP state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh and co-in-charge of West Bengal. He is also serving as a Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary.[3][4][5][6][7]

Sidharth Nath Singh
Cabinet Minister , Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byPooja Pal
ConstituencyAllahabad West
Personal details
Born (1963-10-01) 1 October 1963
Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Dr. Neeta Singh
RelationsLal Bahadur Shastri (Grandfather)
ChildrenTwo sons
Residence(s)C-301 Shyam Pushp Apartment Clive Road, Allahabad
Alma materB. A. (from St. Hindu College, Delhi)

Political career

S N Singh became Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Allahabad West constituency in 2017 by defeating two-time BSP MLA Pooja Pal by 45,000 votes.[8][9] He is currently (since 2017) a cabinet minister in the UP government, with the portfolio of Health.

References
  1. The Shastri saga ...
  2. "Shastri's daughter Suman dies". Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  3. State Prabhari
  4. Priyanka Gandhi likely to take on Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson in UP
  5. Trinamool Lawmakers Get Legal Notice over Alleged Defamatory Comments Against Lal Bahadur Shastri, His Grandson
  6. TMC MP says Lal Bahadur Shastri would not have married if he knew BJP's Siddharth Nath Singh would be his grandson
  7. TN heading for power crisis, says BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh
  8. My Neta
  9. Who will PM Modi and Amit Shah choose as CM?


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