Rama Shankar Singh
Minister of State for Energy
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
MinisterShrikant Sharma
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byLaliteshpati Tripathi
ConstituencyMarihan
Personal details
Born (1969-07-15) 15 July 1969 (age 54)
Chunar, Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Sita Singh
​
(m. 1989)​
Children2 sons
Parent
  • Shiv Prasad Singh (father)
OccupationAgriculture
Source: [1]

Rama Shankar Singh (also known as Rama Shankar Singh Patel)[1] born July 15, 1969, is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Marihan constituency in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3][4] In 2010 he was awarded for good work in his village (Idol Village) by the President of India Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.[5]

Political career

Singh defeated his close contestant Lalitesh Pati Tripathi from Indian National Congress with a margin of 46,598 votes in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held in 2017.[3]

He has been appointed Minister of state of Energy and Additional Energy Sources of Energy in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[6][1][7] Rama was also selected for Adarsh Gram under the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]

Posts held

# From To Position Comments
01 1989 1990 Member of the Student Council[8]
02 1990 1991 Vice President of the Students' Union[5]
03 1995 2000 Village Head Golhanpur (Pradhan)
04 2003 2006 District Vice President Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha
05 2006 2009 District President Kisan Morcha
06 2009 2012 District General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Party
07 2016 2017 Member regional working committee (BJP)
06 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
07 2019 Incumbent Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory – Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency". upneda.org.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Myneta, Election Watch".
  3. ^ a b "Marihan Election Results 2017: Rama Shankar Singh of BJP Wins". News18. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Marihan – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017".
  5. ^ a b c "प्रधान से राज्यमंत्री तक का रमाशंकर ने तय किया सफर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  6. ^ "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18.
  7. ^ Shivendra Srivastava (22 August 2019). "Yogi Adityanath government gets 24 new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  8. ^ "जानिये कौन हैं रमाशंकर सिंह पटेल, जिन्हें योगी सरकार ने बनाया है मंत्री". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 December 2019.


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