Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 5 July 2016 – 4 July 2022 | |
Preceded by | Kanak Lata Singh |
Succeeded by | Kapil Sibal |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2004 – 2014 | |
Preceded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
Succeeded by | Shyama Charan Gupta |
Constituency | Allahabad |
Personal details | |
Born | Allahabad, United Provinces, British India | 5 October 1943
Political party | SP |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal |
Spouse | Beena Singh |
Children | 2 (including Ujjwal Raman Singh) |
Residence(s) | 19-A, Ashok Nagar, Nyaya Marg, 211001, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Alma mater | University of Allahabad[1] |
Website | http://rajyasabha.nic.in |
Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 5 October 1943) is an Indian politician from the Prayagraj Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.[2] He played a major role in the establishment of the Samajwadi Party with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Beni Prasad Verma and Azam Khan.
He is the national secretary of Samajwadi Party. He has served Karachana, the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Allahabad more than 7 times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was also elected as a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Allahabad twice after defeating the popular BJP politician, Murali Manohar Joshi in 2004 general elections.[3] He has now been elected as an MP (Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh. He was made irrigation minister and environment minister.[4]