Bhanwar Jitendra Singh | |
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| Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and Minister of State for Defence, Government of India | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ajay Maken |
| Succeeded by | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Karan Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Mahant Chandnath |
| Constituency | Alwar, Rajasthan |
| General Secretary of the AICC incharge of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee and Additional incharge of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2023 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1971 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | New Delhi |
Bhanwar Jitendra Singh (born 12 June 1971) is a former Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent charge) and a former Minister of State for Defence, Government of India. He assumed this charge on 28 October 2012. Formerly, Singh was the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, a position that he assumed in July 2011. He was the Member of Parliament representing the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan. Jitendra Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the present titular Maharaja of Alwar and hence the cultural head of Naruka clan of Rajputs.