Rama Shankar Singh

Indian politician

Rama Shankar Singh

Minister of State for Energy
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister| Yogi Adityanath
Minister| Shrikant Sharma
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
2017
Preceded by| Laliteshpati Tripathi
Constituency| Marihan
Personal details
Born|  (1969-07-15) 15 July 1969 (age 55)
Chunar, Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse|

Sita Singh

(m. 1989)​

Children| 2 sons
Parent|

* Shiv Prasad Singh (father)

Occupation| Agriculture

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 2006 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

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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

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# | From | To | Position | Comments

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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 |

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## References

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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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