Manoj Sinha
| Manoj Sinha | |
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| Minister of State, Railways | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy |
| Member of Parliament 11th, 13th and 16th Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Radhe Mohan Singh, SP |
| Constituency | Ghazipur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1959 Mohanpura, Ghazipur District |
| Citizenship |  India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alma mater | Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (now Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi) |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Religion | Hindu |
| As of May, 2014 | |
Manoj Sinha is the current Minister of state for Railways and the member of 16th Lok Sabha , the lower house in the Indian Parliament representing Ghazipur Lok sabha constituency. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Manoj Sinha was born on July 1, 1959 in Bhumihar Brahmin family[2] in Mohanpura, Ghazipur District, India. He has a B. Tech. and M.Tech. degree in civil engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (now Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi).
Manoj Sinha has taken over as new Minister of State for Railways. The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shri Sinha as Member of the Council of Ministers on 26.05.2014. Shri Manoj Sinha is Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Ghazipur Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Sinha has done M. Tech. in Civil Engineering from Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. In 1982, he was the President of the Banaras Hindu University Students' Union. During 1989-96 he was a Member of the National Council. In 1996 he was elected to 11th Lok Sabha and again re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha in 1999. During 1999-2000 he was Member, General Council, School of Planning and Architecture and also Member, Committee on Energy and Committee on Government Assurances. In 2014 he is elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) from Ghazipur Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
His interests specially lie in working in backward villages. He is an Agriculturist and social worker. He is a widely travelled person.He always keeps himself in Indian outfit with Dhoti-Kurta .He is a very genial and down to earth person. He is also recognised as a most honest person in politics. People is used to say about him that he has photoginc memory.He used to say that politics is the medium of services for the humanity. He is also popularly pronounced by the people for his wise and appropriate decisions makings skills as a morden chankyya of politics. Besides this, he is most loveable politicians in these days, where as politics is dirty nowadays.
Politics[edit]
From 1989-1996, he was a member of the National Council. In 1996, 1999 and in 2014 he was elected to Lok Sabha. He was among the best performing member of parliament of the 13th Lok Sabha with a very high attendance and asked many questions on various topics related to public welfare. He was among the seven most honest members of parliament according to India Today, he used all the money allotted to a parliament member for public welfare, which is rare. For all of his qualities and a spotless character he became an obvious choice in Narendra Modi's ministers. He is currently holding Minister of State (Railways) in Narendra Modi's government.[3] His work performance are exceptionally well and performed his duties towards Indian Railways ministry. He is also entertained the most people and hear the people's grievances in the current central government. He was the President of the Banaras Hindu University Students Union in 1982.
Personal life[edit]
Shri Manoj Sinha married Shreemati Neelam Sinha(Sultanganj,Bhagalpur) on 8 May 1977. They have a daughter married and settled in USA and a son working with an IT/Telecom company in NCR.
Positions held[edit]
- 1989 onwards Member, National Council, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
- 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
- 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Energy & Member, Committee on Government Assurances
- 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Minister of State, Railways
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