Shri Digvijay Singh

Singh, Shri Digvijay Constituency   : Banka (Bihar) Party Name     : Independents (Ind.) Email Address : digvijay[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Kumar Surendra Singh Date of Birth 14 Nov 1955 Place of Birth Gidhaur, Distt. Jamui (Bihar) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 30 Jun 1982 Spouse’s Name Smt. Putul Kumari No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications M.A., M. Phil. Educated at Patna University, Patna and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Tokyo University (Japan) Profession Social Worker Permanent Address Vill. Nayagaon, P.O. Ratnapur (via-Gidhaur) Distt. Jamui, Bihar Present Address 15, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tels. (011) 24643147, 24643167 Fax. (011) 24636242 Positions Held

1990-96 Member, Rajya Sabha

Member, Committee on Rules

Member, Committee on Defence

Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

1990-91 Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance

Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of External Affairs

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-II

Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament and its Sub-Committee on maintenance of computers and related activities

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

13 Oct. 1999- 21 July 2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways

22 July 2001- 31 Aug. 2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

1 Sept. 2001- 30 June 2002 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways

1 July 2002 – onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

31 August 2009 Member, Committee on External Affairs

24 June 2010 Died on 24 June 2010

Favourite Pastime and Recreation Shooting Sports and Clubs Tennis; and Member, National Rifle Association of India Countries Visited France, Germany, Japan, Sweden and U.K.; visited Japan as a student and later as a member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation; Member, 88th I.P.U. Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992 Other Information Member, Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University

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