Ajit Singh

Son of former Prime Minister Charan Singh, Ajit Singh is the founder and Chief of Rashtriya Lok Dal. He previously presided as, President of Lok Dal (A) and Janata Party during 1987 and 1988.

By Keshav Karna | Thursday, May 6, 2021, 10:49:53 AM [IST]

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Ajit Singh Biography

Son of former Prime Minister Charan Singh, Ajit Singh is the founder and Chief of Rashtriya Lok Dal. He previously presided as, President of Lok Dal (A) and Janata Party during 1987 and 1988. He served as the Member of Parliament from Bhagpat constituency for seven terms. He was first inducted as a Cabinet Minister in 1989. He subsequently served as Cabinet Minister in 1995, 2001 and 2011. He remained a Lok Sabha MP until 2014.
Onset of the emergence of Narendra Modi and BJP on national sphere, Ch. Ajit Singh started loosing his grip over Baghpat voters. He lost 2014 general election from Baghpat to Dr. Satpal Singh, ex IPS and a BJP candidate. In 2019, he shifted his constituency from Baghpat to Muzaffar Nagar but he lost to Sanjeev Balyan of BJP.

Ch. Ajit Singh had extended his support to the prolonged farmers hesitation against the Farm Bills 2020. Ch. Ajit Singh tested positive for COVID-19 as the second wave of the deadly pandemic hit India in early 2021. He was battling for his life in a private hospital of Gurugram. He succumbed to Coronavirus and breathed his last on 6 May 2021.

Ajit Singh Personal Life

Full Name	Ajit Singh
Date of Birth	12 Feb 1939
Date of Death	06 May 2021 (Age 82)
Place of Birth	Bhadola, Distt. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
Party Name	Rashtriya Lok Dal
Education	B.Tech from IIT Khadagpur, M.Sc. Illinois Institute of Technology.
Profession	Politician
Father's Name	Late Ch. Charan Singh
Mother's Name	Smt. Gayatri Devi Date of Birth
Spouse's Name	Radhika Singh
Spouse's Profession	House Wife
Children	1 Son(s) 2 Daughter(s)

Ajit Singh Net Worth

Net Worth

₹16.93 CRORE

ASSETS

₹16.93 CRORE

Liabilities

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Interesting Facts about Ajit Singh

He is an alumnus of IIT Khadagpur.
He worked for IBM in 1960's.

Political Timeline of Ajit Singh

2019 : Shifted his constituency to Muzaffar Nagar in 2019 Lok Sabha election but lost to Sanjeev Balyan of BJP
2014 : Contested Lok Sabha election from Baghpat but lost to Dr Satpal Singh of BJP
2011 : He was elected Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation.
2009 : He was re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha to serve a sixth term from Bhagpat.
2009 : He was appointed Leader, Rashtriya Lok Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha.
2004 : He was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha for the fifth term from Bhagpat where he defeated BJP candidate Aulad Ali by a margin of 220638 votes.
2001 : He was elected Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture.
1999 : He was re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha for a fourth term from Bhagat as RLD candidate, where he defeated Sompal of BJP by a margin of 1,54,419 votes.
1999 : He was appointed President, Rashtriya Lok Dal.
1997 : Elected again to 11th Lok Sabha (Re-elected in a bye-election held on 8 February 1997).
1996 : He was elected to 11th Lok Sabha for a third term as INC candidate (Resigned from Congress Party and Lok Sabha on 9.9.1996)
1995 : He was elected Union Cabinet Minister, Food.
1991 : He was re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha for a second term where he defeated Zile Singh of INC by a margin of 1,97,108 votes.
1989 : He was elected Secretary General, Janata Dal.
1989 : He was elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Bhagpat constituency as JD candidate, where he defeated Mahesh Sharma of INC by a margin of 244647 votes.
1988 : He was elected President, Janata Party.
1987 : He was appointed President, Lok Dal.
1986 : He was elected to Rajya Sabha as his father Ch. Charan Singh fell ill.

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