Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh is a major Indian Politician of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a Member of Parliament from Begusarai, Bihar. He is very vocal about his views and is ideologically very strongly with Hindutva, thus has been a potent voice in the central politics, largely concentrating on rural development, animal husbandry, and agricultural reforms.

He is still a part of the Union Cabinet in the Government of India as of 2025.

By Rashmi | Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 11:18:23 AM [IST]

Giriraj Singh Biography

Giriraj Singh was born to Ramavtar Singh and Tara Devi in Barahiya, District Lakhisarai, Bihar, on 8 September 1952.

He began his political career in the Bihar Legislative Council, serving from 2002 to May 2014. During this period, he held the position of Cooperative Minister for the Government of Bihar from 2008 to 2010 and Minister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resource Development from 2010 to 2013.

In May 2014, Giriraj Singh was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha. He became a Member of the Standing Committee on Labour and the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament in September 2014. He served as Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from 9 November 2014 to 3 September 2017, and then as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the same ministry until 25 May 2019.

In May 2019, Giriraj Singh was re-elected to the 17th Lok Sabha. He served as Union Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying from 30 May 2019 to 7 July 2021. Subsequently, he was appointed as Union Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on 7 July 2021.

In June 2024, he was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha. Following this win, he was inducted into the Modi 3.0 cabinet and appointed as the Minister of Textiles.

Giriraj Singh has a special interest in village development based on agriculture and livestock, solar energy, and animal feed research. He has undertaken research on an animal feed based on 'Moringa Biomass' with the help of scientists at ICAR, Mathura, with a research paper publication and patent application currently under process.

On a personal front, he is married to Uma Sinha and they have one daughter. His net worth is Rs 14,31,69,297.

Giriraj Singh Personal Life

Full Name	Giriraj Singh
Date of Birth	08 Sep 1952 (Age 73)
Place of Birth	Barahiya, Distt. Lakhisarai, Bihar
Party Name	Bharatiya Janta Party
Education	Graduate
Profession	Agriculturist
Father's Name	Late Ramavtar Singh
Mother's Name	Late Tara Devi
Spouse's Name	Uma Sinha
Children	1 Daughter(s)
Religion	Hindu

Giriraj Singh Net Worth

Net Worth

₹13.42 CRORE

ASSETS

₹14.32 CRORE

Liabilities

₹90 LAKHS

Education Qualification of Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh was graduated from Magadh University in 1971.

Interesting Facts about Giriraj Singh

In 2016, he gave a controversial statement on population. He said that population should be controlled by ensuring that people of all religions have the same number of children in the family. Later in October he again created controversy by urging Hindus to produce more children.

Political Timeline of Giriraj Singh

2024 : He contested and won from the Begusarai seat and was subsequently appointed as the Minister of Textiles in the Modi 3.0 cabinet.
2021 : During the cabinet reshuffle, Giriraj Singh got Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in his portfolio as the cabinet minister.
2019 : He contested and won the 17th Lok Sabha elections from Begusarai by defeating a newly minted CPI candidate by a margin of over 5,00000 votes. He was appointed Minister of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries.
2017 : He was elected as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
2014 : He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Nawada. He defeated Raj Ballabh Prasad of RJD by 250091 votes. On Sep 1, he was appointed as a Member of the Standing Committee on Labour. On the next day, he was made a Member of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament. On Nov 9, he became a Union Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
2010 : Minister, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resource Development, Govt. of Bihar, 2010-2013.
2008 : Appointed as the cooperative minister in the government of Bihar from 2008 to 2010.
2005 : He served in the Cabinet of Bihar as Co-Operative minister from 2005 to 2010.
2002 : Giriraj Singh began in politics in 2002 by becoming a Member of Bihar State Legislative Council.

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