Manoj Sinha

Manoj Sinha
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Assumed office
7 August 2020[1]
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Chief MinisterVacant (till 2024)
Omar Abdullah (from 2024)
Preceded byG. C. Murmu
Minister of State, Government of India
In office
16 May 2014 – 24 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Ministry
Term
Ministry of Railways (MoS)26 May 2014 - 24 May 2019
Ministry of Communications (MoS, Independent charge)5 July 2016 - 24 May 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byRadhe Mohan Singh
Succeeded byAfzal Ansari
ConstituencyGhazipur
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byOmprakash Singh
Succeeded byAfzal Ansari
ConstituencyGhazipur
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byVishwanath Shastri
Succeeded byOmprakash Singh
ConstituencyGhazipur
Personal details
Born (1959-07-01) 1 July 1959 (age 65)
Mohanpura, Uttar Pradesh
CitizenshipIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Neelam Sinha
(m. 1977)
Residences
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
ProfessionCivil engineer

Manoj Sinha (born 1 July 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the 2nd and the current lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] He served as the minister of state for Communications (independent charge) and minister of state for Railways in the government of India. Sinha was elected as member of parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Ghazipur parliamentary constituency for three terms from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3][4] Sinha was in the race for the post of UP chief minister after 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ Saubhadra Chatterji (19 March 2017). "Manoj Sinha: 6 things about contender for UP chief minister's post". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Manoj Sinha Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". Elections.in.
  4. ^ "New Team Modi Leaves Out These Big Names". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ "In Race for UP CM, Adityanath Pipped Manoj Sinha in the Last Lap". Thequint.com. 22 March 2017.
  6. ^ "What helped Manoj Sinha, a low-profile UP politician & Kishore Kumar fan, land J&K L-G post". Theprint.in. 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Manoj Sinha is front runner for U.P. CM". The Hindu. 17 March 2017.
  8. ^ "RSS red flag spoiled Manoj Sinha's chances of becoming UP chief minister". Hindustan Times. 19 March 2017.

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