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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Rekha Gupta ministry|Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi]]
| lieutenant_governor = [[Vinai Kumar Saxena]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Rekha Gupta]]
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice =
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = * Health & Family Welfare
* Transport
* Information Technology
| predecessor = [[Saurabh Bharadwaj]]
| term_start = 20 February 2025
| term_start1 = 8 February 2025
| constituency1 = [[Vikaspuri Assembly constituency|Vikaspuri]]
| office1 = [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mahinder Yadav]]
| birth_name = Pankaj Kumar Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth_date and age|1977|11|06|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| education = Bachelor in Dental Surgery
| alma_mater = [[Magadh University]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20|title=Pankaj Singh takes oath as Delhi cabinet minister: 5 things to know about him|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pankaj-singh-takes-oath-as-delhi-cabinet-minister-5-things-to-know-about-him-101740035936242-amp.html |access-date=2025-02-22|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
}}

'''Pankaj Kumar Singh''' (born 6 November 1977)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=RBE |date=20 February 2025 |title=From dentist to law maker Pankaj Kumar Singh takes oath as Delhi minister |url=https://www.uniindia.com/from-dentist-to-law-maker-pankaj-kumar-singh-takes-oath-as-delhi-minister/india/news/3395034.html |access-date=22 February 2025 |website=United News of India}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Delhi]]. He is currently serving as the heath and family welfare, transport and information technology minister of Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-20 |title=Pankaj Singh takes oath as Delhi cabinet minister: 5 things to know about him |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pankaj-singh-takes-oath-as-delhi-cabinet-minister-5-things-to-know-about-him-101740035936242.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220093556/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pankaj-singh-takes-oath-as-delhi-cabinet-minister-5-things-to-know-about-him-101740035936242.html |archive-date=20 February 2025 |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a member of the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from [[Vikaspuri Assembly constituency]] in [[South West Delhi district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pankaj Kumar Singh, Vikaspuri BJP Election Results 2025: Pankaj Kumar Singh Political Career, Age, Education, News |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/delhi/candidate-pankaj-kumar-singh-110 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikaspuri Election Result 2025: Pankaj Kumar Singh of BJP Wins, Defeats Mahinder Yadav of AAP |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/vikaspuri-election-result-2025-live-updates-highlights-winner-leading-mla-margin-9218838.html |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Singh was born in Buxar, Bihar and is a resident of [[Vikaspuri]], South West Delhi district.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashraf |first=Zainab |title=Pankaj Kumar Singh: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/pankaj-kumar-singh-77173.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> He is the son of late Raj Mohan Singh, who was a former additional commissioner in MCD. He is a dentist. He completed his bachelor's degree in dental surgery at [[Magadh University]], Bodh Gaya, Bihar in 1998. His wife, Rashmi Kumari, is also a dentist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pankaj Kumar Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- VIKASPURI(SOUTH-WEST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Delhi2025/candidate.php?candidate_id=124 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> Together they have two daughters, Bhavya Singh and Pragyata Singh.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Singh won from Vikaspuri Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the [[2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 135,564 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, [[Mahinder Yadav]] of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]], by a margin of 12,876 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title=Vikaspuri Election Results 2025 Live: BJP's Pankaj Kumar Singh wins as against AAP's Mahinder Yadav |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/vikaspuri-delhi-assembly-election-results-2025-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-9822989/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-08 |title=Vikaspuri Election Results 2025: BJP's Pankaj Kumar Singh wins against AAP's Mahinder Yadav |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/vikaspuri-election-results-2025-highlights-mahinder-yadav-pankaj-kumar-singh-jitender-solanki-vote-counting-updates/articleshow/118049548.cms |access-date=2025-02-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikaspuri Election Results 2025: How Pankaj Kumar Singh, Mahinder Yadav performed in Vikaspuri constituency |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/delhi/delhi-assembly-elections-2025-results-how-pankaj-kumar-singh-mahinder-yadav-performed-in-vikaspuri-constituency-3396566 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, he served as a councillor in the [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=From dentistry to Delhi cabinet: Pankaj Singh rises as BJP's Poorvanchali leader |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/from-dentistry-to-delhi-cabinet-pankaj-singh-rises-as-bjps-poorvanchali-leader-465384-2025-02-20 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi]]
[[Category:Delhi MLAs 2025–2030]]
[[Category:People from South West Delhi district]]
[[Category:Magadh University alumni]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Delhi]]

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