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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{About||the UP BJP politician|R. K. Singh Patel|the BJP politician|R. K. Singh}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
| image =
| caption = Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|04|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Kushinagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| term =
| alma_mater = [[The Doon School]]
| office = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State]]
| predecessor =
| successor = [[Kiren Rijiju]]
| term_start = 28 October 2012
| term_end = 26 May 2014 <br /> Served along with [[Mullappally Ramachandran|M. Ramachandran]]
| office1 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Kushi Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kushi Nagar ]]
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = [[Sonia Singh (journalist)|Sonia Singh]]
| children = 3
}}

'''Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh''' (known as '''R. P. N. Singh''') (born 25 April 1964), popularly known as Raja Saheb of [[Padrauna]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=आरपीएन सिंह: कई बार लोकसभा चुनाव लड़े लेकिन एक बार ही मिली जीत, जानिए कैसा है कांग्रेस के इस नेता का सफर..|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/lok-sabha-elections-2019/rpn-singh-profile-this-congress-leader-is-contesting-from-kushinagar-2033287|access-date=2020-07-26|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref> is an Indian politician and former Minister of State in the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]. He was an MP from [[Kushi Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kushinagar constituency]] in 15th Lok Sabha. For the 16th Lok Sabha election even though substantial increase of vote he lost to Rajesh Pandey (BJP). Recently{{when|date=September 2017}} Singh was chosen for [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] in charge of [[Jharkhand]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/rpn-singh-retains-jpcc-in-charge-post.html|title= RPN Singh retains JPCC in-charge post|website= The Pioneer|language=en |access-date=2020-09-13}}</ref> and [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pl-puniya-rpn-singh-get-charge-of-jharkhand-chhattisgarh/articleshow/59569279.cms|title= PL Puniya, RPN Singh get charge of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh|newspaper= The Economic Times|language=en |access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Singh hails from a royal sainthwar
family<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Battles-Royal-in-Hindi-heartland/articleshow/4257903.cms|title = Battles 'Royal' in Hindi heartland | Lucknow News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> of [[Kushinagar]] (Padrauna), [[Uttar Pradesh]] and attended [[The Doon School]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/comments/doon-squad/464930/ Indianexpress.com : comments : Doon squad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528143207/http://www.indianexpress.com/comments/doon-squad/464930/ |date=28 May 2009 }}</ref> In May 2014, he became the president of Doon's alumni body [[The Doon School Old Boys' Society]].<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/meat-exporter-qureshi-quits-doon-school-alumni-body/ Meat exporter Qureshi quits Doon School alumni body | The Indian Express]</ref>

He was married on 7 December 2002 to [[Sonia Singh (journalist)|Sonia Singh]] (prominent anchor and editorial director at NDTV), and has three daughters. He currently resides in the Palace, [[Padrauna]], [[Kushinagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. His father Late Kunwar C.P.N. Singh was also MP of Kushinagar (then Hata). His father was Minister of state for Defence in Indira Gandhi cabinet in 1980.

Kunwar R.P.N. Singh was also former MLA from the seat of [[Padrauna]] until he was elected for Loksabha.

== Positions held ==

* M.L.A. (Uttar Pradesh), 1996-2009
* President, Uttar Pradesh Youth Congress, 1997-1999
* Secretary, AICC, 2003-2006
* Elected to the 15th [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Padrauna]] constituency, 2009<ref>{{cite news |title=Nervous moments for freshers at oath-taking ceremony |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nervous-moments-for-freshers-at-oathtaking-ceremony/467445/2 |work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=28 May 2009 |access-date=31 March 2011 }}</ref>
* Union Minister of State, Road, Transport and Highways, 2009-2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Massive road communication programme proposed: Minister |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_massive-road-communication-programme-proposed-minister_1298938 |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]] |date=14 October 2009 |access-date=31 March 2011 }}</ref>
* Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas and Corporate Affairs, 2011-2013
* Secretary, Sri Aurobindo Society Centre (Padrauna)
* Secretary, Udit Narain Degree College
* Secretary, Udit Narain Inter College
* Secretary, Udit Narain Trust
* Union Minister of state for Home Affairs 2013-2014<ref>{{cite news |title=Cabinet reshuffle: Congress chooses tokenism over efficiency |url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/cabinet-reshuffle-congress-chooses-political-tokenism-over-efficiency-505690.html |work=[[First Post (India)]] |date=28 October 2012 |access-date=28 October 2012 }}</ref>
* President, [[The Doon School Old Boys' Society]], 2014–present

==Awards==
* Winner, Duke of Edinburgh Award (Gold){Date=April 2016}

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/SinghRPN Official Twitter]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Cabinet of India]]
[[Category:The Doon School alumni]]
[[Category:People from Kushinagar district]]
[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1997–2002]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]

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