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Colonel Manvendra Singh was born on 19 May 1964 in [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan. His father is [[Jaswant Singh]], a former Finance Minister and [[Defence Minister]] of [[India]], and mother is Sheetal Kanwar. Singh is married to Chitra Singh daughter of Bhainsrorgarh. They have two children. He is an alumnus of [[Mayo College]] and has an MA, having studied at [[Hampshire College]], [[Amherst, Massachusetts]] and the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[London]]. He is a [[Colonel]] in [[Territorial Army (India)]]. Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist at the Statesman and the [[Indian Express]], with a specialization in defence and national security affairs. | Colonel Manvendra Singh was born on 19 May 1964 in [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan. His father is [[Jaswant Singh]], a former Finance Minister and [[Defence Minister]] of [[India]], and mother is Sheetal Kanwar. Singh is married to Chitra Singh daughter of Bhainsrorgarh. They have two children. He is an alumnus of [[Mayo College]] and has an MA, having studied at [[Hampshire College]], [[Amherst, Massachusetts]] and the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[London]]. He is a [[Colonel]] in [[Territorial Army (India)]]. Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist at the Statesman and the [[Indian Express]], with a specialization in defence and national security affairs. | ||
Singh worked as a media advisor for General [[Ved Prakash Malik]] during the [[Kargil War]]. | |||
==Political life== | ==Political life== | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
He elected for [[14th Lok Sabha]] from [[Barmer (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Barmer-Jaisalmer]] constituency of [[Rajasthan]]. Singh was a member of the Standing Committee on Defence, in the government of [[Manmohan Singh]]. He is a [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)]] from Shiv constituency for [[Rajasthan]] [[Legislative Assembly]]. | He was elected for [[14th Lok Sabha]] from [[Barmer (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Barmer-Jaisalmer]] constituency of [[Rajasthan]]. Singh was a member of the Standing Committee on Defence, in the government of [[Manmohan Singh]]. He is a [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)]] from Shiv constituency for [[Rajasthan]] [[Legislative Assembly]]. | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||