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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Rakesh Singh
| image        = Rakesh_Singh.jpg
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| office        = Minister of Public Works<br>[[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| term_start    = 25 December 2023
| image =  
| 1blankname    = [[List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| caption =  
| 1namedata    = [[Mohan Yadav]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1962|06|4|df=y}}<ref name="MemberProfile"/>
| predecessor  = [[Gopal Bhargava]]
| birth_place = [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| office1      = Member of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| residence = Madhatal, [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, [[New Delhi]], India
| term_start1  = 3 December 2023
| death_date =
| term_end1    =
| death_place =
| predecessor1  = [[Tarun Bhanot]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| successor1    =
| constituency = [[Jabalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jabalpur]]
| constituency1 = [[Jabalpur West Assembly constituency|Jabalpur West]]
| term_start = 13 May 2004
| office2      = President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_end2 =  
| term_start2  = 18 April 2018
| predecessor = [[Jayashree Banerjee]]
| term_end2    = 15 February 2020
| successor =
| predecessor2  = [[Nandkumar Singh Chauhan]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| successor2    = [[V. D. Sharma]]
| office1 = President of [[Madhya Pradesh]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| office3      = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 18 April 2018
| term_start3  = 2004
| term_end1 = 15 February 2020
| term_end3    = 2023
| predecessor1 = [[Nandkumar Singh Chauhan]]
| predecessor3  = [[Jayashree Banerjee]]
| successor1 = [[V. D. Sharma]]
| successor3    = [[Ashish Dubey]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Mala Singh|1993}}<ref name="MemberProfile"/>
| constituency3 = [[Jabalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jabalpur]]
| children = 2
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1962|06|4|df=y}}
| education = B.Sc, [[Government Science College, Jabalpur]]<ref name="MemberProfile"/>
| birth_place  = [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| website = {{url|www.rakeshsingh.org}}
| party        = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| footnotes =
| residence    = Madhatal, [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| date = 18 July |
| spouse       = {{marriage|Mala Singh|1993}}
| year = 2016
| children     = 2 daughters
| source = https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3987
| father        = Thakur Surendra Singh
| mother        = Gomti Devi
| education     = [[Bachelor of Science]]
| alma_mater    = [[Government Science College, Jabalpur]]
| website       = {{url|www.rakeshsingh.org}}
| source       =  
}}
}}


'''Rakesh Singh''' (born 4 June 1962) is an Indian politician and a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]]. He is member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=BJP Lawmaker Rakesh Singh Appointed Party's Madhya Pradesh Unit Chief |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-lawmaker-rakesh-singh-appointed-partys-madhya-pradesh-unit-chief-1839416 |access-date=16 June 2019 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=18 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BJP में बड़ा फेरबदल: राजस्थान अध्यक्ष का इस्तीफा, एमपी में मिला राकेश सिंह को जिम्मा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/amp/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-mp-rakesh-singh-sworn-as-the-new-bjp-state-president |access-date=16 June 2019 |work=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=18 April 2018}}</ref> He has been representing the [[Jabalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jabalpur]] constituency of [[Madhya Pradesh]] since 2004 general elections. He was appointed as the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] [[State President]] of Madhya Pradesh unit on 18 April 2018 replacing [[Nandkumar Singh Chauhan]], who had been at the helm since August 2014 and in turn was then replaced by [[V. D. Sharma]] in February 2020.
'''Rakesh Singh''' (born 4 June 1962; {{IPA|hi|ɾaːkeːʃ sɪŋgʱ}}) is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janata Party]]. He is serving as the Minister of Public works department in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]. He is the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of legislative assembly]] representing [[Jabalpur West Assembly constituency|Jabalpur west]] constituency. Previously he was a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] representing [[Jabalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jabalpur]] Loksabha constituency of [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 2004 to 2023.
 
He was appointed as the [[Chief Whip]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the Lok Sabha in 2016, replacing [[Arjun Ram Meghwal]] who was inducted into the [[Modi government]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-appoints-rakesh-singh-as-partys-chief-whip-in-lok-sabha/articleshow/53268608.cms|title=BJP appoints Rakesh Singh as party's chief whip in Lok Sabha|date=18 July 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref> He is working as the [[chairman]] of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. Singh is also an active member of various other parliamentary committees. He holds the position of Co Incharge of [[Maharastra]] unit.{{clarify|date=March 2020}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Singh was born in [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] to Surendra Singh and Gomti Devi. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from [[Government Science College, Jabalpur]]. He married Mala Singh in December 1993, with whom he has two daughters.<ref name="MemberProfile">{{cite web |title=Detailed Profile: Shri Rakesh Singh |url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3987 |website=India.gov.in |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>
Singh was born in [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] to Surendra Singh and Gomti Devi. He has a younger brother Lekhraj Singh. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from [[Government Science College, Jabalpur]]. He married Mala Singh in December 1993, with whom he has two daughters.&lt;ref name="MemberProfile"&gt;{{cite web |title=Detailed Profile: Shri Rakesh Singh |url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3987 |website=India.gov.in |access-date=19 July 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;


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Rakesh Singh
Minister of Public Works<br>Government of Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
25 December 2023
Chief MinisterMohan Yadav
Preceded byGopal Bhargava
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byTarun Bhanot
ConstituencyJabalpur West
President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
In office
18 April 2018 – 15 February 2020
Preceded byNandkumar Singh Chauhan
Succeeded byV. D. Sharma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2023
Preceded byJayashree Banerjee
Succeeded byAshish Dubey
ConstituencyJabalpur
Personal details
Born (1962-06-04) 4 June 1962 (age 64)
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Mala Singh
(
m. 1993)
Children2 daughters
Parents
  • Thakur Surendra Singh (father)
  • Gomti Devi (mother)
ResidenceMadhatal, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
EducationBachelor of Science
Alma materGovernment Science College, Jabalpur
Websitewww.rakeshsingh.org

Rakesh Singh (born 4 June 1962; hi) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is serving as the Minister of Public works department in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He is the Member of legislative assembly representing Jabalpur west constituency. Previously he was a Member of Parliament representing Jabalpur Loksabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh from 2004 to 2023.

Personal life

Singh was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh to Surendra Singh and Gomti Devi. He has a younger brother Lekhraj Singh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Government Science College, Jabalpur. He married Mala Singh in December 1993, with whom he has two daughters.<ref name="MemberProfile">"Detailed Profile: Shri Rakesh Singh". India.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2019.</ref>

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