Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Black (semi-bald) |
Educational Qualification(s)
| BSc | K.B.P.G College, Mirzapur Gorakhpur University, 1969 |
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| MSc | Physics from Gorakhpur University, 1971 |
Personal Life
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
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| Hometown | Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| School | Not Known |
| College/University | Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Kshatriya |
| Address | 3/206, Chipulkhand Gomti Nagar Lucknow, UP |
| Hobbies | Reading |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||
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| Wife | Savitri Singh (married 1971) | ||||
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Family
| Father | Rambadan Singh | ||||
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| Mother | Gujrati Devi | ||||
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| Spouse | Savitri Singh | ||||
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Career
| Education Minister | Uttar Pradesh Government, 1991 | ||||||
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| Union Surface Transport Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Government, 1999 | ||||||
| Chief Minister | Uttar Pradesh, 2000 | ||||||
| Union Minister of Agriculture | 2003 | ||||||
| Union Minister for Home Affairs | 2014 | ||||||
| Defence Minister | 2019 | ||||||
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Favourites
| Politician | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Born in the village of Babhora, Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. | |
| Joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at 13 years old in 1964. | |
| Active RSS worker and accomplished student. | |
| Served as a Physics lecturer at K.B. Post-Graduate College, Mirzapur. | |
| Organizational Secretary of ABVP Gorakhpur Division from 1969 to 1971. | |
| Played a crucial role in saving the BJP government twice during a political crisis in 1997. | |
| Initiated the National Highway Development Programme (NHDP). | |
| Introduced projects like the Farm Income Insurance Scheme and Kisan Call Centre as Union Minister of Agriculture. | |
| Traveled extensively across India as BJP President in 2003. | |
| Passionate advocate for the Hindi language. | |
| Became India's first Defence Minister to fly in a Tejas fighter aircraft in 2019. |
