Ajatshatru Singh | |
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Minister of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information | |
In office 1996–2002 | |
Chief Minister | Farooq Abdullah |
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
In office 2015–2019 | |
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1996–2002 | |
Constituency | Nagrota |
Personal details | |
Born | Jammu,India | 6 February 1966
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2014) |
Other political affiliations | Jammu &Kashmir National Conference (until 2014) |
Parent(s) | Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi |
Relatives | Dogra dynasty Vikramaditya Singh (Brother) |
Occupation | Politician |
Ajatshatru Singh (born 6 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council [1] in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a member of the Jammu &Kashmir National Conference and was minister of state with portfolios of Tourism,Youth Services &Sports,Parks and Gardens,Science &Technology and Transport &Information in Farooq Abdullah's government from 1996 to 2002. He was also Member of Legislative Assembly from Nagrota constituency from 1996 to 2002.
He is a younger brother of senior Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh and son of former Sadr-e-Riyasat Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi,granddaughter of the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal,Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is also Trustee of J&K Dharmarth Trust which was founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh. [2] His elder brother Vikramaditya Singh was a member of the Indian National Congress.
In November 2014,he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of party's President Amit Shah. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
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2002 | Nagrota,Jammu and Kashmir | JKNC | Lost | 26.65% | Jugal Kishore Sharma | BJP | 26.82% | [7] | ||
1996 | Nagrota,Jammu and Kashmir | JKNC | Won | 28.32% | Dhan Raj Bargotra | JD | 20.68% | [8] | ||
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