Brijendra Singh | |
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Member of the Indian Parliament for Hisar | |
In office 23 May 2019 –4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Dushyant Chautala |
Personal details | |
Born | Rohtak,Haryana,India | 13 May 1972
Political party | Indian National Congress (2024- Present) |
Other political affiliations | Bhartiya Janta Party (till 2024) |
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Brijendra Singh Sheokand (born 13 May 1972) is an Indian politician and ex Member of Parliament from Hisar parliamentary constituency.
As a Member of Parliament, he is a Member of the Public Accounts Committee (India), Standing Committee on Defence (India), Joint Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Committee on Petitions. [1] [2] [3]
He is a former bureaucrat who took voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service after serving in Haryana for 21 years. [4] [5] He held All India Rank 9 in the Civil Services Examination in the batch of 1998. He has resigned from the primary membership of BJP citing "compelling political reasons" on 10 March 2024 just a few months before 2024 Lok Sabha election and joined congress party. [6]
Singh completed his BA (Honours) History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1992. He went on to pursue MA in Modern History from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He also holds an MSc in Public Policy and Management from King's College London. [7]
Singh's native village is Dumerkha Kalan near Uchana in Jind district, Haryana. He is from the Jat community. He is the son of former Union Steel Minister Birender Singh. [8] Singh's mother Premlata Singh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana representing Uchana Kalan constituency, which was previously held by his father.
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