Rajkumar Ranjan Singh

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Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
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Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in January 2022
Minister of State for External Affairs
In office
7 July 2021 (2021-07-07) 11 June 2024
Residence(s)Kongba Nandei Bam Leikai, Imphal East, Manipur
EducationM.A. (Geography), B.T. & PhD
Alma mater Gauhati University
OccupationTeaching, Research
As of July 7, 2021
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Rajkumar Ranjan Singh (born 1 September 1952) is an Indian politician, teacher and researcher who served as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha [1] representing the Inner Manipur constituency of Manipur from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He also served as the Minister of State for Ministry of Education [2] and Ministry of External Affairs [3] [4] in Second Modi ministry from 2021 to 2024.

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