Rakesh Sinha (born 5 September 1964) is an Indian academic and politician who served as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Parliament of India,from 14 July 2018 to 13 July 2024.[1] He has written on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and authored a government-published biography of K. B. Hedgewar.[2]
Sinha was born on 5 September 1964 in Manserpur,Begusarai district,Bihar. He studied political science at the University of Delhi (BA,MA,MPhil,PhD). Public parliamentary records list his highest qualification as Doctorate.[1]
On 14 July 2018,Sinha was nominated to the Rajya Sabha under Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution for a six-year term;the term ended on 13 July 2024.[1] During his tenure he introduced several private members’bills,including the Public Credit Registry of India Bill,2019 (introduced 6 December 2019;lapsed at the end of term),the Terminated Employees (Welfare) Bill,2020 (introduced 7 February 2020;lapsed),and the Population Regulation Bill,2019 (introduced 12 July 2019;withdrawn on 1 April 2022).[4][5][1]
In April 2021,during the COVID-19 surge in Delhi,Sinha publicly urged the Union government to impose President’s Rule in the National Capital Territory;the remarks were reported by national outlets.[6][7]
In July 2025,historian Meenakshi Jain was among four individuals nominated to the Rajya Sabha;coverage noted the appointments to the set of nominated seats,which are not constituency successions.[8][9]
Positions and views
Sinha writes opinion columns in The Indian Express on constitutional and historical topics;these pieces are used only to attribute his own views.[10] Positions expressed in interviews or op-eds include:
Advocacy during the pandemic for temporary central intervention in Delhi under Article 239AB (President’s Rule).[11]
Works
In Understanding RSS (2019),Sinha presents a defence of the organisation and argues that it has been misrepresented by critics.[12]
Books (selected)
Sinha, Rakesh (2015). Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. Builders of Modern India. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN978-81-230-1986-4.[2]
Sinha, Rakesh (2019). Understanding RSS. New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications. ISBN978-93-88409-10-0.
Parliamentary (private members’ bills)
The Public Credit Registry of India Bill, 2019 — introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 6 December 2019 (lapsed 13 July 2024).[13][1]
The Terminated Employees (Welfare) Bill, 2020 — introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 7 February 2020 (lapsed 13 July 2024).[14][1]
The Population Regulation Bill, 2019 — introduced 12 July 2019; withdrawn 1 April 2022.[1]
1 2 Sinha, Rakesh (2015). Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. Builders of Modern India. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN978-81-230-1986-4.
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