Yashwant Singh | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2014 –23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Yashvir Singh |
Succeeded by | Girish Chandra |
Constituency | Nagina |
Personal details | |
Born | Churiyala. Muzaffarnagar,Uttar Pradesh | 1 March 1962
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Raj Kumari |
Residence(s) | Meerut,Uttar Pradesh [1] |
Profession | Doctor [1] |
As of 15 October,2015 |
Yashwant Singh (born 1 March 1962) is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Nagina. [1]
Singh was born on 1 March 1962 to Ramchandra and Keshon Devi in the village Churiyala in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh. [2] Singh is a doctor by profession. He gained his M.B.B.S. from Nehru Medical College and M.D. from All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi. [1] He married Raj Kumari in October 1991. [2]
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