Ganesh Singh (Hindi pronunciation: [gəɳeːʃ sɪŋgʱ]) is an Indian politician belonging to BJP and a member of parliament from Satna (Lok Sabha constituency), Madhya Pradesh. He is elected 5 times in a row from this constituency (14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha, 16th Lok Sabha, 17th Lok Sabha & 18th Lok Sabha).[1]
Ganesh Singh | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ramanand Singh |
| Constituency | Satna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1962 Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Mona Singh |
| Children | Sankalp Singh , Vikalp Singh |
| Parent(s) | Kamal Bhan Singh, Phoolmati Singh |
| Residence(s) | Friends Colony, Near ITI, Ward No. 13 Birla Vikas, Satna, Madhya Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa |
| Website | www.GaneshSingh.in |
| Source: [1] | |
Early life and education
editGanesh Singh was born on 2 July 1962 in Gram Panchyat Khamahariya, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh State in a Kurmi family.[2] He is the second of seven children born to Kamal Bhan Singh and Phoolmati Singh.
He started is political career as a general secretary of law college then becoming president of law college, he came close to socialist leaders of janta party and started working with them. He was also heading socialist youth of Madhya Pradesh State in 1989, he contested Zilla panchayat member elections in 1994 and won by huge margin, again in 1999 he became member of Zilla panchayat of Satna this time he became chairman of Zilla panchayat Satna with minister of state in charge. He is known for development in Vindhya region, he worked hard for the development of gram panchayats and providing the basic facilities of health, sanitation, education, irrigation, infrastructure at panchayat level, functioning of panchayats, providing drinking water, developing dams and small ponds. After seeing all his work public wanted him see in bigger role therefore he contested Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and won with huge margin of 85,000 and after that never looked back.
He did his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1981, Master of Arts (MA) in 1984, L.L.B in 1986, All the degrees from Awadhesh Pratap University, Rewa district, [Madhya Pradesh State].
In 2024 Lok Sabha Election, Singh won with 4,59,728 votes. He defeated INC candidate Siddharth Sukhlal Kushwaha by 84949 votes.[3][4]
Positions held
edit| 1995-1999 | Member, Zila Parishad, Satna |
| 1999-2004 | Member of Zila Panchayat, Satna |
| 1999 - 2004 | President of Zila Panchayat, Satna (Minister of State-in-Charge) |
| 2004 | Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Member, Standing Committee on Industry |
| 5 Aug. 2007 | Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Standing Committee on Industry |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd Term) |
| 6 Aug. 2009 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 31 Aug. 2009 | Member, Standing Committee on Energy |
| 2011-2016 | Secretary BJP Madhya Pradesh |
| 3 May 2013 | Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) |
| May, 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd Term) |
| 14 Aug. 2014 (onwards) | Member, Committee on Estimates |
| 13 June 2014 (onwards) | Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 1 Sep. 2014 (onwards) | Member, Rules Committee
Member, Standing Committee on Railways Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Executive Member, Nursing Council of India Secretary BJP Parliamentary Party |
| 13 May 2015 - 20 July 2016 | Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 |
| 3 July 2015 - 30 April 2016 | Member, Sub Committee-II, Committee on Estimates on the subject `Finances of Railways |
| 26 Aug. 2015 - 30 April 2016 | Member, Sub-Committee of the Committee on Estimates on the subject `Panchayati Raj` |
| 19 July 2016 onward | Chairperson, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes |
| 20 July 2016 onwards | Chairperson, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 |
| May, 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th Term) |
| 31 July 2019 | Chairperson, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes |
| 13 Sept 2019 | Member, Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development |
| 09 Oct 2019 | Member, Committee of Privileges |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Member, Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology |
| 2024 | Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha (5th Term) |
Awards
edit- Honored with Bharat Gaurav Award 2021[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ganesh Singh| National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in.
- ^ Chaturvedi, Rakesh Mohan (24 April 2024). "Satna MP Ganesh Singh on a sticky wicket". Economic Times. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Satna Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency 9 - SATNA". ECI.
- ^ "Bharat Gaurav Award". www.bharatgauravaward.com.