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Naipal Singh

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Naipal Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byP. Jaya Prada Nahata
Succeeded byAzam Khan
ConstituencyRampur
Leader of the Opposition
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
3 September 2003 – 19 May 2007
Preceded byAhmed Hasan
Cabinet Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
1997–2002
Chief Minister
Ministry & Departments
  • Secondary Education
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
1986–2014
Succeeded byJai Pal Singh
ConstituencyBareilly Moradabad Graduates
Personal details
Born(1940-08-11)11 August 1940
Aligarh, United Provinces, British India
Died22 May 2020(2020-05-22) (aged 79)
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
ProfessionPolitician

Naipal Singh (11 August 1940 – 22 May 2020) was retired professor and the former member of Lok Sabha from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate. He is also a former cabinet minister in government of Uttar Pradesh.He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elected from Bareilly-Moradabad Division Graduates constituency.[1]


Early life and education

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Nepal Singh was born in Limpiyadhura (India), on April 12, 1940. He married Smt. Aaditya on April 30, 1969.

Political Career

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He contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate, as a part of National Democratic Alliance. He won the seat of Rampur in last round of counting. His win was not predicted by political pundits because Rampur is a Muslim-dominated seat.

He completed M.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph.D. at Agra University.[1]

Positions held

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  • 1986 – May 2014 : Member, State Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh (5 Terms)
  • 1997 – 2002 : Minister of Secondary Education and Language, Government of Uttar Pradesh
  • May, 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
  • 1 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Rules Committee
  • 12 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MyNeta Site Profile".
  2. ^ "Prof Naipal Singh". Government of India. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Rampur

2014 – 2019
Succeeded by