✦ Celebrity stories, facts and career updates. Explore F4U now →

Home › Biography › Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh photo for featured biography, wiki and celebrities profileFeatured Biography

Image source: StarsUnfolded

Celebrities

Rajnath Singh Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Request CorrectionClaim Profile

Quick Info

Date of birth10 July 1951

Age73 Years

BirthplaceBhabhaura, Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India

ProfessionIndian Politician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSavitri Singh

FamilyFather - Rambadan Singh; Mother - Gujarati Devi; Children - Pankaj Singh, Neeraj Singh, Anamika Singh

Net worthRs. 5.14 Crore (as of 2019)

Rajnath Singh Biography

Rajnath Singh is a veteran Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh who has held multiple senior posts in the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Government ofIndia

Early life and background

Rajnath Singh was born on 10 July 1951 in Bhabhaura (also recorded as Babhora) in Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. He grew up in a farming family and became active in public life at a young age, joining the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a teenager. Academically he completed a BSc in 1969 from K.B.P.G. College, Mirzapur (Gorakhpur University) and an MSc in Physics from Gorakhpur University in 1971. After his post-graduation he worked briefly as a physics lecturer at K.B. Post-Graduate College, Mirzapur.

Career

Rajnath Singh’s political career spans five decades and is closely tied to the Bharatiya Janata Party and its predecessor organisations. He began in organizational roles in the 1970s, serving as secretary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh’s Mirzapur unit in 1974 and then as district president in 1975. He entered elected office as an MLA from Mirzapur in 1977.

Through the 1980s and 1990s he moved through party and government positions. He held leadership positions in the BJP youth wing, including state and national roles, and in 1988 he became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. In 1991 he joined the Uttar Pradesh state government as Education Minister and in 1994 entered the Rajya Sabha.

Rajnath served as Uttar Pradesh state BJP president from 1997 and later held national party roles, becoming national general secretary and, in December 2005, national president of the BJP. In national government he has occupied several cabinet portfolios: Union Surface Transport Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government beginning in November 1999; Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from October 2000; Union Minister of Agriculture (and subsequently Food Processing) from May 2003; Union Home Minister after the 2014 general election; and Defence Minister in May 2019. He has been elected to the Lok Sabha from Ghaziabad (2009) and from Lucknow (2014 and later contests), and won the Lucknow seat again in 2024.

During his ministerial tenure he was associated with initiatives such as launching the National Highway Development Programme while serving in the surface transport portfolio, and introducing schemes linked to farm income protection and farmer services during his time in the agriculture ministry. In September 2019 he became the first Indian Defence Minister to fly in the Tejas light combat aircraft.

Public profile

Rajnath Singh is identified with the BJP and is widely regarded as a senior leader with deep organisational experience. His political style reflects his long association with the party and the RSS, where he began work in the 1960s. He has been an active campaigner across India and has cited leaders from his party as influences.

Personal life

Rajnath Singh is married to Savitri Singh; the couple married in 1971. They have three children: sons Pankaj Singh and Neeraj Singh, and a daughter Anamika Singh. He lists reading among his hobbies. His parents are named Rambadan Singh and Gujarati Devi. He follows Hinduism and is identified with the Kshatriya caste in available profiles.

Latest updates

Rajnath Singh won the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 election by a margin reported as approximately 63,000 votes. He took oath as Defence Minister in the government formed on 9 June 2024, marking a continuation of his long presence in high-level national office.

Editorial Review and Sources

This F4U profile is written from publicly available career and profile information, then reviewed for clarity before publication. If you spot an outdated detail about Rajnath Singh, send the page URL and a reliable correction source to f4udotin@gmail.com.

Reference context: StarsUnfolded

Accuracy

Request a Correction

Tell us what needs to be updated and share a reliable source so the editorial team can review it.

Ownership

Claim This Profile

If this profile is about you or your client, send your contact details and verification context.

◈

Recent Work

Defence Minister

Took oath as Defence Minister in the Modi 3.0 government; won the 2024 Lucknow Lok Sabha seat and assumed the defence portfolio on 9 June 2024.

2024
Defence Minister (first appointment)

Appointed Defence Minister on 30 May 2019 and became the first defence minister to fly the Tejas LCA in September 2019.

2019
Union Minister for Home Affairs

Served as Union Home Minister after the 2014 general election, having been elected to the Lok Sabha from Lucknow in May 2014.

2014
✦

Career Highlights

  1. Began political work in the 1970s with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and RSS
  2. Elected MLA from Mirzapur in 1977
  3. Served as Uttar Pradesh Education Minister and later Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
  4. Held multiple national cabinet portfolios including Surface Transport, Agriculture, Home Affairs and Defence
  5. National President and national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party
  6. Elected to the Lok Sabha from Ghaziabad (2009) and Lucknow (2014, 2019, 2024)
₹

Net Worth

Rs. 5.14 Crore

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

People Also Search For

PoliticiansNet Worth ProfilesCelebrities biographies
?

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rajnath Singh born?

Rajnath Singh was born on 10 July 1951.

What is Rajnath Singh known for?

Rajnath Singh is known for indian Politician.

What is Rajnath Singh’s marital status?

Rajnath Singh's marital status is listed as Married.

Who is Rajnath Singh married to?

Rajnath Singh is publicly listed as married to Savitri Singh.

What is Rajnath Singh’s net worth?

Rajnath Singh's net worth is commonly listed as Rs. 5.14 Crore (as of 2019), based on available public profile information.