- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Born
- 10 July 1951, Bhabhaura, Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh
- Education (declared)
- MSc (1971), Gorakhpur University; BSc (1969), KBPG College, Mirzapur
- In current post since
- 31 May 2019
- Seat
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Lok Sabha)
Rajnath Singh was born in 1951 in Bhabhaura, a village in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, and studied physics at Gorakhpur University. He was associated with the RSS from 1964 and was detained during the Emergency. He won the Mirzapur assembly seat in 1977 on a Janata Party ticket and joined the BJP in 1980.
Lucknow and Delhi
He was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from October 2000 to March 2002 and Union Agriculture Minister in 2003 and 2004. He led the BJP nationally twice, from 2005 to 2009 and from 2013 to 2014. He entered the Lok Sabha from Ghaziabad in 2009 and moved to Lucknow in 2014, when he became Union Home Minister.
Defence Minister
He moved to the Defence Ministry on 31 May 2019 and began a second consecutive term there in June 2024. He has defended the Agnipath recruitment scheme as a success. In July 2025 he rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that the United States had mediated the India-Pakistan ceasefire, saying India had not acted under external pressure.
His 2024 affidavit declares no criminal cases, no liabilities and assets of about Rs 7.4 crore.
Career at a glance
- 1977Elected MLA from Mirzapur on a Janata Party ticket
- Oct 2000Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, until March 2002
- 2003Union Minister of Agriculture, until 2004
- Dec 2005BJP national president, until 2009; again from 2013 to 2014
- 2009Elected to the Lok Sabha from Ghaziabad
- May 2014Wins Lucknow; Union Home Minister
- May 2019Union Minister of Defence
- Jun 2024Second consecutive term as Defence Minister
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 0Lok Sabha 2024 affidavit, Lucknow | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Convictions | None declared2024 affidavit | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 7.37 crore2024; no liabilities declared | Source |
| Immovable assets | Rs 3.35 croreFarmland and a house in Lucknow, as declared in 2024 | Source |
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Sources
Photo: Ministry of Defence, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.
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