Harivansh Narayan Singh | |
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.jpg) Singh in 2024 | |
| 13thDeputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2020 | |
| Chairperson | Venkaiah Naidu (2020–2022) Jagdeep Dhankhar (2022–2025) C. P. Radhakrishnan (2025–present) |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| In office 9 August 2018 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Chairperson | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Preceded by | P. J. Kurien |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | N. K. Singh |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-06-30)30 June 1956 (age 69) Ballia,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | |
| Education | M.A. inEconomics |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University |
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Harivansh Narayan Singh (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian journalist and politician serving as 13thDeputy Chairperson of theRajya Sabha, theupper house of theIndian Parliament. He is anMP in the Rajya Sabha representing the state ofBihar.
He was born at Ballia (Easteren UP). He did his graduation and post-graduation inEconomics fromBanaras Hindu University and also holds aDiploma inJournalism. He resides atRanchi.[1][2]
He has worked in several different media publications through his career, starting withThe Times of India. He served as an additional media advisor to former Prime MinisterChandra Shekhar. He joined the then obscure and nearly dead Hindi publicationPrabhat Khabar in 1989, and scaled it to become one of the top newspapers in India, in terms of circulation. The newspaper was known for investigating many high-profile stories, including theFodder scam.[3]
In 2014, theJanata Dal (United) nominated Singh to theRajya Sabha from the state of Bihar for a six-year term.[4] On 8 August 2018, he was elected asDeputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha for a six-year term as the candidate of theNational Democratic Alliance, winning the election by a vote of 125 to 105 against the opposition candidate.[5] He is the third person ever and first in forty years to hold this post who is not from theIndian National Congress. He was re-elected as the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha on 14 September 2020 after he returned to the Rajya Sabha for his second term fromBihar.
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| Preceded by | Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 2018–present | Incumbent |