Manoj Sinha | |
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| 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2020[1] | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Chief Minister | Vacant (till 2024) Omar Abdullah (from 2024) |
| Deputy CM | Surinder Kumar Choudhary |
| Preceded by | G. C. Murmu |
| Minister of State,Government of India | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Ministry | Term |
| Ministry of Railways(MoS) | 26 May 2014 - 24 May 2019 |
| Ministry of Communications(MoS, Independent charge) | 5 July 2016 - 24 May 2019 |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Radhe Mohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Afzal Ansari |
| Constituency | Ghazipur |
| In office 6 October 1999 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Omprakash Singh |
| Succeeded by | Afzal Ansari |
| Constituency | Ghazipur |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Vishwanath Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Omprakash Singh |
| Constituency | Ghazipur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-07-01)1 July 1959 (age 66) |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Manoj Sinha (born 1 July 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the 2nd and the currentlieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] He served as theminister of state forCommunications (independent charge) and minister of state forRailways in thegovernment of India. Sinha was elected to theLok Sabha, representingGhazipur parliamentary constituency for three terms from theBharatiya Janata Party.[3][4] Sinha was in the race for the post of Uttar Pradesh chief minister after the2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[5][6][7][8]
Sinha was born in Mohanpura ofGhazipur district ofUttar Pradesh on 1 July 1959.[9] He has a B.Tech And M.Tech degree in Civil Engineering from theIndian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi (earlier calledIT-BHU).[10][11] During his student days, Sinha was the students' union president in theBanaras Hindu University.[2]
His political career began when he was elected as the president of Banaras Hindu University Students Union in 1982.[12] He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996 and repeated the term in 1999.[12] Sinha has been a member of the BJP national council from 1989 to 1996.[12] He was elected to the Lower House for a third term in national politics when the BJP swept the Lok Sabha elections in 2014.[12]
Prior to joining active politics, he was a member of the General Council, School of Planning during 1999–2000.[12] He has also been a member of committee on Energy and member of committee on Government Assurances.[12]
He was inducted as a member of the BJP National Council in 1989. He was elected for successive terms in 1996 & 1999 and again in 2014 to theLok Sabha fromGhazipur Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was made the Minister of State for the Railways Ministry in the first set of ministers inducted intoNarendra Modi government in May 2014. In July 2016, during the second cabinet reshuffle, he was also made Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Communications Ministry.[13]
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An agriculturalist at heart and a silent performer who consciously maintains a low profile, Sinha has been among the best performing members of Parliament in the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999.[12]
Recently, he was counted among the seven most honest MPs by a leading magazine.[12] Sinha, a civil engineer and an IIT-BHU alumnus, has set a rare example by utilising his entire MPLAD Fund for the welfare of the people of his constituency.[12]
He is both recognised for a strong ability to connect with masses, especially at the rural level along with being a firm administrator.[14]
Manoj Sinha was appointed theLieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir by thePresident of India, a day afterG. C. Murmu resigned.[1] On 7 August 2020, Sinha completed hisoath of office.[1]
Ashok Kumar Parmar, an IAS officer, has accused Manoj Sinha of inflicting 'harassment, humiliation, intimidation, atrocious behaviour and frequent transfers for his being aScheduled Caste solely for the reason that he highlighted bungling in implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission.[15][16][specify]
In October 2023, Parmar alleged that Sinha Administration amended a multi-crore insurance contract to favour Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company.[17]
On 7 July 2024, a Letter from Jammu and Kashmir’s resident commissioner in New Delhi to principal secretary in Raj Bhawan alleged misuse of public funds by Manoj Sinha to fund a “personal function” reportedly on the eve of his son’s engagement ceremony in 2021.[18]
Manoj Sinha married Neelam Sinha[9] on 8 May 1977.[citation needed] They have a daughter and a son, Abhinav Sinha.[18]
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| Preceded by Vishwanath Shastri | Member of Parliament forGhazipur 1996–1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGhazipur 1999–2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGhazipur 2014–2019 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Communications 5 July 2016 - 24 May 2019 Minister of State (Independent Charge) | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir 6 August 2020 - Present | Incumbent |
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