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Father's Name
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Col. (Retd.) Jagat Singh
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Krishna Kumari
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Date of Birth
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10 May 1951
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Place of Birth
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Pune, Maharashtra
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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25 Jun 1975
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Bharti Singh
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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Ph.D., PG Diploma in Training and Development of HR; Master of Strategic Studies
Educated at Barkatulla University, Bhopal; ISTD, New Delhi; Army War College, Mhow and Army War College, USA
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Profession
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Defence Services
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Permanent Address
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Maitri Bhawan, Silokra Road,
Jaipur Bypass, Gurgaon-122001
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Haryana
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08826611111 (M)
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Present Address
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36, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Road,
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New Delhi-110011
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Tel : (011) 23017056, 08826611111 (M)
Telefax : (011) 23013800
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Positions Held
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May, 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region; External Affairs; and Overseas Indian Affairs
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9 Nov. 2014 - 16 Feb. 2016
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation;
Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
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16 Feb. 2016 - 25 May 2019
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation;
Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs
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5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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30 May 2019 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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Books Published
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i). Sahas Aur Sankalp : Ek Atmakatha
ii). Courage and Conviction : An Autobiography
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Published a book in English
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Engaged in `Empowerment of Women` project in rural areas
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Special Interests
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Defence and strategic issues
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Indian Classical Instrumental music
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Sports and Clubs
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Plays all games with especially interested in playing Tennis, Golf, Badminton and Horse Riding. President of Indian Polo Association
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Countries Visited
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Widely Travelled
As Union Minister of State for External Affairs, visited 61 countries leading officials/delegations for various bilateral and multilateral meetings.
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Other Information
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Former Chief of Army Staff
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