Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
AJIT SINGH, SHRI
B.K.K.P. - BAGHPAT (UTTAR PRADESH)
Father's Name: Late Ch. Charan Singh
Date of Birth: 12 February 1939
Place of Birth: Bhadola in Distt. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status: Married on 17 June 1967
Spouse's Name: Smt. Radhika Singh
Children: One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc., B. Tech. and M.S.
Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow; I.I.T. Kharagpur and Illinois
Technology (U.S.A.); Jorhat Cotton College and Guwahati University (Assam)
Profession :
Computer Expert
Permanent Address :
244/2, Shivaji Road, Meerut-250001 (Uttar Pradesh)
Positions Held :
July 1986Elected to Rajya Sabha
1987President Lok Dal (A)
1988President, Janata Party
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
Secretary General, Janata Dal
Dec. 1989-Nov. 1990Union Cabinet Minister, Industry
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
Feb. 1995-May 1996Union Cabinet Minister, Food
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)* on Indian National Congress ticket for
the third time
President, Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party
1997Elected again to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)**
Special Interests :
Anything connected with agriculture and technology
Favourite Pastime and Recreation: RecreationReading and music
Countries Visited :
Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Dubai, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan and U.S.A.
Other Information :
Worked for 17 years in the computer industry in U.S.A. and on return to India became Vice-Chairman, Kisan Trust
Election Result :
Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate12,71,152
Total votes polled6,66,928
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1)Shri Ajit Singh (I.N.C.)3,48,600
(2)Shri Mukhia Gurjar (S.P.)1,49,709
(3)Shri Veer Sain Saroha (B.J.P.)93,628
(4)Shri Charan alias Charan Singh Tyagi55,869
(B.S.P.)
Bye-Election Result :
Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate12,86,529
Total votes polled5,30,941
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1)Shri Ajit Singh (B.K.K.P.)3,31,985
(2)Shri Mukhia Gurjar (S.P.)1,00,545
(3)Shri Tripal Singh Dhama (B.J.P.)94,404
(4)Shri Kaka Joginder Singh752
Urf Dharati Pakad (Ind.)
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