Rajkumari Ratna Singh is an Indian politician who served three times as Member of Parliament for Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Wiki/Biography
Ratna Singh was born in New Delhi on Wednesday, April 29, 1959 (age 60 years 2019). Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She received her bachelor’s degree in commerce from Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi. She belongs to the royal family of Karakankar village in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Eye color: black
Hair color: dark brown
family, caste and husband
Ratna Singh belongs to the Thakur family. Her father, Raja Dinesh Singh, was a famous Indian politician. He is a member of the Congress Party and also served as India’s Foreign Minister. Her father served in the cabinets of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. Her mother’s name is Rani Neelima Kumari. She has five sisters: Maharani Rewa Kumari, Rajkumari Ravija Kumari, Yuvrani Rajitha Devi, Rajkumari Renuka Devi and Abha Kumari.
Raja Dinesh Singh’s father, Raja Dinesh Singh
Rajkumari Ratna Singh married Jai Singh Sisodia. They have two children, a daughter Tanushree Singh and a son Bhuvanyu Singh (a businessman).
Rajkumari Ratna Singh’s husband Jai Singh Sisodia (middle)
Rajkumari Ratna Singh with son Bhuvanyu Singh (left) and daughter Tanushree Singh (right)
Profession
Ratna Singh joined the Indian National Congress in 1991. In February 1996, she was appointed as the Secretary General of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC). In 1996, she was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. After being elected as a Member of Parliament, she was included in the Executive Committee of the Congress Party in Parliament.
In 1999, she was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Pratapgarh. In 2004, she contested the general election again but lost to the BJP’s Akshay Pratap Singh. In 2009, Ratna Singh was re-elected as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Pratapgarh. In September 2009, she was elected to the Defense Committee and Finance Committee. She contested the 2014 general elections but lost to Harivansh Singh of the Apna Dal. She quit the Congress and joined the BJP in Lucknow on October 15, 2019, in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Ratna Singh and Yogi Adityanath at rally in Lucknow
assets/property
- Bank Deposit: 6.30 lacs INR
- Jewelry: 2 kg gold worth INR 50, 10 kg silver worth INR 40
- Agricultural land: worth INR 5.7 billion
- Non-agricultural land: worth INR 4.11 million
- Commercial Building: Located in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, worth INR 130 Crores
- Residential Building: UP Pratapgarh worth INR 7 Crore
fact
- Ratna Singh’s hobbies include horse riding, squash, gardening and reading.
Rajkumari Ratna Singh and former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee
- Her great-grandfather was a founding member of the Congress Party. He was also a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi reportedly visited her great-grandfather’s house frequently.
- Former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao reportedly considered her father Dinesh Singh to be her lucky charm.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education