Rao Narbir Singh

Rao Narbir Singh
Minister of Industries and Commerce, Government of Haryana[1]
Assumed office
17 October 2024
Chief MinisterNayab Singh Saini
Preceded byMool Chand Sharma
Minister of Environment & Forest, Government of Haryana
Assumed office
17 October 2024
Chief MinisterNayab Singh Saini
Preceded bySanjay Singh
Minister of Public Works Department, Government of Haryana
In office
26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019
Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar
Succeeded byDushyant Chautala
Minister of Public Health Engineering, Government of Haryana
In office
26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019
Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar
Succeeded byManohar Lal Khattar
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byRakesh Daultabad
ConstituencyBadshahpur Assembly constituency
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byRao Dharampal
Succeeded byRakesh Daultabad
ConstituencyBadshahpur Assembly constituency
In office
1996–2000
Preceded byRao Dharampal
Succeeded byRao Dharampal
ConstituencySohna Assembly constituency
In office
1987–1991
Preceded byRao Inderjit Singh
Succeeded byRao Inderjit Singh
ConstituencyJatusana Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born (1961-04-02) 2 April 1961
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
SpouseAnita Singh
Children2
Occupation
  • Politician
  • social worker
  • agriculturist
Websiteraonarbirsingh.in

Rao Narbir Singh is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party,[2] MLA from Badshahpur Assembly constituency of 2024-2029 Haryana Legislative Assembly, and holds 4 inisteries in 2024-29 Government of Haryana, namely the Ministry of Industries and Commerce, Environment, Foreign Cooperation, and Sainik Welfare.[1] Exemplifying Aaya Ram Gaya Ram style of politics, he has been member of6 different parties and shwitched parties at least 6 times. He is also a political dynast as his father late Mahavir Singh Yadav was a former Cabinet Minister in the State of Haryana and grandfather late Rao Mohar Singh Yadav also served as an M.L.C. in pre-partition Punjab in 1942.

He was denied ticket to contest 2019 election and hence was not a MLA during 2019-24 period. Earlier, from 2014 to 2019, he was Cabinet Minister in Government of Haryana for the Department of Public Works (B&R)[3] and Department of Public Health Engineering (Water Supply and Sanitation).[4]

Early life

Singh was born in Gurgaon on 2 April 1961. He is a grandson of Mohar Singh Yadav who was an M.L.C. in Punjab state before partition of India and Pakistan in 1942. His father Mahavir Singh Yadav was also a former cabinet Minister in the State of Haryana.

Political career

He has successfully contested Legislative elections from Jatusana (Haryana) in 1987 and Sohna (Haryana) in 1996. He has previously held the portfolios of State Home Minister in 1987 and Transport, Food & Supply and Cooperation Minister in 1996 in the Government of Haryana. He became the youngest elected representative in the country to hold the office of State Home Ministry at age 26. He also had additional charge of Sports and Printing & Stationery ministry in 1996. He unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha election from Gurgaon in 2009.

Electoral record

Year Election Party Constituency Name Result
1987 7th Haryana Assembly Lok Dal Jatusana Won
1991 8th Haryana Assembly Indian National Congress Salhawas Lost
1996 9th Haryana Assembly Haryana Vikas Party Sohna Won
2000 10th Haryana Assembly Bahujan Samaj Party Gurgaon Lost
2005 11th Haryana Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Jatusana Lost
2009 15th Lok Sabha Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) Gurgaon Lost
2014 13th Haryana Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Badshahpur Won
2024 15th Haryana Assembly Won

Career graph

References

  1. ^ a b Know Your Minister- Four-Time Cabinet Minister Rao Narbir, theharyanastory.com, January 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Kashyap, Anirban (1993). Governor's role in Indian constitution. Lancers Books. p. 663. ISBN 9788170950332. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ^ www.prharyana.gov.in https://www.prharyana.gov.in/en/haryana-public-works-building-and-roads-minister-narbir-singh-said-that-the-public-works. Retrieved 31 March 2019. Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Narbir Singh said that the Public Works Department would soon launch a Whatsapp number, where people would be able to send pictures of damaged roads of their areas along with location details. | Directorate of Information, Public Relations & Languages, Government of Haryana {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "MLA Details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ahirwal region, Karnal dist big gainers in new Haryana Cabinet". The Economic Times. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. ^ "RAO MOHAR SINGH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION". rmscollege.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Party-hopper Narbir finds his way back to power - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.