Devender Singh Rana
{{Short description|Indian politician (1965–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Devender Singh Rana
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| birth_date = {{birth year|1965}}
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| death_date = {{death date and given age|df=y|2024|10|31|59}}
| death_place = Faridabad, Haryana, India
| occupation = Politician
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| relatives = Jitendra Singh (brother)
| assembly = Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
| constituency_AM = Nagrota
| term_start = 23 December 2014
| term_end = 31 October 2024
| predecessor = Jugal Kishore Sharma
| successor = TBD
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (from 2021)
| otherparty = JKNC (2014–2021)
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Devender Singh Rana (1965 – 31 October 2024) was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLA from Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency in Jammu district as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life and education
Rana was from Malhori village, in the Chenab Valley region, Doda District and was settled in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. His Constituency was Nagrota, Jammu. He was the son of Rajinder Singh Rana, and brother of senior BJP leader and MP Jitendra Singh. He completed his B.Sc. and Civil Engineering in 1986 at NIT, Kurukshetra.{{Cite web |title=Devender Singh Rana (JKNC): Constituency − Nagrota (Jammu) − Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=797 |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=myneta.info}}
Career
Rana became an MLA for the first time winning from Nagrota Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |title=Devender Singh Rana wins from Nagrota |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/devender-singh-rana-wins-from-nagrota/videoshow/45614839.cms |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} He polled 23,678 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nand Kishore of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 4,048 votes.{{Cite news |date=23 December 2014 |title=National Conference's Davinder Singh Rana wins Nagrota Assembly seat |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/national-conferences-davinder-singh-rana-wins-nagrota-assembly-seat/articleshow/45616710.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 September 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} He regained the Nagrota seat in the 2024 Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party by defeating National Conference candidate Joginder Singh by a margin of 30,472 votes.{{Cite web |last=India (PTI) |first=Press Trust of |date=12 September 2024 |title=JK Polls: BJP's Devender Rana Files Nomination from Nagrota Seat |url=https://kashmirlife.net/jk-polls-bjps-devender-rana-files-nomination-from-nagrota-seat-366231/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}{{cite news |last1=The Economic Times |date=8 October 2024 |title=Jammu and Kashmir Election: BJP's Devender Rana wins with highest margin, PDP's Rafiq Ahmad Naik with lowest |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir/jammu-and-kashmir-election-bjps-devender-rana-wins-with-highest-margin-pdps-rafiq-ahmad-naik-with-lowest/articleshow/114050781.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=13 October 2024}}
Electoral performance
Death
Rana was the younger brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=31 October 2024 |title=J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away at 59 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/jk-bjp-mla-devender-singh-rana-passes-away-at-59/article68818121.ece |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Rana died after a brief illness at Mata Amritanandamayi Hospital in Faridabad, on 31 October 2024.[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jk-bjp-mla-devender-singh-rana-passes-away-101730401593502-amp.html J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away]
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Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir
Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018