Harivansh Narayan Singh
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1956)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{ Infobox officeholder
| name = Harivansh Narayan Singh
| image = 240px
| caption = Singh in 2021
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|30 June 1956}}
| birth_place = Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| office = 12th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
| 1blankname = Chairman
| 1namedata = Venkaiah Naidu
(till August 2022)
Jagdeep Dhankhar (from August 2022)
| term_start = 14 September 2020
| predecessor = Himself
| successor1 = Himself
| term_end =
| 1blankname1 = Chairman
| 1namedata1 = Venkaiah Naidu
| term_start1 = 9 August 2018
| term_end1 = 9 April 2020
| predecessor1 = P. J. Kurien
| office2 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
| constituency2 = Bihar
| term_start2 = 10 April 2014
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = N. K. Singh
| successor2 =
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| education = M.A. in Economics
| profession = {{hlist|Journalist|writer|politician}}
| alma_mater = Banaras Hindu University
| spouse = {{marriage|Asha Singh|1978}}
| residence = {{ubl|14, Akbar Road, New Delhi}}
| children = 2
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Harivansh Narayan Singh (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian journalist and politician serving as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is an MP in the Rajya Sabha representing the state of Bihar.
Early life
He did his graduate and post graduate in Economics from Banaras Hindu University and also holds Diploma in Journalism. He resides at Ranchi.{{cite web|title=Harivansh Narayan Singh|url=http://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=509|website=MyNeta.info|accessdate=14 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=MR. HARIVANSH NARAYAN SINGH|url=http://prashantjhawar.com/team.asp|accessdate=14 October 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406062840/http://www.prashantjhawar.com/team.asp|archivedate=6 April 2015}}
Journalistic career
He has worked in several different media publications through his career, starting with The Times of India. He served as an additional media advisor to former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. He joined the then obscure and nearly dead Hindi publication Prabhat Khabar in 1989, and scaled it to become one of the top newspapers in India, in terms of circulation. The newspaper was known for investigating many high-profile stories, including the Fodder scam.{{cite web |title=Harivansh Narayan Singh: From Rs 500 job to RS Dy Chairperson, 10 things you should know about him|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/harivansh-narayan-singh-from-rs-500-job-to-rs-dy-chairperson-10-things-you-should-know-about-him/articleshow/65333983.cms |website=Economic Times}}
Political career
In 2014, the Janata Dal (United) nominated Singh to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Bihar for a six-year term.{{cite news|title=All five candidates elected unopposed to RS from Bihar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/all-five-candidates-elected-unopposed-to-rs-from-bihar/article5641715.ece|accessdate=14 October 2015|date=1 February 2014}} On 8 August 2018, he was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha for a six-year term as the candidate of the National Democratic Alliance, winning the election by a vote of 125 to 105 against the opposition candidate.{{cite web |title=Harivansh Narayan Singh is Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman: NDA's candidate beats Congress' BK Hariprasad, 125 ayes against 105 noes |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/harivansh-narayan-singh-is-rajya-sabha-deputy-chairman-jdus-candidate-beats-congress-bk-hariprasad-125-ayes-against-105-noes-4926611.html |website=Firstpost}} He is the third person ever and first in forty years to hold this post who is not from the Indian National Congress. He was re-elected as the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha on 14 September 2020 after he returned to the Rajya Sabha for his second term from Bihar.
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References
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Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians
Category:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
Category:People from Bhagalpur district
Category:Jharkhand politicians
Category:Hindi-language journalists