Mahendra Kumar Singh
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mahendra Kumar Singh
| image = Official Potrait of Dr Mahendra Kumar Singh.jpg
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| office1 = Minister of Jal Shakti
Government of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start1 = 22 August 2019
| term_end1 = 25 March 2022
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Yogi Adityanath
| predecessor1 = Dharmpal Singh
| successor1 = Swatantra Dev Singh
| office2 = Minister of Rural Development
Government of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start2 = 19 March 2017
| term_end2 = 22 August 2019
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = Yogi Adityanath
| successor2 = Rajendra Pratap Singh
| constituency2 =
| office3 = Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
| term_end3 =
| term_start3 = 6 May 2012
| predecessor3 = Ashok Dhawan
| successor3 =
| constituency3 = elected by Legislative Assembly member's
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|05|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
| spouse = Gita Singh
| children = 2
}}
Dr. Mahendra Kumar Singh (born 15 March 1967) is a senior leader of Bhartiya Janata Party and serving his 3rd term as Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2012. He previously served as Cabinet Minister in first Yogi Cabinet.
Early life
Mahendra Singh was born to Late Ramdas Singh in a peasant family in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He has 4 brothers. He has a son & a daughter. He is a former professor from a college.
Political Career
He was national secretary of BJP and former Prabhari of Assam BJP. He is credited with the huge success of BJP in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016. He was Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Jal Shakti of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-water-power-department-formed-in-the-state-minister-dr-mahendra-singh-got-charge-nodkp-2349460.html |title=प्रदेश में जल शक्ति विभाग का गठन, मंत्री डॉ. महेंद्र सिंह को मिला प्रभार |trans-title=Formation of Jal Shakti Department in the state, Minister Dr. Mahendra Singh got the charge |date=22 August 2019 |website=News18 Hindi}} Before 22 August 2019 he served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Gramya Vikas, Samagra Gramya Vikas and MOS of health departments but after winning 12 continuous rewards from Government of India in different departments including Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana & Online Transparent Transfer Mechanism for Gram Vikas Department Employee (Developed In-house by UPSRLM, Dept. of Gram Vikas), he was promoted to Cabinet Minister. Dr. Singh also started online transparent posting for newly joined AE's in Irrigation and Minor Irrigation Department. In 2024, came Singh's appointment as BJP Madhya Pradesh Prabhari.{{Cite web |title=State Prabhai, Bhartiya Janta Party |url=https://www.bjp.org/state-prabhari |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=Bhartiya Janta Party}}
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