Rajendra Singh Rana

{{for|the former MP from Gujarat, India|Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana}}

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राजेंद्र सिंह राणा

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| constituency = Deoband

| office = MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly

| term_start = Mar 2012

| term_end = Oct 2015

| predecessor = Manoj Chaudhary

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| constituency2 = Deoband

| office2 = MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly

| term2 = Feb 2002 – Mar 2007

| predecessor2 = Sukhbeer Singh Pundir

| successor2 = Manoj Chaudhary

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| birth_place = Deoband, Uttar Pradesh

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| parents = Man Singh (father)

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| party = Samajwadi Party

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| children = 1 son & 1 daughter.

| residence = Deoband, Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh)

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| profession = Journalism, Advocate & Politician

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Rajendra Singh Rana ({{langx|hi|राजेंद्र सिंह राणा}}) (1 July 1961 – 27 October 2015) was an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Deoband constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi political party.{{cite news|title= 2002 Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|accessdate=5 February 2015|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf}}{{cite news|title= 2012 Election Results|publisher=Election Commission of India website|accessdate=5 February 2015|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}{{cite news|title= Member Profile|publisher=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website|accessdate=5 February 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/member-list.htm}}

Personal life and education

Rajendra Singh Rana was born in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Rana held Bachelor of Laws degrees and a postgraduate diploma (in journalism). Before being elected as MLA, he used to work as an advocate and a journalist. Rana was suffering from cancer and died on 27 October 2015 due to the illness.{{cite news|title=Rajendra Singh Rana dead|publisher=Zee News|accessdate=27 October 2015|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-minister-rajendra-singh-rana-dead_1815137.html}}

Political career

Rajendra Singh Rana had been a MLA for two terms. During both his terms, he represented the Deoband constituency. Rana was also a State Minister in Mulayam Singh Yadav's government.