Mahendra Kumar Singh

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.

Mahendra Kumar Singh
Minister of Jal Shakti Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 22 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Preceded by	Dharmpal Singh
Succeeded by	Swatantra Dev Singh
Minister of Rural Development Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 19 March 2017 – 22 August 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Succeeded by	Rajendra Pratap Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2012
Preceded by	Ashok Dhawan
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly member's
Personal details
Born	(1967-05-16) 16 May 1967 (age 58) Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Gita Singh
Children	2

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.^[1] 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.^[2]