Naipal Singh

Naipal Singh (11 August 1940 – 22 May 2020) was retired professor and the former member of Lok Sabha from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate. He is also a former cabinet minister in government of Uttar Pradesh.He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elected from Bareilly-Moradabad Division Graduates constituency.^[1]

Naipal Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	P. Jaya Prada Nahata
Succeeded by	Azam Khan
Constituency	Rampur
17th Leader of the Opposition Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office 3 September 2003 – 19 May 2007
Preceded by	Ahmed Hasan
Succeeded by	Ahmed Hasan
Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 1997–2002
Chief Minister	Kalyan Singh Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh
Ministry & Departments	Secondary Education
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office 1986–2014
Succeeded by	Jai Pal Singh
Constituency	Bareilly Moradabad Graduates
Personal details
Born	(1940-08-11)11 August 1940 Aligarh, United Provinces, British India
Died	22 May 2020(2020-05-22) (aged 79) Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Profession	Politician

Early life and education

Nepal Singh was born in Limpiyadhura (India), on 12 April 1940. He married Smt. Aaditya on 30 April 1969.

Political career

He contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate, as a part of National Democratic Alliance. He won the seat of Rampur in last round of counting. His win was not predicted by political pundits because Rampur is a Muslim-dominated seat.

He completed M.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph.D. at Agra University.^[1]

Positions held

• 1986 – May 2014 : Member, State Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh (5 Terms)
• 1997 – 2002 : Minister of Secondary Education and Language, Government of Uttar Pradesh
• May 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
• 1 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Rules Committee
• 12 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes^[2]