Lalan Singh

Rajiv Ranjan Singh (born 24 January 1955), better known as Lalan Singh, is an Indian politician who is serving as 11th Minister of Panchayati Raj, and 3rd Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying since 2024. He is also the Member of Parliament representing Munger in the 17th Lok Sabha from Janata Dal (United). He was the national party president of JDU (Janta Dal United) from 31 July 2021 to 29 December 2023. He was also the former JD(U) Bihar unit President.^[2]

Lalan Singh
Singh in 2024
Union Cabinet Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Ministry & Departments	Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying
Preceded by	Parshottam Rupala
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Ministry & Departments	Panchayati Raj
Preceded by	Giriraj Singh
National President of Janata Dal (United)
In office 31 July 2021 – 29 December 2023
Preceded by	RCP Singh
Succeeded by	Nitish Kumar
Minister for Water Resources and Planning & Development, Government of Bihar
In office 2014–2019
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office June 2014 – June 2019
Constituency	nominated by Governor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Constituency	Munger, Bihar
In office 25 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Constituency	Munger, Bihar
In office 22 May 2004 – 25 May 2009
Constituency	Begusarai, Bihar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2000 – May 2004
Constituency	Bihar
Personal details
Born	Rajiv Ranjan Singh (1955-01-24) 24 January 1955 (age 70) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Janata Dal United
Spouse	Renu Devi
Children	1
Residence	9, Tyagraj Marg, New Delhi
Alma mater	T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur University (Bachelor of Arts (Honors))[1]
Profession	Politician social worker [1]

He was nominated as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council in June 2014 after his defeat in the May 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India and represented Munger Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar. He also represented Begusarai constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha of India.

Lalan Singh won 2024 Lok Sabha Election from Munger Lok Sabha constituency.^[3][4]

Personal life

Singh was born in Village Gilanichak, PO+PS Chandi Nalanda district Bihar 24 January 1955 to Jwala Prasad Singh and Kaushalya Devi.^[5] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree from T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur University. Singh was a General Secretary of College Students Union and in 1974, had participated in the movements led by Jayaprakash Narayan.^[1]

Singh is married to Renu Devi and they have a daughter together.^[1]

Political background

Lalan Singh represented the Munger constituency of Bihar and was the President of Bihar JDU when he rebelled against CM Nitish Kumar in 2010 and later continued to be an unattached member of JD(U). The party moved in Lok Sabha to demand his disqualification but the move was aborted post his rapprochement with Nitish Kumar in 2013. He was given a ticket to contest the Munger Lok Sabha seat but was defeated by Veena Devi of LJP by nearly 1 lakh votes.

Singh taking charge as the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

He was nominated to the Bihar Legislative Council under the Governor's quota and made the Minister for Road Construction Department in the Jitan Ram Manjhi cabinet in June 2014. His induction and elevation despite the electoral loss sparked a rebellion in JDU led by Gyanendra Singh Gyanu who later defected to BJP with a group of 12 MLAs.^[6] He was sacked from the cabinet by Jitan Ram Manjhi as a minister along with Prashant Kumar Shahi in February 2015. When Nitish Kumar became Chief Minister, he was again inducted as a Minister in the Mahagathbandhan Government.^[7]

See also

• Nitish Kumar
• RCP Singh
• Kapildeo Singh
• Sanjay Kumar Jha
• Ashok Chaudhary
• Third Modi ministry