Rustam Singh (politician)

Rustam Singh (born July 9, 1945 in village Girgao Gwalior, (Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian politician and member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He is a former member of Madhya Pradesh Assembly from South constituency of Morena. He lost in 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election from Morena against the Indian National Congress leader.[1][2][3]

Rustam Singh
Rustam Singh in 2016
Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh
In office
30 June 2016 – December 2018
Ministry and DepartmentsHealth and Family Welfare
Succeeded byTulsi Silawat
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013 – December 2018
Succeeded byRaghuraj Singh Kansana
ConstituencyMorena South
Personal details
Born (1945-07-09) 9 July 1945 (age 79)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations
Bhartiya Janata Party (2003-2023)
ResidenceMadhya Pradesh
ProfessionPolitician

He is a former IPS officer and served as Inspector General of Raipur.

Political career

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He was Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, Public Health and Family Welfare, Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare, Biodiversity and Biotechnology and Panchayat and Rural Development in 2003. He was re-inducted in Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cabinet as Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare.

References

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  1. ^ "Morena Assembly constituency (Madhya Pradesh): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ Life Sketch
  3. ^ My Neta