Rao Narbir Singh
Indian politician
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Rao Narbir Singh is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party,[2] MLA from Badshahpur Assembly constituency of 2024-2029 Haryana Legislative Assembly, and holds 4 inisteries in 2024-29 Government of Haryana, namely the Ministry of Industries and Commerce, Environment, Foreign Cooperation, and Sainik Welfare.[1] Exemplifying Aaya Ram Gaya Ram style of politics, he has been member of 6 different parties and switched parties at least 6 times. He is also a political dynast as his father late Mahavir Singh Yadav was a former Cabinet Minister in the State of Haryana and grandfather late Rao Mohar Singh Yadav also served as an M.L.C. in pre-partition Punjab in 1942.
Rao Narbir Singh | |
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| Minister of Industries and Commerce, Government of Haryana[1] | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nayab Singh Saini |
| Preceded by | Mool Chand Sharma |
| Minister of Environment & Forest, Government of Haryana | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nayab Singh Saini |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Singh |
| Minister of Public Works Department, Government of Haryana | |
| In office 26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Succeeded by | Dushyant Chautala |
| Minister of Public Health Engineering, Government of Haryana | |
| In office 26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rakesh Daultabad |
| Constituency | Badshahpur Assembly constituency |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rao Dharampal |
| Succeeded by | Rakesh Daultabad |
| Constituency | Badshahpur Assembly constituency |
| In office 1996–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Rao Dharampal |
| Succeeded by | Rao Dharampal |
| Constituency | Sohna Assembly constituency |
| In office 1987–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Constituency | Jatusana Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1961 Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Anita Singh |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation |
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| Website | raonarbirsingh |
He was denied ticket to contest 2019 election and hence was not a MLA during 2019-24 period. Earlier, from 2014 to 2019, he was Cabinet Minister in Government of Haryana for the Department of Public Works (B&R)[3] and Department of Public Health Engineering (Water Supply and Sanitation).[4]
Early life
Singh was born in Gurgaon on 2 April 1961. He is a grandson of Mohar Singh Yadav who was an M.L.C. in Punjab state before partition of India and Pakistan in 1942. His father Mahavir Singh Yadav was also a former cabinet Minister in the State of Haryana.
He was allotted industries and commerce, environment, forests and wildlife departments."Haryana portfolio allocation: CM Saini keeps home, finance; Vij gets energy". Business Standard. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.== Political career == He has successfully contested Legislative elections from Jatusana (Haryana) in 1987 and Sohna (Haryana) in 1996. He has previously held the portfolios of State Home Minister in 1987 and Transport, Food & Supply and Cooperation Minister in 1996 in the Government of Haryana. He became the youngest elected representative in the country to hold the office of State Home Ministry at age 26. He also had additional charge of Sports and Printing & Stationery ministry in 1996. He unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha election from Gurgaon in 2009.
Electoral record
| Year | Election | Party | Constituency Name | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7th Haryana Assembly | Lok Dal | Jatusana | Won | |
| 1991 | 8th Haryana Assembly |  Indian National Congress |
Salhawas | Lost | |
| 1996 | 9th Haryana Assembly |  Haryana Vikas Party |
Sohna | Won | |
| 2000 | 10th Haryana Assembly |  Bahujan Samaj Party |
Gurgaon | Lost | |
| 2005 | 11th Haryana Assembly |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
Jatusana | Lost | |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) | Gurgaon | Lost | |
| 2014 | 13th Haryana Assembly | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Badshahpur | Won | |
| 2024 | 15th Haryana Assembly | Won | |||
Career graph
- 1982 – Director, Central Cooperative Bank, Gurgaon
- 1983 – Sarpanch, Village Gairatpur Bass
- 1984 – chairman, Market Committee, Sohna
- 1987 – MLA (Jatusana constituency)
- 1987 – State Home Minister, Government of Haryana youngest minister at age of 25? which is record and holds till now
- 1996 – MLA (Sohna constituency)
- 1996 – Food & Civil Supplies, Transport and Cooperative Minister, Government of Haryana[5]
- 2014 onward – chairman, Rao Mohar Singh College of Education, Behrampur[6]
- 2014 onward - Vice-president, BJP Haryana.
- 2014 - Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana for Department of Public Works (B&R), Haryana Official website and Department of Public Health Engineering (Water Supply and Sanitation), Haryana[7]
