Giriraj Singh Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Giriraj Singh Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

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Caste: Bhumihar Brahmin

Hometown: Barahiya, Lakhisarai District, Bihar

Age: 72 Years

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Profession Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) 6' (183 cm)
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Grey
Politics
Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey • Elected as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council in 2002
• Appointed as the Co-operative Minister of Bihar in the Nitish Kumar
government
• Appointed as the Minister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resource Development of Bihar
• Contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Nawada Constituency of Bihar and won
• Elected to the 16th Lok Sabha as an MP
• Appointed as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises on 4 September 2017
• He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Begusarai Constituency of Bihar against Kanhaiya Kumar
.
• He won the 2019 General Elections with a margin of over 4 Lakh votes
• He was appointed as the Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the Narendra Modi
government on 31 May 2019
• He won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Begusarai seat by defeating his rival, CPI’s Awdhesh Rai, by 81,480 votes.
Personal Life
Date of Birth 8 September 1952 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024) 72 Years
Birthplace Barahiya, Lakhisarai District, Bihar
Zodiac sign Virgo
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Nationality Indian
Hometown Barahiya, Lakhisarai District, Bihar
School Government school of Barahiya village, Bihar
College/University Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
Educational Qualification Bachelors in Arts from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar in 1971
Religion Hinduism
Caste Bhumihar Brahmin
Food Habit Vegetarian
Address Resident of Barahiya, Lakhisarai District, Bihar
Hobbies • Farming
• Rearing cattles
Controversies • In 2013, during the campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he announced in a rally that everyone against Narendra Modi
should be sent to Pakistan. Congress demanded to cancel Singh's nomination and for his removal from the BJP.

• On 8 July 2014, Singh reported a burglary of jewellery and cash from his house worth Rs.50,000. The police nabbed the thief and recovered jewellery and cash worth Rs. 1.14 Crores. This caused a lot of debate in the Bihar Assembly as in Singh's affidavit to the Election Commission he had declared cash & jewellery assets of only Rs 1.4 lakhs.

• On 30 March 2015, he stated- "If Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian lady and not a white-skinned woman, then would the Congress have accepted her leadership?". The statement led to a lot of people getting offended and criticized him heavily of racism and sexism. Many leaders termed his statements as shocking and of an insane person.

• In April 2016, he stated that the population should be controlled by ensuring people of all religions should have the same number of children.

• In October 2016, he urged Hindus to produce more children as the Muslim population was increasing rapidly, which is a threat to India.

• On 4 June 2019, he tweeted about Nitish Kumar's
iftar party in a mosque. He said it would be great to see him organize a Navratri party with vegetarian food. He said that people go back on their religion but resort to show off when it comes to other religions.



• In September 2024, he hit the headlines after he gave a statement on the Sanjauli mosque issue in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. While talking about it, in an interview, he said that the government should demolish all the illegal mosques in India. He also claimed that there is a conspiracy to settle Muslims in areas where majority of the residents are Hindus. check sources
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Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends None
Family
Wife/Spouse Uma Sinha (Retired Teacher)
Children Son- None
Daughter- 1 (Name not known)
Parents Father- Ramavtaar Singh
Mother- Tara Devi
Siblings Brother- Jairaj Singh
Sister- None
Style Quotient
Car Collection • Mahindra e20


• Tata Nano (2012 Model)
Assets/Properties Movable Assets: Rs. 81.36 Lacs
Cash: Rs. 1.74 Lacs
Bank Deposits: Rs. 67.92 Lacs
Jewellery: 15 gm Gold worth Rs. 20,000

Properties: Rs. 5.87 Crores
Agricultural land worth Rs. 5 Crores
Residential building in Anandpuri, Bihar worth Rs. 20 Lacs
Residential building in Barahiya village, Bihar worth Rs. 30 Lacs
3 other buildings worth Rs. 37 Lacs
Money Factor
Salary (approx.) Rs. 1 Lac + other allowances (as a Cabinet Minister)
Net Worth (approx.) Rs. 8.30 Crores (as of 2019)

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