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Yashwant Sinha Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Wife: Nilima Sinha

Caste: Kayastha

Age: 86 Years

Bio
Real Name Yashwant Sinha
Profession(s) Civil Servant & Politician
Civil Service
Service Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch 1960
Cadre Bihar
Politics
Political Party • Janata Party/Janata Dal (1984-1991)
• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (quit on 21 April 2018)


• All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) (joined on 13 March 2021; resigned in June 2022)
Political Journey 1984: Joined Janata Dal as an active member.
1986: Became All-India General secretary of Janata Dal.
1988: Elected to Rajya Sabha.
November 1990 to June 1991: Served as the Minister of Finance in Chandra Shekhar's Cabinet.
1996: Became the National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
1998: Became the Union Finance Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Cabinet.
2002: On 1st of July, appointed as Minister for External Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Cabinet.
2004: Lost the Lok Sabha election from the Hazaribagh Constituency.
2005: Again became a Member of Rajya Sabha.
2009: On 13 June, resigned from the post of vice-president of BJP.
2018: He quit the BJP.
2021: On 13 March, he joined the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)
2022: In June, he resigned from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the presidential election. check sources
NDTV
On 21 June, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced the name of Yashwant Sinha as the common candidate for presidential election. check sources
The Hindu
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 173 cm**
in meters**- 1.73 m**
in feet inches**- 5’ 8”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 75 kg**
in pounds**- 165 lbs**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Grey
Personal Life
Date of Birth 6 November 1937 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023) 86 Years
Birthplace Asthawan, Nalanda, British India (now in Bihar), India
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Nationality Indian
Hometown Patna, Bihar, India
College/University Patna University
Educational Qualification A Master's Degree in Political Science from the Patna University in 1958
Debut In 1984, when he joined Janata Dal as an active member
Family Not Known
Religion Hinduism
Caste Kayastha
Address 76 A Village Hupad P.O.- Thana-Muffassil, Dist - Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
Hobbies Gardening, Blogging, Reading Newspapers, Writing, Travelling
Controversies • In November 2013, Pappu Yadav, in his autobiography- Drohkaal ka Pathik, alleged that 3 MPs of his Indian Federal Democratic Party got money from Sinha (the then Finance Minister), to join the NDA in 2001.
• Sinha was also criticized for his alleged involvement in the UTI Scam.
• On 4 April 2017, he was arrested by the Hazaribagh police for pelting stones at the police. Singa was holding a religious procession, and when the police stopped them, Sinha and his supporters started pelting stones at the police leading to their arrest.
• On 27 September 2017, he again invited a controversy by making a statement against the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
. He said, "I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy."
• Sinha has also been criticized for promoting nepotism by nominating his son Jayant Sinha as a successor to contest from Hazaribagh.
Favourite Things
Favourite Politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Wife/Spouse Nilima Sinha (Author)
Children Sons- Jayant Sinha (Politician),


Sumant Sinha (Businessman)


Daughter- Sharmila (Writer)
Money Factor
Salary (as a Member of Parliament) 50000 INR /month
Net Worth 3 Crore INRs (as in 2014)

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