Manoj Sinha facts for kids

Manoj Sinha
Quick facts for kids Manoj Sinha
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 7 August 2020
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Chief Minister	Vacant
Preceded by	G. C. Murmu
Minister of State, Government of India
	In office; 16 May 2014 – 24 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Ministry	Term
Ministry of Railways (MoS)	26 May 2014 - 24 May 2019
Ministry of Communications (MoS, Independent charge)	5 July 2016 - 24 May 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2014–2019
Preceded by	Radhe Mohan Singh
Succeeded by	Afzal Ansari
Constituency	Ghazipur
	In office; 1999–2004
Preceded by	Omprakash Singh
Succeeded by	Afzal Ansari
Constituency	Ghazipur
	In office; 1996–1998
Preceded by	Vishwanath Shastri
Succeeded by	Omprakash Singh
Constituency	Ghazipur
Personal details
Born	1 July 1959 (age 61); Mohanpura, Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh
Citizenship	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Neelam Sinha (m. 1977)
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Jammu (winter); Raj Bhavan, Srinagar (summer);
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Profession	Civil engineer

Manoj Sinha (born 1 July 1959) is an Indian politician. On 6 August 2020, he became the 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

He was the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways in the Government of India.

Sinha was elected as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Ghazipur for three terms from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Images for kids

Shri Manoj Sinha taking charge as the Minister of State for Railways, in New Delhi on May 28, 2014
Manoj Sinha at the launch of the India Post Payments Bank, in New Delhi on 1 September 2018
The Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu with MoS for Railways, Manoj Sinha leaving Rail Bhawan for Parliament House to present the Railway Budget 2016-17
Manoj Sinha releasing a Commemorative Postage Stamp on “Tourism in India”, in New Delhi on August 15, 2016
Manoj Sinha launching the Satellite Connectivity to Villages of North Eastern Region