Digamber Singh
Digamber Singh (1 October 1951 - 27 October 2017) was an Indian politician, who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Rajasthan. Singh spent over two decades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the Kumher Assembly constituency, later renamed as Deeg-Kumher. He held numerous imperative Cabinet portfolios in the Government of Rajasthan, including Minister of Health, Ayurveda, Family Welfare and from 2009 onwards as the Minister of Industries.
Dr. Digamber Singh | |
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| दिगम्बर सिंह | |
Singh in 2016 | |
| Chairman of the Twenty Point Programme | |
| In office 3 May 2015 - 27 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Vasundhara Raje |
| Succeeded by | Chandrabhan (INC) |
| Cabinet Minister Panchayati Raj, Social Justice, Law and Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 8 August 2016 - 27 October 2017 | |
| Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan | |
| In office 2013 - 2015 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Industries, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 2008 - 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Shanti Dhariwal, INC |
| Cabinet Minister for Health, Ayurveda and Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 2003 - 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Narpat Singh Rajvi, BJP |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Kumher | |
| In office 1993 - 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Vishvendra Singh, INC |
| Constituency | Deeg-Kumher |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatpur | |
| In office 1991 - 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1951 Barkhera Faujdar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan |
| Died | 27 October 2017 (aged 66) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Resting place | Dr. Digamber Singh ‘Samadhi’, Bharatpur, Rajasthan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Asha Singh |
| Children | 2; Dr. Shilpi Singh (daughter) and Shailesh Digamber Singh (Son) |
| Parent | Ramkali Devi (Mother) Jawahar Singh (Father) |
| Residence(s) | ‘Bharatpur House’, 354-55, Hanuman Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| Education | SN Medical College |
| Profession | Gynaecologist |
| Cabinet | First Raje Ministry |
| Committees | Business Advisory Committee, 1998 - 2003; as Chairman, 2003 - 2009.
Committee on Welfare of Women & Children, 2003 - 2008. Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions, 2008 - 2013. Committee on Public Accounts, as Chairman, 2008 - 2013. |
| Awards | Lohagarh Sapoot Award 2006 |
He was the Chairman of the Twenty Point Programme and held additional charges of the Ministries of Panchayati raj, Law, Agriculture and Social justice in the Government of Rajasthan. A prominent Jat leader, Singh was considered the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Eastern Rajasthan.