Ram Chandra Prasad Singh (born 6 July 1958) is an Indian politician and former national president of Aap Sabki Aawaz and

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. Singh is a former Member of Parliament,

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from

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

from 2010 to 2022. He was a

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cadre

IAS officer The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). ...

before joining politics. He was also principal secretary of

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest ...

. He became Minister of Steel in

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when cabinet overhaul happened.

Personal life

Singh was born in Mustaffapur in

Nalanda district Nalanda district is one of the thirty-eight Districts of Bihar, districts of the state of Bihar in India. Bihar Sharif is the administrative headquarters of this district. The districts is home to the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara a UNESCO World He ...

, Bihar to Sukhdeo Narayan Singh and Dukhalalo Devi. He married Girija Singh on 21 May 1982, with whom he has two daughters. His daughter, Lipi Singh, is a 2016-batch IPS officer and second daughter Lata is a Lawyer. He belongs to OBC category.

Education

He completed his primary education in his village and passed

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from Patna Science College. He graduated with a

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(Honours) degree in history from

Patna College Patna College is a constituent state aided College of Patna University which was established in 1863 during the British Raj. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, arts and commerce as well as some vocational courses like ...

in 1979 and did

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International relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

From School of International studies at

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university ...

, New Delhi in 1982.

Career

He initially joined the

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(income tax) and completed the training. He resigned from the IRS after getting selected in the IAS in the year 1984, he was allotted the

cadre. He worked in various roles typical to an IAS officer both in state government and on central deputation. While working in central deputation he came in contact with

and worked as his private secretary for 7 years. He worked as Principal Secretary to Nitish Kumar after he was elected

chief minister of Bihar The chief minister of Bihar serves as the head of the Government of Bihar, overseeing its administration and governance within the constitutional framework of India. While the Governor of Bihar holds the ceremonial role of the constitutional h ...

in 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. He took voluntary retirement from the Service in 2010 and joined the Nitish Kumar led JD(U) to start his political career. On 31 October 2024, Singh announced formation of his own political party called Aap Sabki Aawaz. It was formed on the occasion of

Diwali Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...

and the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, who is recognised as an icon by the Kurmi community of Bihar. On this occasion, Singh also announced that he will contest in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. On 18 May 2025, Singh merged his party Aap Sabki Aawaz with Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party.

Politics

* Got elected to Rajya Sabha in June 2010. * Served as Member of Standing Committee on Railway, DOPT, Home. * Served as Member of Consultative Committee on External Affairs and Home. * Joined JDU in 2010. Given the assignment of General Secretary. * Later elevated as General Secretary (Organisation) of JDU. * Served as National President JDU from 27 December 2020 to 31 July 2021. * Took oath as Union Cabinet Minister of Steel, Govt. of India on 7 July 2021.

References

, - 1958 births Living people People from Nalanda Rajya Sabha members from Bihar Indian Administrative Service officers Janata Dal (United) politicians Narendra Modi ministry Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar {{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet, state=collapsed