Singh was famous in Delhi by the name of Jat Gandhi. He won the Councillor's election on Congress (I) ticket given in 1977 interestingly even Indira Gandhi had lost her seat in that election. Before his rise in his political career, he had been Pradhan of his village Nilothi in 1952. He also had a key role in controlling the Delhi riots in 1984. Singh was the first to receive Kisan Award from the President of India.