Rakesh Singh (politician)
Rakesh Singh (born 4 June 1962) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been representing the Jabalpur constituency of Madhya Pradesh since 2004 general elections. He was appointed as the BJP State President of Madhya Pradesh unit on 18 April 2018 replacing Nandkumar Singh Chauhan, who had been at the helm since August 2014 and in turn was then replaced by V. D. Sharma in February 2020. He was appointed as the Chief Whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party in  the Lok Sabha in 2016, replacing Arjun Ram Meghwal who was inducted into the Modi government. He is working as the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. Singh is also an active member of various other parliamentary committees. He holds the position of Co Incharge of Maharastra unit. Personal life. Singh was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh to Surendra Singh and Gomti Devi. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Government Science College, Jabalpur. He married Mala Singh in December 1993, with whom he has two daughters.