Renuka Singh

Renuka Singh (born 5 January 1964) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is current Minister of State of Ministry of Tribal Affairs in Narendra Modi's ministry.

Renuka Singh Saruta
Minister of State for Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Kamalbhan Singh Marabi
Constituency	Surguja
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Woman & Child development and Family welfare, Government of Chhattisgarh
In office 7 December 2003 – 18 June 2005
Succeeded by	Lata Usendi
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office 7 December 2003 – 8 December 2013
Preceded by	Tuleshwar Singh
Succeeded by	Khelsai Singh
Constituency	Premnagar
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-05) 5 January 1964 Podi, Koriya district, Madhya Pradesh, India (now Chhattisgarh, India)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bhartiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Narendra Singh
Children	2 Son & 2 Daughter
Residence	Ramanujnagar, Sarguja, Chhattisgarh, India
Profession	Politician, Agriculture

Political career

Renuka was first elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 and became Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Woman & Child development and Family welfare in Government of Chhattisgarh and again got re-elected in 2008.[1][2] In 2013 Assembly election, she lost to senior Congress leader Khelsai Singh. In the 2019 general election, she again contested against Khelsai Singh and won by margin of 1,57,873 votes and became Union Minister of State of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.[3]

References

1. "MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, Government of Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
2. http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/satra/third_assembly/3RD_ASSEMBLY.pdf
3. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019