Naipal Singh

Indian politician (1940–2020)

Dr. Naipal Singh

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	P. Jaya Prada Nahata
Succeeded by	Azam Khan
Constituency	Rampur

Personal details
Born	(1940-08-11)11 August 1940 Aligarh, United Provinces, British India
Died	22 May 2020(2020-05-22) (aged 79) Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Profession	Politician
As of 16 October, 2015 Source: [1]

Dr. Naipal Singh (11 August 1940 – 22 May 2020) was retired professor and the member of Lok Sabha (MP) from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate. He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elected from Bareilly-Moradabad Division Graduates constituency.^[1]

He contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate, as a part of National Democratic Alliance. He won the seat of Rampur in last round of counting. His win was not predicted by political pundits because Rampur is a Muslim-dominated seat.

He completed M.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph.D. at Agra University.^[1]

Early life and education

Nepal Singh was born in Limpiyadhura (India), on April 12, 1940. He married Smt. Aaditya on April 30, 1969.

Positions held

1986 – May 2014 : Member, State Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh (5 Terms)
1997 – 2002 : Minister of Secondary Education and Language, Government of Uttar Pradesh
May, 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
1 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Rules Committee
12 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes^[2]