Jitendra Singh

Jitendra Singh Rana (born 6 November 1956) is an Indian physician and politician who is serving as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences since 2024; and Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space. He was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from Udhampur with a majority of 124,373 votes. He is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive member and was the chief spokesperson for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He won the Udhampur seat in the Indian general election, 2014 and 2019 with highest ever margin of votes for the 16th Lok Sabha and 17th Lok Sabha.

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