Digamber Singh
Dr. Digamber Singh | |
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Singh in 2016 | |
| Chairman of the Twenty Point Programme | |
| In office 3 May 2015 - 27 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Vasundhara Raje |
| Succeeded by | Chandrabhan (INC) |
| Cabinet Minister Panchayati Raj, Social Justice, Law and Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 8 August 2016 - 27 October 2017 | |
| Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan | |
| In office 2013 - 2015 | |
| Cabinet Minister for Industries, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 2008 - 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Shanti Dhariwal, INC |
| Cabinet Minister for Health, Ayurveda and Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 2003 - 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Narpat Singh Rajvi, BJP |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993 - 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Vishvendra Singh, INC |
| Constituency | Deeg-Kumher |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatpur | |
| In office 1991 - 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1951 Barkhera Faujdar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan |
| Died | 27 October 2017 (aged 66) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Asha Singh |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | SN Medical College |
| Profession | Doctor and politician |
| Awards | Lohagarh Sapoot Award 2006 |
Digamber Singh (1 October 1951 – 27 October 2017) was an Indian politician, who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Rajasthan. Singh spent over two decades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the Kumher Assembly constituency, later renamed as Deeg-Kumher. He held numerous imperative Cabinet portfolios in the Government of Rajasthan, including Minister of Health, Ayurveda, Family Welfare and from 2009 onwards as the Minister of Industries.
He was the Chairman of the Twenty Point Programme and held additional charges of the Ministries of Panchayati raj, Law, Agriculture and Social justice in the Government of Rajasthan. A prominent Jat leader, Singh was considered the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Eastern Rajasthan.