Member's Name: Chaudhary, Shri Jayant
Constituency: Uttar Pradesh

Jayant Singh
Born/Date of Birthday: 27 December 1978
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Nationality: Indian
Political party: Rashtriya Lok Dal
Educational Qualification: B.Com. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Accounting and Finance) Educated at Shri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University and London School of Economics and Political Science, London, U.K.
Profession: Political and Social Worker

Marital Status: Married on 14 August 2003
Spouse's Name: Shrimati Charu Singh
Children: Two daughters
Parents: Late Shri Ajit Singh, Late Shrimati Radhika Singh
Relatives: Chaudhary Charan Singh (grandfather) Gayarti Devi (grandmother)
Permanent Address: 16, Green Avenue, Church Road, Basant Kunj, New Delhi 110070 Tel.-

Chaudhary Jayant Singh (born 27 December 1978) is an Indian politician and a current member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He also served as member in 15th Lok Sabha from Mathura. He is the National Chairman of The Rashtriya Lok Dal Party.

Early life

He was born in Dallas, Texas, USA to Chaudhary Ajit Singh and Radhika Singh in a Jat family of the Tewatia (Teotia) clan. He originally belongs to Bhatona, Bulandshahr. He is the National President of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and was a member of Parliament from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh state in the 15th Lok Sabha.

He graduated from Sri Venkateswara College of the Delhi University and in 2002 received a master's degree in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Career

He started his political career as a member of parliament from Mathura, which has majority of Jat people. He was one of the prime movers on Land Acquisition issue and had introduced a Private Member Bill on Land Acquisition in the Lok Sabha. Jayant Singh Chaudhary was a member of the Standing Committee on Commerce, the Consultative Committee on Finance, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and the Committee on Government Assurances. He has served previously on the Standing Committees on Agriculture and Finance as well as the Committee on Ethics.

He again contested from Mathura in 2014 Indian general election but lost his seat against BJP candidate Hema Malini.

Chaudhary called the Lakhimpur Kheri incident where 8 people died in a vehicle-ramming attack "not less than a terror attack".

Family

Jayant is married and has two children. He is the grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh, former prime minister of India and son of Chaudhary Ajit Singh, former union minister.