15 Facts About Sanjaya Sinh

Sanjaya Sinh was twice elected to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh during the 1980s and held state ministerial posts.

Sanjaya Sinh represented the state of Assam in the Rajya Sabha.

Sanjaya Sinh resigned from Rajya Sabha and Indian National Congress to join Bharatiya Janata Party on 30 July 2019.

Sanjay Sinh was born on 26 September 1951 in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.

Sanjaya Sinh married his first wife Garima Singh in 1973, with whom he has a son and two daughters.

Sanjaya Sinh obtained a decree of divorce with Garima in 1995.

Sanjaya Sinh holds the rank of Major in the Indian Territorial Army and has a private pilot's license.

Sanjaya Sinh subsequently became a friend of Rajiv Gandhi, who succeeded Sanjay as the representative for Amethi.

Sanjaya Sinh later changed his allegiance to that of the Bharatiya Janata Party and in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections he won the Amethi constituency seat.

Sanjaya Sinh rejoined the INC in 2003, choosing to announce his move on the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.

Sanjaya Sinh gained a second term as a member of the lower house of the Parliament of India in the elections of 2009.

Sanjaya Sinh served from 1 September 2015 to 30 July 2019 as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Sanjaya Sinh resigned from Rajya Sabha and Indian National Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party on 30 July 2019.

Sanjaya Sinh has noted "games and sports" as his "favourite pastime and recreation" and that his special interests are flying, riding, shooting and swimming.

Sanjaya Sinh has been chairman of the Pradesik Co-operative Dairy Federation of Uttar Pradesh.