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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Hisar Lok Sabha constituency|Hisar]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| predecessor = [[Dushyant Chautala]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| father = [[Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)|Birender Singh]]
| mother = [[Premlata Singh]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2024- Present)
| other_party = [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] (till 2024)
| image = Brijendra Singh.jpg
| caption = Brijendra Singh in 2024
| successor = [[Jai Parkash]]
}}

'''Brijendra Singh''' (born 13 May 1972) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament from [[Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hisar]] parliamentary constituency. He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian National Congress |url=https://inc.in/media/press-releases/bjp-mp-from-hisar-brijendra-singh-joins-congress-citing-reasons-like-farmers-and-wrestlers-protest |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Indian National Congress |language=en}}</ref> He is a former [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer of the [[Haryana]] cadre from the batch of 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP Hisar MP Brijendra Singh quits party, joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/haryana/bjp-mp-brijendra-singh-resigns-from-primary-membership-of-party-due-to-compelling-political-reasons-2930103 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Singh contested the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Indian General Election]] from Hisar as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] candidate and was elected to the [[17th Lok Sabha]]. He secured 51.1% of the vote share and won by a margin of 3,14,068 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Hisar 2019 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2019/haryana/hisar/9692/31/17 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>

As a Member of Parliament, he was a Member of the [[Public Accounts Committee (India)]], [[Standing Committee on Defence (India)]], Consultative Committee, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Committee on Rules, Committee on Petitions, the Joint Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Joint Committee on the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill.<ref>{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5028}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Public Accounts |url=https://prsindia.org/parliamentary-committees/public-accounts}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Committee : Loksabha |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeInformation.aspx?comm_code=74&tab=5}}</ref>

He was among the few members of the BJP who extended support to the [[2023 Indian wrestlers' protest|Indian wrestlers' protest]] in 2023, while serving as Member of Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hisar BJP MP Brijendra Singh backs protesting wrestlers |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/hisar-bjp-mp-backs-wrestlers-505835/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

He resigned from the primary membership of the BJP on 10 March 2024 citing 'compelling political reasons' and joined the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party.<ref name="Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, joins Congress">{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, joins Congress |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-bjp-mp-brijendra-singh-resigns-from-party-likely-to-join-congress/articleshow/108364280.cms |access-date=11 March 2024 |date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311045946/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-bjp-mp-brijendra-singh-resigns-from-party-likely-to-join-congress/articleshow/108364280.cms |archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> He contested the [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Uchana Kalan Assembly constituency|Uchana Kalan]] constituency, and lost by a margin of 32 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-10 |title=32 votes and 12 Independents: How Haryana's closest battle played out, was won by BJP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/haryanas-closest-battle-bjp-uchana-kalan-9612944/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

He was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Department of the [[All India Congress Committee]] in August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-21 |title=Brijendra Singh appointed vice-chairman of Congress Foreign Affairs department |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/brijendra-singh-appointed-vice-chairman-of-congress-foreign-affairs-department-10201502/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

On 5 October 2025, he began a state-wide [[padayatra]] in Haryana, [[Sadbhav Yatra]]. He described the aims of the Yatra as strengthening brotherhood, raising awareness about state and national issues, and unifying Congress workers and leaders. Sadbhav Yatra is inspired by [[Rahul Gandhi|Rahul Gandhi's]] [[Bharat Jodo Yatra]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2025-10-05 |title=Haryana Congress leader Brijendra Singh embarks on Sadbhav Yatra” to revive social harmony against BJP's divisive politics |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/haryana-congress-leader-brijendra-singh-embarks-on-sadbhav-yatra-to-revive-social-harmony-against-bjps-divisive-politics/article70128618.ece |access-date=2025-10-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Education ==
Singh was educated at [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School, Barakhamba Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Famous Alumni |url=https://modernschool.net/famous-alumni/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Modern School |language=en-US}}</ref> He completed his BA (Honours) History from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] in 1992. He went on to pursue MA in Modern History from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]. He also holds an MSc in Public Policy and Management from [[King's College London]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brijendra Singh {{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/brijendra-singh|access-date=2021-07-04|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Singh's native village is Dumerkha Kalan near Uchana in [[Jind]] district, Haryana. He is from the [[Jat people|Jat]] community. He is the son of former Union Minister [[Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)|Birender Singh]].<ref>{{citation |title=Hisar Election Results 2019 Live Updates (Hissar): Brijendra Singh of BJP Wins |date=23 May 2019 |work=[[News18]] |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/hisar-election-results-2019-live-updates-hissar-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2153215.html}}</ref> His great-grandfather, [[Chhotu Ram|Sir Chhotu Ram]], was an iconic peasant leader in pre-Partition [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heir to Chhotu Ram's legacy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryana/heir-to-chhotu-ram-s-legacy-758404/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Singh's mother, [[Premlata Singh]], was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana representing Uchana Kalan constituency, which was previously held by his father.

He married Jasmeet Sial in 1999. They have two children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital Sansad |url=https://dspstg.sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5028?from=members }}</ref>

== Administrative career ==
Singh held All India Rank 9 in the [[Civil Services Examination (India)|Civil Services Examination]] in the batch of 1998. He took voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service after serving in Haryana for 21 years.<ref>[https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/steel-minister-birendra-singh-resigns/article26834570.ece Steel Minister Birendra Singh resigns]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/birender-singh-offers-to-resign-from-cabinet-rajya-sabha/article26834607.ece Birender Singh offers to resign from Cabinet, Rajya Sabha]</ref>

During his career, he served as the Deputy Commissioner of [[Faridabad]] and [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-07-24 |title=Brijendra Singh likely to be new DC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/brijendra-singh-likely-to-be-new-dc/articleshow/4813483.cms |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Before retiring from service, his last posting was Managing Director of Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED), the apex co-operative federation in Haryana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brijendra Singh |url=https://epic.uchicago.in/people/brijendra-singh/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=EPIC-India |language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Modern School (New Delhi) alumni]]
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana]]

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