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{{Short description|Indian politician (1965–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Devender Singh Rana
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date text|1965}}
| birth_place = [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and given age|df=y|2024|10|31|59}}
| death_place = [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]], India
| alma_mater = ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech.]])<br>
[[NIT Kurukshetra]]
| occupation = Politician
| spouse =
| children =
| parents =
| relatives = [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]] (brother)
| assembly = Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
| constituency_AM = [[Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency|Nagrota]]
| term_start = 23 December 2014
| term_end = 31 October 2024
| predecessor = [[Jugal Kishore Sharma]]
| successor = [[Devyani Singh Rana]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021–2024)
| other_party = [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] (2014–2021)
}}

'''Devender Singh Rana''' (1965 – 31 October 2024) was an Indian politician from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was an MLA from [[Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency]] in [[Jammu district]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

== Early life and education ==
Rana was from [[Malhori]] village, in the Chenab Valley region, [[Doda district|Doda District]] and was settled in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. His Constituency was Nagrota, Jammu. He was the son of Rajinder Singh Rana, and brother of senior BJP leader and MP Jitendra Singh. He completed his B.Sc. and Civil Engineering in 1986 at [[Nit Kurukshetra|NIT, Kurukshetra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devender Singh Rana (JKNC): Constituency − Nagrota (Jammu) − Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=797 |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Devender Singh Rana (BJP): Constituency − Nagrota (Jammu) − Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/JammuKashmir2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=922|access-date=16 September 2024 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rana became an MLA for the first time winning from Nagrota Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in the [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devender Singh Rana wins from Nagrota |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/devender-singh-rana-wins-from-nagrota/videoshow/45614839.cms |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He polled 23,678 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nand Kishore of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 4,048 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2014 |title=National Conference's Davinder Singh Rana wins Nagrota Assembly seat |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/national-conferences-davinder-singh-rana-wins-nagrota-assembly-seat/articleshow/45616710.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 September 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He regained the Nagrota seat in the [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024 Assembly election]] as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party by defeating National Conference candidate Joginder Singh by a margin of 30,472 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India (PTI) |first=Press Trust of |date=12 September 2024 |title=JK Polls: BJP's Devender Rana Files Nomination from Nagrota Seat |url=https://kashmirlife.net/jk-polls-bjps-devender-rana-files-nomination-from-nagrota-seat-366231/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=Kashmir Life |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=The Economic Times |date=8 October 2024 |title=Jammu and Kashmir Election: BJP's Devender Rana wins with highest margin, PDP's Rafiq Ahmad Naik with lowest |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir/jammu-and-kashmir-election-bjps-devender-rana-wins-with-highest-margin-pdps-rafiq-ahmad-naik-with-lowest/articleshow/114050781.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=13 October 2024}}</ref>

== Electoral performance ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %|| Ref
|-
|[[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]||[[Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency|Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||{{Won}}||64.94%||Joginder Singh||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}||23.81%||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]||[[Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency|Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir]]||{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}||{{Won}}||39.03%||Nand Kishore||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||32.35%||<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-date=2019-06-13 |access-date= |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Personal life and death ==
Rana was the younger brother of Union minister [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]].<ref name="death">{{Cite news |date=31 October 2024 |title=J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away at 59 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/jk-bjp-mla-devender-singh-rana-passes-away-at-59/article68818121.ece |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Rana died after a brief illness at Mata Amritanandamayi Hospital in [[Faridabad]], on 31 October 2024.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jk-bjp-mla-devender-singh-rana-passes-away-101730401593502-amp.html J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away]</ref><ref name="death"/>

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rana, Devender Singh}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Doda district]]

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