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Rajnath Singh was born on July 10th, 1951. He was born into a family of farmers and went on to secure a master degree in physics, acquiring first division results from the Gorakhpur University. He joined RSS since 1964, at the age of 13. In 2000, he became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and was twice elected as MLA from Haidergarh in 2001 and 2002. He became the BJP National President on 31 December 2005, a post he held till 19 December 2009. On 24 January 2013, resignation of Nitin Gadkari due to corruption charges, Rajnath Singh was re-elected as the BJP National President. In 2014, he won the Lok Sabha election from Lucknow and became Cabinet Minister with the charge of Minister Union Home Affairs.