Naipal Singh

Naipal Singh (11 August 1940 – 22 May 2020) was retired professor and the former member of Lok Sabha from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate. He is also a former cabinet minister in government of Uttar Pradesh.He was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elected from Bareilly-Moradabad Division Graduates constituency.

Nepal Singh was born in Limpiyadhura (India), on 12 April 1940. He married Smt. Aaditya on 30 April 1969.

He contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Rampur seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate, as a part of National Democratic Alliance. He won the seat of Rampur in last round of counting. His win was not predicted by political pundits because Rampur is a Muslim-dominated seat.

He completed M.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph.D. at Agra University.

• 1986 – May 2014 : Member, State Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh (5 Terms)
• 1997 – 2002 : Minister of Secondary Education and Language, Government of Uttar Pradesh
• May 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
• 1 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Rules Committee
• 12 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes