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Indian politician (1965–2024) Indian politician

Devender Singh Rana
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
for Nagrota
In office
23 December 2014 – 31 October 2024
Preceded byJugal Kishore Sharma
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born1965 (1965)
Died (aged 59)
Faridabad, Haryana, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (from 2021)
Other political
affiliations		JKNC (2014–2021)
RelativesJitendra Singh (brother)
OccupationPolitician

Devender Singh Rana (1965 – 31 October 2024) was an Indian politician from 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 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.

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. He polled 23,678 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nand Kishore of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 4,048 votes. He regained the Nagrota seat in the 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.

Death

Rana was the younger brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh.

Rana died after a brief illness at Mata Amritanandamayi Hospital in Faridabad, on 31 October 2024.

References

  1. "Devender Singh Rana (JKNC): Constituency − Nagrota (Jammu) − Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. "Devender Singh Rana wins from Nagrota". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. "National Conference's Davinder Singh Rana wins Nagrota Assembly seat". The Economic Times. 23 December 2014. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. India (PTI), Press Trust of (12 September 2024). "JK Polls: BJP's Devender Rana Files Nomination from Nagrota Seat". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. The Economic Times (8 October 2024). "Jammu and Kashmir Election: BJP's Devender Rana wins with highest margin, PDP's Rafiq Ahmad Naik with lowest". Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  6. ^ PTI (31 October 2024). "J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away at 59". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away
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