OREANDA-NEWS.   Shri Manoj Sinha has taken over as new Minister of State for Railways. The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shri Sinha as Member of the Council of Ministers on 26.05.2014. Shri Manoj Sinha is Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Ghazipur Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Shri Sinha has done M. Tech. in Civil Engineering from Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. In 1982, he was the President of the Banaras Hindu University Students Union. During 1989-96 he was a Member of the National Council. In 1996 he was elected to 11th Lok Sabha and again re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha in 1999. During 1999-2000 he was Member, General Council, School of Planning and Architecture and also Member, Committee on Energy and Committee on Government Assurances. In 2014 he is elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) from Ghazipur Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

His interests specially lie in working in backward villages. He is a Agriculturist and social worker. He is a widely travelled person.