<p>Defence Minister and BJP leader <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rajnath-singh">Rajnath Singh</a> contested the Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh's <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-lucknow-constituency-result-3030283">Lucknow</a> constituency is leading by a margin of 19,642 votes.</p><p>Singh contested against Ravidas Mehrotra of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and BSP's Sarwar Malik.</p><p>He has been the MP from Lucknow since 2014 and also served as the 29th Defence Minister in the second Modi Ministry.</p>.<p>From 2000 to 2002, he was the 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and according to <em>MyNeta</em>, Singh had declared his assets worth around Rs 5 crore.</p><p>Singh first became an MP from the Rajya Sabha in 1994. He was an RS member for three terms and has also been a member of Lok Sabha since 2014 when Narendra Modi first came to power.</p><p>Singh is a two-time President of the BJP and has held portfolios like Road Transport and Highways, Agriculture, Defence, and Home Affairs.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha Elections 2024</a> | Will it be <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>'s 'Viksit Bharat' or <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>'s I.N.D.I.A.? As the world's largest democracy votes to choose its future, track live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | Don't miss out on our detailed coverage of the polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>. Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>
<p>Defence Minister and BJP leader <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rajnath-singh">Rajnath Singh</a> contested the Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh's <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-lucknow-constituency-result-3030283">Lucknow</a> constituency is leading by a margin of 19,642 votes.</p><p>Singh contested against Ravidas Mehrotra of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and BSP's Sarwar Malik.</p><p>He has been the MP from Lucknow since 2014 and also served as the 29th Defence Minister in the second Modi Ministry.</p>.<p>From 2000 to 2002, he was the 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and according to <em>MyNeta</em>, Singh had declared his assets worth around Rs 5 crore.</p><p>Singh first became an MP from the Rajya Sabha in 1994. He was an RS member for three terms and has also been a member of Lok Sabha since 2014 when Narendra Modi first came to power.</p><p>Singh is a two-time President of the BJP and has held portfolios like Road Transport and Highways, Agriculture, Defence, and Home Affairs.</p>.<p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Lok Sabha Elections 2024</a> | Will it be <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a>'s 'Viksit Bharat' or <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>'s I.N.D.I.A.? As the world's largest democracy votes to choose its future, track live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/">Deccan Herald</a>.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/assembly-elections-2024">Assembly Elections 2024</a> | Don't miss out on our detailed coverage of the polls in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sikkim-assembly-elections-2024">Sikkim</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Arunachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-2024">Andhra Pradesh</a>, and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/odisha-assembly-elections-2024">Odisha</a>. Subscribe and follow DH on <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4ifN6AYlULZASc7V3S">Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://x.com/DeccanHerald">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deccanherald/?hl=en">Instagram</a> to never miss out on anything.</strong></em></p>