Kirti Vardhan Singh

Kirti Vardhan Singh (born 1 March 1966) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh.

He is currently serving as a Minister of State for External Affairs in the Third Modi Government and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for the Gonda constituency for 5th time.

[3][4] In 2024 he was re-elected as the Member of Parliament from Gonda in the pivotal 18th Lok Sabha elections, from a BJP ticket.

Singh piloted a powered hang glider above Pinjore Airport in Haryana, with veteran skydiver Shital Mahajan performing a jump as part of the inauguration of the National Aero Modelling Fellowship Program by the Aero Club of India.

This event marked the first instance of a civilian jumping from a powered hang glider piloted by an active MP.

Singh assuming charge as the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.