[6] He is a son[7][8] of Satyendra Narayan Sinha, who was Chief Minister of Bihar, a veteran Indian National Congress leader and a seven-term Member of Parliament, also from the constituency of Aurangabad.

[9] His mother Kishori Sinha was MP for Vaishali and his wife Shyama Singh also represented Aurangabad in the Lok Sabha.

He also served as director-general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and National Security Guards, a position[15] he held till his retirement in July 2001.

[20] He has been conferred with the prestigious Neelachakra Samman, during the[21] national cultural festival Baisakhi Utsav at Jayadev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

His astonishing capability to speak extempore on important policies, in his own inimitable style and his[24] ability to communicate with the masses facilitated his deep and sympathetic involvement in all aspects of the life in the state of Kerala.