Rakesh Sinha

Rakesh Sinha
Sinha in New Delhi, 2019
Member of Rajya Sabha (nominated)
In office
14 July 2018 – 13 July 2024
ConstituencyNominated
Personal details
Born (1964-09-05) September 5, 1964
Manserpur, Begusarai district, Bihar, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA, MA, MPhil, PhD)
OccupationAcademic, politician

Rakesh Sinha (born 5 September 1964) is an Indian academic and politician who served as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, from 14 July 2018 to 13 July 2024. An ideologue of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he has written positively on the organisation, and has authored a government-published biography of K. B. Hedgewar.