Manoj Sinha

Early life and education Sinha was born in Mohanpura of Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1959. He has a B.Tech And M.Tech degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi (earlier called IT-BHU). During his student days, Sinha was the students' union president in the Banaras Hindu University. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996 and repeated the term in 1999.

An agriculturalist at heart and a silent performer who consciously maintains a low profile, Sinha has been among the best performing members of Parliament in the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999.

As Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir by the President of India, a day after G. C. Murmu resigned.

In October 2023, Parmar alleged that Sinha Administration amended a multi-crore insurance contract to favour Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company.

On 7 July 2024, a Letter from Jammu and Kashmir's resident commissioner in New Delhi to principal secretary in Raj Bhawan alleged misuse of public funds by Manoj Sinha to fund a "personal function" reportedly on the eve of his son's engagement ceremony in 2021.

Personal life Manoj Sinha married Neelam Sinha on 8 May 1977. They have a daughter and a son, Abhinav Sinha.