Rakesh Sinha

Sinha was born on 5 September 1964 in Manserpur, Begusarai district, Bihar. He studied political science at the University of Delhi (BA, MA, MPhil, PhD). Public parliamentary records list his highest qualification as Doctorate. ==Academic career==

Sinha has taught political science at Motilal Nehru College (Evening), University of Delhi. ==Political career==

On 14 July 2018, Sinha was nominated to the Rajya Sabha under Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution for a six-year term; the term ended on 13 July 2024. In July 2025, historian Meenakshi Jain was among four individuals nominated to the Rajya Sabha; coverage noted the appointments to the set of nominated seats, which are not constituency successions. ==Positions and views==

Sinha writes opinion columns in The Indian Express on constitutional and historical topics; these pieces are used only to attribute his own views. Positions expressed in interviews or op-eds include: • Advocacy during the pandemic for temporary central intervention in Delhi under Article 239AB (President’s Rule). ==Works==

In Understanding RSS (2019), Sinha presents a defence of the organisation and argues that it has been misrepresented by critics. Books (selected) • • The Population Regulation Bill, 2019 — introduced 12 July 2019; withdrawn 1 April 2022. ==References==