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Father's Name
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Late Baidya Nath Singh
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Mother's Name
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Late Jai Sundari Devi
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Date of Birth
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01 Sep 1949
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Place of Birth
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Narha Panapur, Distt. East Champaran (Bihar)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Shanti Devi
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.A.
Educated at M.S. College, Bihar University, Motihari, Bihar
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Profession
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Farmer
Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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Gandhi Complex, Station Road, Motihari,
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Distt. East Champaran-845401, Bihar
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Tel : (06252) 241410, 09431815551 (M)
Fax:(011) 23384189
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Present Address
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9, Pt. Pant Marg,
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New Delhi - 110 001
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Tels. : (011) 23322370, 23312370
09431815551 (M)
Telefax : (011) 23314390
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Positions Held
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1967-68
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Nagar Pramukh, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Motihari
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1969
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Mandal Secretary, Jana Sangh
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1970-77
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Organizational Secretary, Jana Sangh, East Champaran, Bihar
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1977-80
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General Secretary, B.J.P., East Champaran, Bihar
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1980-87
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Regional Organising Secretary, B.J.P., Muzaffarpur, Bihar
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1988-90
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President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M.), Bihar
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1989-91
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1990-91
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
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Member, Standing Committee on Industry and Mines
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1990-93
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General Secretary, B.J.P., Bihar
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1993 - 2000
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Secretary, State Election Committee, B.J.P., Bihar
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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Member, Standing Committee on Communications
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
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Member, Committee to Review the rate of dividend Payable by the Railway Undertaking to General Revenue
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Member, Standing Committee on Communications
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
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Member, Rajbhasa Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport and Ministry of External Affairs
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2004 - 2005
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Vice President, B.J.P., Kissan Morcha
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2006 - 2010
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State President, B.J.P., Bihar
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2006-2009
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Deputy President, Bihar State Twenty Point Program Implementation Committee
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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2010-12
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Sah Prabhari, B.J.P., U.P.
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2011-12
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Convenor - All India Membership Campaining, B.J.P.
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2012
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All India Membership In-charge, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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2013
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Prabhari - B.J.P., Uttarkhand
President - All India Disciplinary Committee, B.J.P.
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May 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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27 May 2014 - 27 Aug. 2015
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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture
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27 Aug. 2015 - 25 May 2019
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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Chairperson, Standing Committee on Railways
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21 Nov. 2019 onwards
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology, Ministry of Communications
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2020
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Election Officer
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Social And Cultural Activities
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President, (i) Vaidyanath Seva Trust (ii) Rickshaw Chalak Kalyan Samiti, Motihari, Bihar; and (iii) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Smriti Nyas
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Special Interests
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Work for the welfare of rural sector and farmers,SC & ST and the downtrodden; Member, Rashtriya Swayam
Sevak Sangh since childhood
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Social Work
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Sports and Clubs
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District President, Association of Bihar Cricket; Ex-State Vice President, Association of Bihar Cricket
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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