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Father's Name
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Late Shri Sahadeo Prasad Choubey
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Mother's Name
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Late Smt. Sudevi Devi
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Date of Birth
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02 Jan 1953
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Place of Birth
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Dariyapur, Bhagalpur, Bihar
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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08 May 1978
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Neeta Choubey
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology
Educated at Science College, Patna University, Patna, Bihar
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
Agriculturist
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Permanent Address
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T.N. Singh Lane, Manik Sarkar,
Aadampur, Bhagalpur,
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Bihar-812001
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Tel: 09431018770 (M)
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Correspondence Address
State Bank Officers Colony No. 2,
House No. 21, Dwivedi Sadan, Khajpura, Belly Road,
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Patna-800014, Bihar
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Telefax : (0612) 2599992, 09431018770 (M)
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Present Address
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30, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road,
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New Delhi-110 011
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Tels: (011) 23017049, 26111258, 26111259 (R)
(011) 24621921, 24621922, 23380630, 23380631 (O) 9013869691 (M)
Fax: (011) 23062828 (R), 24695313, 23380632 (O)
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Positions Held
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1995 - 2014
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Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (Five Terms)
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Chairperson, Private Members Bills & Resolutions Committee and Nature Conservation & Pollution Control Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly
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2004 - 2005
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Leader of BJP Legislative Party, Bihar Vidhan Mandal
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Nov. 2005-2008
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Minister, Urban Development, Govt. of Bihar
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2008 - 2010
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Minister, Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar
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2010-June 2013
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Minister, Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar
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May 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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14 Aug. 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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1 Sep. 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017
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Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Member, Central Silk Board
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Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
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3 July 2015
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Member, Sub Committee-I, Committee on Estimates
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3 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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30 May 2019 7 July 2021
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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7 July 2021 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Books Published
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1. Souvenir Book - `Char Dham ki Avismarniy Yatra` on Kedar Ghati (year 2014)
2. `Trinetra` (year 2016); Based on the deluge in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, 2013.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Organized Blood Donation Camps, (1972-73 to 1987); Bihar Gram Gaurav Yatra in whole Bihar, 2008, 2009 & 2010 (Awareness campaign for cleanliness); Constructed over 11 thousand toilets for Mahadalit families by voluntary contribution of labour, people’s contribution. Raised the slogan “Ghar-Ghar me ho shouchalaya ka nirman, tabhi hoga ladli bitiya ka kanyadaan”; Health Awareness Programme in the State, (Jan Swasthya Chetana Yatra in whole Bihar, the theme of this yatra was “Chikitsha-Chikitshak Aapke Dwar”) 2010 – 2012; Organized National Level Mega Health Camps (Swasthaya Mahakumbha Mela) & District, Sub-centre level Health Camps (Swasthya Kumbh) – 3 times in Bihar helping more than 3 Crore people (11000 Health Camps); Awareness Programmes for clean drinking water and for Swakcsh evem Nirmal Ganga; Awareness Programme to reduce tobacco consumption (choose health; not tobacco) for fight against Cancer
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Special Interests
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Upliftment of the poor (Antim Paydan par baithe vyakti ka utthan); Nature conservation; Health, Hygiene & Sanitation; Conservation of the Ganges & other Indian rivers; Working for disables; Fight for eradiation of dowry systems & Drug addiction; Cow conservation; Cancer awareness
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Yoga, Aasan & Pranayam, Listening to classical & devotional music, Watching Kathak Dance and Kavi Sammelan
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Sports and Clubs
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Club: Sanskar Bharti, ABVP; Games: Kabaddi & Kho-Kho; and Athletics
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Member, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) since 1964;
Participated in the Student Movement, against the Chief Minister, Govt. of Bihar in the year 1967 - 68; All India Student Leaders Conference held at Thiruvananthpuram (Kerala) 1972-73; Participated in J.P. Movement, (Bihar Student Leader Conference) Feb. 17 – 18, 1973; Was imprisoned in 1974 Aandolan (Student Movement) DIR and MISA Act during J.P. Movement for months; Was taken in to Custody under DIR and MISA (second time) Phulwari Sharif, Bihar Jail Kand on 2July 1974;
President, Student`s Union, Patna University (1978-79);
All India Student`s Union Leader Conference, Patna1979;
Full time Member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from 1974 to 1987; and
Member, National Executive; Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
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