Party Name : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Constituency : Saran
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Kundan Rai
Mother's Name : Smt. Marachhiya Devi
Date of birth : 11 Jun 1948
Profession : Social Worker Advocate
Positions held :
1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha1980-89 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (two terms)Jan.-Nov. 1989 Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative AssemblyChairman, Library Committee, Bihar Legislative AssemblyConvenor, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) (upto April 1990)1990-95 Member, Bihar Legislative CouncilMar. 1990 - Jul. 1997 Chief Minister, Bihar1995-98 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (third term)Jan. 1996- Jul. 1997 National President, Janata DalJul. 1997 onwards National President, Rashtriya Janata Dal1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1998-99 Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension SchemeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and BoradcastingMar. 2000-Mar. 2002 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (fourth term)Apr. 2002 Elected to Rajya SabhaMember, General Purposes Committee, Rajya SabhaLeader, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Rajya SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural DevelopmentMember, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya SabhaMember, Committee on Home Affairs2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha2004-2009 Member, General Purposes Committee23 May 2004 - 22 May 2009 Union Cabinet Minister, Railways2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, Lok Sabha30 Sept. 2013 Disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Written articles for newspapers and journals on contemporary socio-political issues
Social And Cultural Activities
Active participant in social, cultural, literary and artistic activities of schools, colleges, universities and other institutions
Special Interests
Reading books on thinkers and revolutionaries, writing and debating, music and dance
Sports and Clubs
Football, wrestling, cricket, kabaddi, badminton and other indoor games; President, Bihar Cricket Association, 2001; associated with sports clubs in Chapra, Patna and other cities in Bihar
Countries Visited
Austria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Moscow (Russia), Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
General Secretary, Patna University Students Union, 1970-71; President, Patna University Students Union, 1973-74; previously associated with the Janata Party, Lok Dal and Janata Dal
