Party Name : Janata Dal (United)
Constituency : Sitamarhi
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Ram Nandan Rai
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Maya Devi
Date of birth : 01 Jan 1960
Profession : Agriculturist Advocate, Social Worker
Positions held :
1989 General-Secretary, Yuva Janata Dal, Bihar1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha1991-93 Member, Committee on Government Assurances; Vice-President, Yuva Janata Dal1991 onwards Member, National Youth Programme1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways1993 onwards President, Yuva Janata Dal1994-96 Convenor, Sub-Committee of Standing Committee, Ministry of Industry1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1996-97 Chairman, House Committee1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on RailwaysMember, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Organised students’ movements during school and college days for the cause of poor students; took active part in Sampurna Kranti during Emergency; fought for providing justice to the oppressed people at village, block and district levels; organised folk music and cultural shows in villages
Special Interests
Reading and fighting for upliftment of rural masses and economically backward communities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading Hindi literature, magazines, listening to music and watching T.V.
Sports and Clubs
Volleyball, football and kabaddi
Countries Visited
Bulgaria, France, Germany, Romania and Switzerland; attended 94th Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Bucharest (Romania) as a delegate
Other Information
Took active part in J.P. Movement during 1974-77 and was jailed for participating in a movement organised by Karpoori Thakur; participated in Kisan Movement, 1980-81; organised movement against Bihar Press Bill, 1983-84 and a students movement in Sitamarhi District
