Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Ranchi
State : Jharkhand
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Brijdeo Sahay
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Indrani Devi
Date of birth : 02 Jul 1951
Profession : Political and Social Worker
Positions held :
1978-1989 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (three terms)Member, Public Accounts Committee, Bihar Legislative AssemblyMember, Committee of PrivilegesMember, Library Committee1989 Elected to 9th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on PetitionsApril 1990 - Nov.1990 Union Minister of State, Home AffairsNov. 1990 - June 1991 Union Minsiter of State, Information & Broadcasting & Home AffairsSecretary, AICC, In-charge of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for two years2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Food Processing Industries2006 - 2009 Union Cabinet Minister, Food Processing2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)31 May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Food Processing Industries19 Jan 2011 - 27 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Involved in social and welfare activities since student days and organised several National and State Level programmes for mobilisation of youth, working for the upliftment of the downtrodden, deprived and minority communities
Special Interests
Yoga and meditation
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and listening to music
Sports and Clubs
Encouraging and promoting various sports activities among the rural youth
Countries Visited
Brazil, Canada, China, Dubai, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, U.K. U.S.A. and Vietnam
Other Information
Actively involved in the Non-Aligned Student and Youth Organisation (NASYO) being the Chairman of the organisation; takes special interest in working in close coordination with reputed Non-Governmental Organizations engaged in the fileds of health and rural empowerment/development; participated in Jai Prakash Movement; Member, Preparatory Committee, World Youth Festival; General Secretarty, (i) Yuva Janata for three years; (ii) Janata Party for two years; (iii) Janata Dal for 6 months ;Working President Yuva Janta for two years; President Yuva Janata for three years
