Party Name : Rashtriya Janata Dal
Constituency : Vaishali
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Ram Vriksha Singh
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Janki Devi
Date of birth : 06 Jun 1946
Profession : Agriculturist Teacher, Educationist
Positions held :
1973-77 Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.), Distt. Sitamarhi1977-90 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly1977-79 Minister of State, Power, Government of Bihar1979-80 Member, Committee on Questions and Calling Attention1980-85 President, Lok Dal, Distt. Sitamarhi1985-89 Member, Central Parliamentary Board, Lok Dal1985-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee1987-90 Member, Pratyayukta Samiti1989-90 Chairman, Library Committee1990 Deputy Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly1991-94 Deputy Leader, Bihar Legislative Council1991-95 Member, Bihar Legislative Council1994-95 Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council1995-96 Minister, Energy, Relief, Rehabilitation and Department of Official Languages, Government of Bihar1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Union Minister of State, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Independent Charge)1997-98 Union Minister of State, Food and Consumer Affairs (Independent Charge)1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998-99 Chairman, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution; and its Sub-Committees on Department of Food and Civil Supplies; Department of Sugar and Edible Oils; Department of Consumer Affairs; and Department of CoordinationMember, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD)Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1999-2000 Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Home Affairs1999-2004 Member, General Purposes Committee2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)23 May 2004 - 2009 Union Cabinet Minister, Rural DevelopmentVice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)Jun. 2009 Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Estimates31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Home Affairs19 Oct. 2009 General Purpose Committee
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Associated with socialist movement; Teachers’ movement; Farmers’ movement; and activities related to nation building
Special Interests
Social service; struggle against exploitation; legal aid to the farmers, the labourers and the oppressed; promotion of education and educational reforms
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music
Sports and Clubs
Yoga and exercise
Countries Visited
Germany, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Imprisoned during socialist movement, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan movement and several political agitations
