Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Pataliputra
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Kishori Prasad
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Sudha Devi
Date of birth : 12 Nov 1957
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1985- 86 Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Patna1992-93 Member, Bihar Legislative Council1993 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (in bye-election)1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1998 - 2004 Member, Bihar Legislative Council1998 - 2005 Chairman, Bihar Dharmik Nayas, Bihar2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Member, Standing Committee on Information TechnologyMember, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings2010 - 16 May, 2014 Member, Rajya SabhaMay 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)14 Aug. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Member, Committee on Estimates1 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & ForestsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways9 Nov. 2014 - 5 July 2016 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation5 July 2016 - 25 May 2019 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Rural DevelopmentMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)24 July 2019 onwards Member, Committee on Public Accounts13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture09 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Social And Cultural Activities
Youth development, active participation in cultural programmes in Bihar
Sports and Clubs
Chairman, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Sports and Culture, Bihar
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
