Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Member of Parliament (MP) from Vaishali (Bihar) Biodata

Name of Member: Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Vaishali (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 11,12,13,14,15

Fifteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile
Singh, Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad
Constituency   : Vaishali (Bihar)
Party Name     : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Email Address : singhrp[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in
Father’s Name Shri Ram Vriksha Singh
Mother’s Name Late Smt. Janki Devi
Date of Birth 06 Jun 1946
Place of Birth Shahpur, Distt. Vaishali (Bihar)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 16 Jun 1966
Spouse’s Name Smt. Kiran Singh
No. of Sons 2
No.of Daughters 1
Educational
Qualifications
M.Sc., Ph.D. (Maths)
Educated at Rajendra College, L.S. College and Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Profession Agriculturist
Teacher, Educationist
Permanent Address
Vill. Panapur Shahpur,
P.O. Lavapur Narayan
Distt. Vaishali
Bihar
Present Address
8, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi – 110 001
Tels. (011) 23386093, 23383975
Positions Held
1973-77 Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.), Distt. Sitamarhi
1977-90 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
1977-79 Minister of State, Power, Government of Bihar
1979-80 Member, Committee on Questions and Calling Attention
1980-85 President, Lok Dal, Distt. Sitamarhi
1985-89 Member, Central Parliamentary Board, Lok Dal
1985-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1987-90 Member, Pratyayukta Samiti
1989-90 Chairman, Library Committee
1990 Deputy Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly
1991-94 Deputy Leader, Bihar Legislative Council
1991-95 Member, Bihar Legislative Council
1994-95 Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council
1995-96 Minister, Energy, Relief, Rehabilitation and Department of Official Languages, Government of Bihar
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 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 Coordination
Member, General Purposes Committee
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD)
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1999-2000 Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Home Affairs
1999-2004 Member, General Purposes Committee
2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
23 May 2004 – 2009 Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development
Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management
2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
Jun. 2009 Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha
6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Estimates
31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
19 Oct. 2009 General Purpose Committee
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

 


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