Chauhan, Shri Nihal Chand Constituency   : Ganganagar (SC) (Rajasthan) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) Email Address : nihalchand[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Shri Bega Ram Chauhan Mother’s Name Smt. Surji Devi Date of Birth 04 Feb 1971 Place of Birth Bajuwala, Distt. Ganganagar (Rajasthan) Date of Marriage 17 Apr 1992 Spouse’s Name Smt. Jyoti Chauhan No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A. Educated at Shri Nehru S.P. Evening College (University of Bikaner) Profession Agriculturist Social Worker Permanent Address Vill & P.O. Bajuwala, Teh. Rai Singh Nagar, Distt. Sri Ganganagar – 335051, Rajasthan Tel : (01507) 221317, 09414090050 (M) Present Address 11, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, (Canning Lane), New Delhi – 110001 Tel : (011) 23782561, 23782562 09414090050, 09971127226 (M) Positions Held

1995-96 Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti, Rai Singh Nagar

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1998 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2000 Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

Member, Committee on Private Members`s Bills and Resolutions

Member, Standing Committee on Agirculture

5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)

27 May 2014 – 9 Nov. 2014 Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

9 Nov. 2014 – 5 July 2016 Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj

1 Sep. 2016 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development

Social And Cultural Activities Deeply involved in social activities to promote rural development to spread awareness about government policy, plans and procedures in order to improve transparency in functioning of government. Woman education, empowerment and poverty alleviation Special Interests Keenly interested in making contribution in the field of development of community assets and infrastructural development of villages. Worked towards development of roads and sanitation. Favourite Pastime and Recreation Social interaction with people of different ages in order to observe and understand their issues, with a view to find out appropriate solution. This helps me to understand the mindset of rural population and their critical issues. Sports and Clubs Interested in watching Football and Kabaddi. Used to play Hockey and Kabaddi in school days. Countries Visited Bangladesh & U.S.A.

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