Jha, Shri Raghunath Constituency   : Bettiah (Bihar) Party Name     : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Email Address : rjha[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Jiya Lal Jha Mother’s Name Late Smt. Kalawati Devi Date of Birth 09 Aug 1939 Place of Birth Amba Ojha Tola, Distt. Sitamarhi/Sheohar (Bihar) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 11 Jan 1952 Spouse’s Name Smt. Dev Karma Devi No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications Intermediate Educated at Bihar University, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address Ragadiya Guest House, Cold Store, Supriya Road, Bettiah (Bihar) Present Address 14, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels.(011) 23794021, 23794004, 9868180095 (M) Positions Held

1972-98 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly

1975-77 Chairman, District Board, Sitamarhi

1980-83 State Minister, Government of Bihar

1990-98 Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs, Food & Civil Supplies, Health, PHED, PWD, Building and Agriculture, Government of Bihar

1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

Chief Whip, Janata Dal (U)

2000-2001 Member, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Committee on Ethics

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Mines and Minerals

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 2nd term)

Member, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, House Committee

Member, Public Accounts Committee

5 August 2006 Member, Committee on Home Affairs

6 April 2008 onwards Minister of State, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Social And Cultural Activities Promoting education, helping rural people and handicapped children and other activities of social work; participated in cultural programmes organised at the state, district and block levels; and also participated in seminars conducted at national and state levels Special Interests Nation-building and upliftment of poor as well youth Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading newspapers, watching T.V. and listening to classical music Sports and Clubs Cricket, football, volleyball and carrom; instrumental in construction of sports complex in Sheohar Countries Visited Australia, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Germany, Newzealand, Russia (Erstwhile U.S.S.R.), Singapore, Thailand, Romania, U.K. (to participate in the World Cooperative Conference) and U.S.A. to participate in the 59th Annual General Meeting of United Nations Organisation Other Information Worked for the establishment of two Secondary Schools for girls; DC Inter College and a hostel for Dalits; helped in constructing buildings for 5,000 Dalits under Indira Awas Yojana, Sheohar Bidhan Sakha

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