Nityanand Rai (born on 1 January 1966)[2] is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Government of India.[3] He was elected in the 2014 and 2019 General Election from Ujiarpur as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had continuously represented Hajipur constituency in Bihar legislative assembly winning elections since 2000 (2000, Feb-2005, October- 2005 and 2010) till he was elected for the parliament.[4][5]
Nityanand Rai | |
|---|---|
 Rai in 2019 | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 Served with H. G. Ahir (2019) and G. Kishan Reddy (2019 – 21) Served with N. Pramanik and A.K Mishra (2021 - 2024) Serving with Bandi Sanjay Kumar (2024- Present) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Amit Shah |
| Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar | |
| In office 30 November 2016 – 15 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mangal Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Jaiswal |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Aswamedh Devi |
| Constituency | Ujiarpur |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Rai |
| Succeeded by | Awadhesh Singh |
| Constituency | Hajipur[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nityanand Rai Yadav 1 January 1966 Hajipur, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Amita Rai |
| Children | 1 Daughter |
| Residence(s) | Karnpura, Vaishali, Bihar |
| Education | Graduate |
| Alma mater | Raj Narayan College, Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar University |
| Occupation | Politician & Agriculturist |
| Website | nityanandrai |
Early life and education
editNityanand Rai was born on 1 January 1966. The son of a farmer, Rai has been associated with the Sangh Parivar since 1981, joining the ABVP that year as a student activist.[6] Rai has done inter-caste marriage.[7] He holds a BA (Honours) degree for Bihar University.[8]
Career
editOn 23 May 2019, Rai became Minister of State for Home Affairs.[9] Rai entered politics from his college ABVP unit. He was elected for students union President in his college. Rai in the year of 2000 Bihar Assembly election got a ticket and won from Hajipur. He won the seat four times consecutively. In the 2014 general election Rai got the ticket for Parliamentary election from the neighbouring district as his home constituency is reserve seat for SC candidates. He won the election and became a Member of Parliament from Ujiarpur. In the 2016 Bihar Vidhan sabha election BJP has tried to promote him as Yadav[2] face to lure declining RJD voters. He has been made BJP Bihar President and after the 2019 election, he was made State Home Minister in NDA2 Council of Ministers.
Posts held
edit- Member of Bihar legislative Assembly - 2000, Feb. 2005, October 2005 and 2010
- 2014 & 2019 - MP Ujiarpur constituency
- September, 2014- August, 2018- Member of Standing committee on Agriculture
- September, 2018-May 2019- Member of Standing committee on Commerce
- May 2015- Member of Joint committee on Land acquisitions, rehabilitation and Right to get appropriate compensation for relocation and transparency (second amendments) Bill 2015.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.
- ^ a b Singh, Santosh (13 October 2020). "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
- ^ "Nityanand Rai". National Portal of India. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Amarnath, Tewary (21 November 2017). "Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai feels 'sorry' for his controversial comment". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Ujiarpur grapples with new caste equations - Delimitation changes constituency's constitution, not its share of problems". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Nityanand Rai(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- UJIARPUR(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
- ^ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (2019). "Shri Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.