Nityanand Rai
Indian politician
Nityanand Rai (born 1 January 1966)[2] is an Indian politician. He is 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. He is a member 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).[4][5]
Nityanand Rai Yadav | |
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| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 31 May 2019 Serving with G. Kishan Reddy | |
| 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[a] | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Rai |
| Succeeded by | Awadhesh Singh |
| Constituency | Hajipur[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1966 Hajipur, Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Amita Rai |
| Children | 1 Daughter |
| Parents | Tetari Devi (mother) Ganga Bishun Rai (father) |
| Residence | Karnpura, Vaishali, Bihar |
| Education | Graduate |
| Alma mater | Raj Narayan College, Hajipur, Vaishali |
| Occupation | Politician & Agriculturist |
| Website | nityanandrai |
References change
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.
- ↑ "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ↑ "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.
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