Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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• Name
  Lalu Prasad Yadav
• 
• Constituency
  Chapra (Bihar)
• Date of Birth
  1947-11-06
• Party
  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
• Fathers Name
  Late Shri Kundan Rai
• Mothers Name
  Smt. Marachhiya Devi
• Marital Status
  Married
• Date Of Marriage
  1960-07-05
• No Of Sons
  2
• No Of Daughters
  7
• Educational Qualifications
  B.A., LL.B; Educated at Patna University, Patna (Bihar)
• Past Profession
  Political & Social Worker, Lawyer
• Permanent Address
  5, Deshratna Marg, Patna (Bihar). Tel: (0612) 2203067
• Present Address
  25, Tughlak Road, New Delhi 110 011. Tel: (011) 23012777, 23013909 (R), 23381213, 23386645 (O). Fax: (011) 23017986 (R), 23382637 (O).
• Position Held
  1977: Elected to 6th Lok Sabha; 1980-89; Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (two terms); Jan-Nov 1989: Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Chairman, Library Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Convenor, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly; 1989: Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) (upto April 1990); 1990-95: Member, Bihar Legislative Council; March 1990 - July 1997: Chief Minister, Bihar; 1995-98: Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly; Jan. 1996- July 1997: National President, Janata Dal; July 1997 onwards: National President, Rashtriya Janata Dal; 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term); 1998-99: Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha; Member, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; March 2000-March 2002; Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly; April 2002: Elected to Rajya Sabha, Member, General Purpose Committee, Rajya Sabha, Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Rajya Sabha, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha, Member, Committee on Home Affairs; 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term), Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha, Member, General Purposes Committee; 23 May 2004 onwards: Union Cabinet Minister, Railways.
• Book Published
  Written articles for newspapers and journals on contemporary socio-political issues
• Social And Cultural Activites
  Active participant in social, cultural, literary and artistic activities of schools, colleges, universities and other institutions.
• Hobbies
  Reading books on thinkers and revolutionaries, writing and debating, music and dance
• Spouses Name
  Smt. Rabri Devi