Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary | |
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| Leader of the Opposition Bihar Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 24 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Rabri Devi |
| Minister of Panchayati Raj Government of Bihar | |
| In office 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Renu Devi |
| Minister of Urban Development & Housing Government of Bihar | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 20 February 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
| Minister of Agriculture Government of Bihar | |
| In office 19 May 1999 – 16 November 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Rabri Devi |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| In office 24 May 2014 – 6 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Governor nominated |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramanand Prasad Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ramanand Prasad Singh |
| Constituency | Parbatta |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vidya Sagar Nishad |
| Succeeded by | Ramanand Prasad Singh |
| Constituency | Parbatta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1968 Lakhanpur, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Mamta Kumari |
| Children | 1 son & 1 daughter |
| Parent |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
Samrat Chaudhary alias Rakesh Kumar is a politician and Member of Legislative Council from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has also remained Member of Legislative Assembly and a minister in Government of Bihar in Rashtriya Janata Dal government. Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019.[1][2][3] In 2014 Samrat planned a split in Rashtriya Janata Dal by defecting thirteen MLAs as splinter group of the party. He later joined BJP.[4]
Life
Samrat belongs to Koeri caste and has been OBC face of the BJP for long time.[5][6][7] He was born on 16 November 1968 in Lakhanpur village of Munger. His mother's name is Parvati Devi and father's name is Shakuni Chaudhary. His ancestral village is in Lakhanpur in Tarapur block of Munger district. Samrat belongs to a family of politicians. The father of Samrat, Mr. Shakuni Choudhury has been an MLA and MP seven times and mother Parvati Devi has been an MLA from Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). After school life, he received higher education from Madurai Kamaraj University.[8]
Political career
Chaudhary entered active politics in 1990 and on 19 May 1999 he was sworn in as the Minister of Agriculture in the Bihar government. He contested from Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2000 and 2010 and was elected MLA.[9] In 2010, he was made the Chief Whip of the opposition party in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. On 2 June 2014, he was sworn in and took charge as Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department in the Government of Bihar. In 2018, he was made the vice president of Bihar Pradesh in the Bharatiya Janata Party.[10] Before joining BJP he has remained associated with Rashtriya Janata Dal as well as Janata Dal (United).[11] In 2020 Bihar Assembly election he was made star campaigner of National Democratic Alliance, meanwhile he was embroiled in a controversy on giving a controversial statement on Lalu Prasad Yadav's caste equation.[12]
In 2021, Samrat was made Panchayati Raj minister in the expanded cabinet of Nitish Kumar from BJP quota.[13] He has also served as Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Health in 2014 in Jitan Ram Manjhi Ministry and Minister of Metrology and Horticulture in 1999 in Rabri Devi Ministry.[11]
Tenure as Panchayati Raj Minister
The tenure of Samrat Choudhary as Panchayati Raj minister was a blend of controversies and developmental steps taken by him under the jurisdictions of his ministry. In March 2021, he gained nationwide attention for getting embroiled in a strong argument with the speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly, Vijay Kumar Sinha. The speaker was seeking his reply, on a question that arose by an MLA, regarding working of his department. Later, he apologized to the speaker for violation of the decorum of the house. The Panchayati Raj Ministry under him took several steps for promoting better organisational structure like recruitment of more staff in sanitation department as well as paving the way for safe disposal of dead carcasses of stray animals. The ministry under him also planned to seek the intra department supports of other ministerial departments.[14][15]
He has been accused of charges related to undue influence or personation at an election and disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.[16]
References
- ^ "Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव में सभी 9 उम्मीदवार निर्विरोध चुने गए, JDU-RJD का दिखा दबदबा". newsnationtv. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
The JDU's winning in Bihar Legislative Council are Dr. Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam and Bhisam Sahni. While RJD to Mo Farooq, Rambali Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh have been made MLCs. On the other hand, Sanjay Prakash and Samrat Chaudhary from BJP have secured MLC seat while Sameer Kumar Singh from Congress has got a place in Bihar Legislative Council.
- ^ "NDA Candidates File Nomination Papers For Council Elections In Bihar". NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "PIL Against Lalu Over Distribution of Party Symbols". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "भाजपा नेता सम्राट चौधरी बोले-हम न दूध वाले और न चावल वाले, हम तो सब्जी वाले हैं". Bhaskar.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary who comes from Kushwaha community, on the statement made by the RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha says that we are neither milk sellers nor rice growers, we are vegetable growers. The Kushvanshis (Kushwaha Caste) are known for vegetables. Rice is grown by people of every society. Although everyone should do the work of cooking kheer in politics, there are no two opinions about it. He was talking to a private television channel.
- ^ "Kushwaha catch for BJP". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Members Profile". Bihar Vidhan Parishad. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Samrat Chaudhary". Myneta. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Samrat Chaudhary the son of Shakuni Chaudhary". Jansatta. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b "बीजेपी का कोईरी कार्ड, सम्राट चौधऱी को कुशवाहा का विकल्प बनाने की तैयारी". News18. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 16 November 2020 suggested (help) - ^ "Vaishali: disputed statement of Samrat Chaudhary on Lalu's MY equation". Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "सीएम नीतीश ने किया नए मंत्रियों के विभागों का बंटवारा, शाहनवाज को उद्योग तो नितिन नवीन को पथ निर्माण विभाग". Jagran. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Speaker and minister engage in an unusual spat inside Bihar Assembly". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Panchayati Raj Minister announces, new recruitments in sanitation department". Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Samrat Choudhary(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):(ELECTED FROM BIHAR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.