Uday Narayan Choudhary
Uday Narayan Choudhary | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1952 Kidwaipuri, Patna, Bihar |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | Patna University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Uday Narayan Choudhary[1] is an Indian politician and former sepaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Early life
He belongs to Kidwaipuri, Patna district, Bihar.[2] He completed his matric from Bihar Vidhayalaya Pariksha Samiti, intermediate and B.A from Patna University.
Political Career
He was a prominent Dalit leader from the JD(U) and represented the Imamganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency from 1990–95 and then from 2000–2015, losing the 2015 elections to former Chief Minister, Jitan Ram Manjhi.[3]
He was also fielded by the Janata Dal (United) as its candidate in the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 Indian general election.[4][5]
Chaudhary was considered a staunch, Nitish Kumar loyalist as he scuttled rebellion in the JD(U) in August 2014 by disqualifying 8 rebel MLAs. He received widespread criticism for his February 2014 decision to notify a rebel group of 13 RJD MLAs as a separate entity without physically verifying the signatures to facilitate their merger into the JD(U).[6]
He served as the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2005-2015, becoming first Dalit in Bihar to hold the post. In 2016, he was made vice-president of JD(U).[7]
However, as of 2017, he opposed JD(U)'s decision to re-join the NDA and left the party.[8] He crossed over to the RJD in 2019 to protest the breakup of the Mahagathbandhan and JD(U) joining hands with the BJP.[9]
References
- ^ economictimes. [1]
- ^ TwoCircles.net (13 December 2015). "The decline of Dalits in Bihar politics". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Imamganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ rediff. 'How can I seek support of Maoists? I'm on their hit list'
- ^ Hindustan Times. Reds threaten voters in Chirag’s Jamui
- ^ "Fuming Lalu continues to slam Bihar speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary made JD(U) vice-president". The Economic Times. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Tewary, Amarnath (2 May 2018). "JD(U) leader Uday Narayan Chaudhary quits party". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Former speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary leaves JD(U), vows to make Lalu's son Bihar CM". Hindustan Times. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.