Ram Shankar Katheria

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Prof. (Dr.)
Ram Shankar
Katheriya
MP, Lok Sabha
In office
15th Lok Sabha 2009-2014.[1]
Constituency Agra, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Personal details
Born (1964-09-21) September 21, 1964 (age 51).[1]
Nagariyasarawha, Etawah, (Uttar Pradesh).[1]
Citizenship  India
Nationality  India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1]
Spouse(s) Dr. Mridula Katheriya.[1]
Children 2 sons & 1 daughters.[1]
Residence Agra & New Delhi.[1]
Alma mater Kanpur University.[1]
Profession Professor.,[1] Politician
Committees Member of four committees.[1]

Ram Shankar Katheria (also called Ram Shankar) is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1] He is currently a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry.[2]

Life[edit]

Shankar was born in Nagariyasarawha, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh). He spent his early years at the local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) unit, which also facilitated his education. He holds Ph.D from Kanpur University. He worked as a pracharak of the RSS in Agra for 13 years.[3]

Before joining politics, he was a Professor of Hindi at the Agra University where he has taught Dalit Chetna (Dalit upliftment) and wrote several books on the subject.[1][3]

Katheria is married to Mridula Katheria and has 2 sons and one daughter.[4]

Political career[edit]

Katheria was appointed as a National General Secretary of the BJP in August 2014 and, in October, he was made in charge of the Chhattisgarh and Punjab states.[3] However, in his November cabinet expansion, Narendra Modi has inducted Katheria as a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry.[2]

# From To Position
01 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
02 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Urban Development
03 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
04 2009 2014 Member, Committee on Petitions
05 2009 2014 Member, Consultative Committee on Rural Development

Controversies[edit]

Katheria has been charged with forging two of his degree marksheets (for B. A. and M. A.) allegedly to secure a job at the Agra University. The case is being heard in a court. Katheria has also listed 20 other pending cases against him in his election affidavit.[5]

See also[edit]

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Portal icon Government of India portal
Portal icon Uttar Pradesh portal

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Lok Sabha profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved Dec 2013. 
  2. ^ a b "2 profs to help Yale returned Smriti Irani". Deccan Chronicle. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-16. 
  3. ^ a b c "For charge of states, Amit Shah puts most faith in UP leaders". Indian Express. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-16. 
  4. ^ "Dr. Ramshankar Katheria Factsheet". Elections.in. Retrieved 2014-11-16. 
  5. ^ "Smriti Irani's new deputy at HRD ministry, an Agra University professor, accused of forging BA and MA marksheets". India Today. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-16. 


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