Nityanand Rai

Nityanand Rai
Nityanand Rai
	Rai as the Minister of State for Home Affairs, in New Delhi, June 1, 2019.
Minister of State for Home Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 May 2019 ; Served with H. G. Ahir (2019) and; G. Kishan Reddy (2019–21) ; Serving with N. Pramanik and A.K Mishra
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
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Aswamedh Devi
Constituency	Ujiarpur
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2000 – 2014
Preceded by	Rajendra Rai
Succeeded by	Awadhesh Singh
Constituency	Hajipur
Personal details
Born	Nityanand Rai Yadav; 1 January 1966 (age 58); Hajipur, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Amita Rai
Children	1 Daughter
Parent(s)	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.in

Nityanand Rai (born Nityanand Rai Yadav on 1 January 1966)^[2] is an Indian politician and the 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 as a candidate 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) till he was elected for the parliament.^[4]^[5]

Early life and education[edit]

Nityanand Rai was born on 1 January 1966. The son of a farmer, Rai has been associated with the Sangh Parivar since 1981, joining the ABVP that year as a student activist.^[6]

Career[edit]

On 23 May 2019, Rai became Minister of State for Home Affairs.^[7] Rai joined politics from his college ABVP unit. He was elected for students union President in his college. Rai in the year of 2000 Bihar Assembly election got a ticket and won from Hajipur. He won the seat four times consecutively. In the 2014 general election Rai got the ticket for Parliamentary election from the neighbouring district as his home constituency is reserve seat for SC candidates. He won the election and became a Member of Parliament from Ujiarpur. In the 2016 Bihar Vidhan sabha election BJP has tried to promote him as Yadav^[2] Face to lure declining RJD voters. He has been made BJP Bihar President and after the 2019 election, he was made State Home Minister in NDA2 Council of Ministers.

Post held[edit]

Member of Bihar legislative Assembly - 2000, Feb 2005, October 2005 and 2010
2014 - MP Ujiarpur constituency
September, 2014- August, 2018- Member of Standing committee on Agriculture
September, 2018-May 2019- Member of Standing committee on Commerce
May 2015- Member of Joint committee on Land acquisitions, rehabilitation and Right to get appropriate compensation for relocation and transparency (second amendments) Bill 2015.^[8]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

↑ Resigned, elected to Lok Sabha from Ujiarpur

Citations[edit]

↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Singh, Santosh (13 October 2020). "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
↑ "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.
↑ "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". 12 October 2020.
↑ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
↑ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (2019). "Shri Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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[1] Resigned, elected to Lok Sabha from Ujiarpur

[2] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.

[:1-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Singh, Santosh (13 October 2020). "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[4] "Members : Lok Sabha".

[5] "Nityanand Rai". National Portal of India. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[6] Amarnath, Tewary (21 November 2017). "Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai feels 'sorry' for his controversial comment". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[7] "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". 12 October 2020.

[8] "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019

[Shri_Nityanand_Rai_{{!}}_Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_{{!}}_GoI-9] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (2019). "Shri Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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