Ram Prit Paswan (Indian politician)

Ram Prit Paswan
Minister of Public Health Engineering Department
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020 – 9 August 2022
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byVinod Narayan Jha
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2015 term start2. =2020
Preceded byRamawatar Paswan
ConstituencyRajnagar
In office
2005–2010
Preceded byRam Lakhan Ram Raman
Succeeded byArun Shankar Prasad
ConstituencyKhajauli
Personal details
Born (1963-03-21) 21 March 1963[1]
PartyBharatiya Janata Party

Ram Prit Paswan (born 21 March 1963) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is a two time MLA and also served as a minister of public health engineering department in the Government of Bihar.[2] He won the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election representing Bharatiya Janata Party from Rajnagar Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Madhubani district.[3]

Early life and education

Paswan is from Rajnagar, Madhubani district, Bihar. He has a doctorate from Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.[4]

Career

Paswan first won as an MLA winning the Rajnagar seat in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election defeating Ramawatar Paswan of RJD. He won for a third time in 2020 election..He was also a Sabhapati (Zero Hour) of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

References

  1. ^ "बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची" [Bihar Legislative Assembly Secretariat - Date of birth and term wise list of honorable members in Saptadash Bihar Legislative Assembly] (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha (in Hindi). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ Yogesh Yadav (16 November 2020). "रामप्रीत पासवान ने मैथिली में शपथ ली, लगातार दूसरी जीत का इनाम मिला" [Rampreet Paswan took oath in Maithili, got the reward of second consecutive victory]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
    - Navdeep Yadav (17 November 2020). "Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inducts a new cabinet — Here's the full list of cabinet ministers and their portfolios". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Rajnagar Assembly Bye Elections 2014 Election Results". Elections India. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
    - "RAM PRIT PASWAN RAJNAGAR". NDTV. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
    - Anand ST Das (28 November 2016). "Bihar MLA reaches Assembly in shorts and vest, denied entry". New Indian Express.
    - "Rajnagar (SC) Bihar Assembly Election 2021 Results Vote Counting LIVE Updates". ABP Live. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ^ Soroor Ahmed (18 January 2000). "Top Bihar leaders join Samata". Rediff.