Ram Prit Paswan

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
Incumbent
Assumed office
2015
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 (age 61)[1]
Political 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. Retrieved 19 February 2017.[dead link‍]
    - 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.