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Ram Vilas Paswan
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- Born 05 July 1946
- Birth Place Khagaria, Bihar, British India
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Lok Janshakti Party
- In Office Minister Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution 26 May 2014 - 8 October 2020, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 28 June 2019 - 8 October 2020, Minister Of Chemicals And Fertilizers[1] 23 May 2004 - 22 May 2009, Minister Of Mines[1] 1 September 2001 - 29 April 2002, Minister Of Communications And Information Technology[1] 13 October 1999 - 1 September 2001, Leader Of House In Lok Sabha 4 June 1996 - 4 December 1997, Minister Of Railways[2] 1 June 1996 - 19 March 1998, Minister Of Labour And Welfare 5 December 1989 - 10 November 1990, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 2014-2019, Member Of Bihar Legislative Assembly 1969-1972
- Residence Khagaria, Bihar, India
- Awards Padma Bhushan (2021) (posthumously)
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- Former Union Minister
Ram Vilas Paswan BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 31 Dec 2024
A Dalit leader from Bihar, Ram Vilas Paswan was the founder of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and served as Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution under the NDA. An eight-time Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha, Paswan went to jail during Indira Gandhi's tenure when emergency was...
Ram Vilas Paswan PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Rajkumari Devi (1969; 1981), Reena Sharma (1983“Â2020) |
| Children | 4; including Chirag Kumar Paswan |
| Education | Patna University (M.A., LLB) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Ram Vilas Paswan
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 23 May 2004 - 22 May 2009 |
| Minister of Mines | 1 September 2001 - 29 April 2002 |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | 13 October 1999 - 1 September 2001 |
| Minister of Railways | 1 June 1996 - 19 March 1998 |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | July 2010 - 2014 |
RAM VILAS PASWAN NEWS
Ram Vilas Paswan’s Rajya Sabha seat may go to BJP as JD(U) unlikely to back LJP
November 24, 2020 3:16 pm
Although the name of Chirag's mother Reena Paswan is doing the rounds, the LJP may not field her until BJP asks the party to do so, it is learnt.
HAM writes to PM Modi seeking probe into Ram Vilas Paswan's death, points at Chirag's role
November 02, 2020 10:14 pm
The move evoked an immediate sharp response from the LJP chief who asked why HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi did not visit his ailing father then despite being informed about this deteriorating health.
Ram Vilas Paswan: The true Karmyogi
October 23, 2020 9:00 pm
With his humility, Ram Vilas Paswan struck a chord with all who worked with him, and the people at large
Explained: Who are Mahadalits?
October 20, 2020 11:09 am
More recently, Lok Janshakti Party president and Ram Vilas Paswan’s son Chirag Paswan has accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of harming the Dalit community by creating the Mahadalit category.
Chirag Paswan: ‘I cannot be separate from the BJP, PM…Want to see a BJP-led LJP govt. JD(U) is on its way out’
October 16, 2020 9:49 pm
LJP president Chirag Paswan talks about the “void” in his life and his father’s advice to be a “sher ka bachcha”, his relationship with the BJP and the JD(U), and why he is not focussing on Tejashwi Yadav in the election.
Ram Vilas Paswan worked towards the future in a business-like way
October 16, 2020 8:58 am
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: Paswan took policy and planning seriously. He took the details of the annual plan, the evaluations and appraisals of current plans and details of future plans seriously.
K C Tyagi interview: ‘BJP has said Nitish will be CM if NDA wins. Which party wins more (seats) is not subject of discussion’
October 15, 2020 8:46 am
K C Tyagi interview: "Nitish Kumar has no rival who can match his high credentials. The people are clear in their minds of Nitish alone being the CM face."
Ram Vilas Paswan was an advocate of Mandal and coalition politics. Both face irrelevance
October 12, 2020 9:05 am
Paswan’s death is another reminder that the wheel is now coming around a full circle, both on “Mandal” and coalition politics, the two themes of the last 25 years, of which he was an advocate.
Inside Track: Chirag Paswan is not so much a rebel as a pawn in BJP’s poll strategy in Bihar
October 11, 2020 9:35 am
Nitish compelled the BJP to announce his name as the CM candidate, but he cannot force the LJP not to carry posters of the late Ram Vilas Paswan with Modi.
Teary-eyed, thousands bid Ram Vilas Paswan farewell
October 11, 2020 1:25 am
Hundreds of people had come from Samastipur, Khagaria and Muzaffarpur districts, and many had walked from Hajipur, across the Ganga, and the constituency that sent Paswan to the Lok Sabha eight times since 1977.
