Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Chandra Prakash Choudhary | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Kumar Pandey |
| Constituency | Giridih |
| Senior Vice President of AJSU party | |
| President | Sudesh Mahato |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Minister of Water Resources Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Jharkhand | |
| In office 28 December 2014 – 4 June 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Raghubar Das |
| Minister of Disaster Management, Jharkhand | |
| In office 28 December 2014 – 20 February 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Raghubar Das |
| Succeeded by | Chandreshwar Prasad Singh |
| Minister of Emergency department, Jharkhand | |
| In office 11 September 2010 – 8 January 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Arjun Munda |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Jharkhand | |
| In office 2005–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Babulal Marandi |
| Succeeded by | Mamta Devi |
| Constituency | Ramgarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1967 Chitarpur, Jharkhand, India |
| Political party | All Jharkhand Students Union |
| Children | Sooraj Choudhary, Kumar Piyush, Sonal Priya Choudhary |
| Occupation | Politician |
As of 26 August 2019 | |
Chandra Prakash Choudhary (born 18 August 1967; Hindi pronunciation: [t͡ʃən̪d̪ɾə pɾəkaːʃ t͡ʃɔːd̪ʱ.ɾiː]) is an Indian politician and member of Lok Sabha from Giridih constituency.[1] He is the Senior Vice President of AJSU party and a 3 time MLA from Ramgarh Vidhan Sabha constituency (2005-19). He has also served as a Minister for Water Resources in the Raghubar Das government.
He is a Kurmi leader and hails from Sandi village located in Chitarpur block of Ramgarh district.[2][3] He has close ties with AJSU President Sudesh Mahto. Both his wife Sunita Choudhary and close associate Lambodar Mahto are Ex MLAs from Jharkhand legislative assembly.
Positions Held
[edit]Chandra Prakash Choudhary has held several important positions throughout his political career. He was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in June 2024 and has since served as a Member of the Committee on Labour, Textiles, and Skill Development since 26 September 2024. He is also a Member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Steel.
From 9 October 2019, he has been a Member of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament and a Member of the Standing Committee on Water Resources since 13 September 2019. He was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha in May 2019.
At the state level, Chandra Prakash Choudhary served as the Speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2014. He held the position of Cabinet Minister in the Government of Jharkhand from 2005 to 2013 and again from 2014 to 2019. He was a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for three terms between 2005 and 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lok Sabha elections 2019: AJSU makes Lok Sabha debut with a win in Giridih". 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Raghubar das sworn in as 10th CM of Jharkhand, PM Narendra Modi wishes him good luck". 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Chandraprakash Choudhary to be Ajsu candidate for Giridih seat". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Profile: Chandra Prakash Choudhary". Retrieved 10 December 2024.