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Janak Ram is an Indian politician and current Minister of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare in the Government of Bihar. He is a former Member of the Lok Sabha from Gopalganj. He won the 2014 Indian general election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.[1]
Janak Ram | |
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Minister of SC & ST Welfare Government of Bihar | |
Assumed office 15 March 2024 | |
Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
Preceded by | Santosh Kumar Suman |
Minister of Mines & Geology Government of Bihar | |
In office 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022 | |
Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
Preceded by | Jibesh Kumar |
Succeeded by | Rama Nand Yadav |
Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 17 March 2021 | |
Constituency | Nominated by Governor |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Preceded by | Purnmasi Ram |
Succeeded by | Alok Kumar Suman |
Constituency | Gopalganj |
Personal details | |
Born | Indrawa, Gopalganj (Bihar) | 5 December 1973
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Priyanka (m. 2008) |
Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Parents |
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Education | M.A. |
Alma mater | Rajendra College, Chapra |
Profession | Politician |
Janak Ram had contested his maiden election in 2014 Indian general election from Gopalganj on a BJP ticket where he emerged victorious by a margin of 2,86,936 votes defeating Jyoti Bharti of Congress. In 2019, he was denied ticket after Nitish Kumar had returned to NDA and the Gopalganj seat had gone to JDU in seat sharing agreement. He was later nominated as the member of Bihar Legislative Council from Governor's quota[2] and was made the Minister of Mines & Geology in Nitish Kumar cabinet from Feb-2021 to Aug-2022.[3] On 15th March 2024 he was inducted into Nitish Kumar cabinet and was given the charge of Department of SC/ST Welfare.[4]
He is married to Kumari Priyanka and has 1 son, and a daughter.[5]
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