Mewalal Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
 Mewa Lal Chaudhary | |
| Minister of Education Government of Bihar | |
| In office 16 November 2020 – 19 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Krishana Nandan Prasad Verma Janata Dal (United) |
| Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office November 2015 – 19 April 2021 | |
| Constituency | Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Preceded by | Neeta Choudhary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1953 Munger district, Bihar |
| Died | 19 April 2021 (aged 68) Paras Hospital, Patna |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Spouse | Neeta Choudhary |
| Education | Master of Science in Agriculture PHD |
| Profession | Agriculturist, Vice Chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University |
Mewalal Chaudhary (4 January 1953 – 19 April 2021) was a leader of Janata Dal (United) and a minister for a brief period of time in the Nitish Kumar's cabinet. He was elected from the Tarapur assembly constituency to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020, and was made a minister in charge of Education in the Bihar Government. However, he had to resign just three days after his appointment, amidst row over his alleged involvement in a corruption case, for which he was booked earlier. Chaudhary was an educationist, and prior to becoming a legislator, he was serving as Vice Chancellor of various agricultural universities in Bihar.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Among the four backward caste ministers, two –Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Ahir) and Mewalal Choudhary (Koeri) hail from the JD(U), while the rest two – Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad (Kalwar) and Ram Surat Kumar (Ahir) are the BJP legislators.
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Little-known Sheela Mandal was also sworn in and so was Mewa Lal Choudhary, a Kushwaha and former vice-chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University in Sabour. Choudhary had once faced corruption charges and had underground as he was expelled from the party.