Nityanand Rai | |
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.jpg) Rai in 2019. | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 Served with H. G. Ahir (2019) and G. Kishan Reddy (2019 – 21) Served with N. Pramanik and A.K Mishra (2021 - 2024) Serving with Bandi Sanjay Kumar (2024- Present) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Amit Shah |
| Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar | |
| In office 30 November 2016 – 15 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mangal Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Jaiswal |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Aswamedh Devi |
| Constituency | Ujiarpur |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Rai |
| Succeeded by | Awadhesh Singh |
| Constituency | Hajipur[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nityanand Rai Yadav 1 January 1966 Hajipur, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Amita Rai |
| Children | 1 Daughter |
| Residence(s) | Karnpura, Vaishali, Bihar |
| Education | Graduate |
| Alma mater | Raj Narayan College, Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar University |
| Occupation | Politician & Agriculturist |
| Website | nityanandrai |
Nityanand Rai (born on 1 January 1966)[2] is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Government of India.[3] He was elected in the 2014 and 2019 General Election from Ujiarpur as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had continuously represented Hajipur constituency in Bihar legislative assembly winning elections since 2000 (2000, Feb-2005, October- 2005 and 2010) till he was elected for the parliament.[4][5]
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.
- ^ Singh, Santosh (13 October 2020). "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
- ^ "Nityanand Rai". National Portal of India. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Amarnath, Tewary (21 November 2017). "Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai feels 'sorry' for his controversial comment". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2018.