C R Chaudhary | |
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Ministry of state for Commerce and Industry | |
In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Suresh Prabhu |
Minister of state for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution | |
In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Ram Vilas Paswan |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Preceded by | Jyoti Mirdha |
Succeeded by | Hanuman Beniwal |
Constituency | Nagaur |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhandhlas, Jodhpur State, India (now Rajasthan) | 1 March 1948
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Mala Chaudhary
(m. 1958; died 2020) |
Children | 2 daughters |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Dhandhlas, Nagaur, Rajasthan |
Alma mater | Rajasthan University |
Occupation | IAS officer (Retd), Politician |
Website | www.crchaudharynagaur.com |
Source: [1] |
Chhotu Ram Chaudhary (born 1 March 1948) better known as C.R. Chaudhary is an Indian politician and a retired IAS officer who served as member of 16th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He won 2014 Indian general elections from the Nagaur Constituency in Rajasthan. He is currently president of Rajasthan Kisan Aayog since March 2024.[2] He served as Minister of State of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. In the cabinet expansion of September 2017, he was also named Minister of State for the Ministry of Commence and Industry. He started career as College Lecturer in Government College Sirohi, Dausa and Ajmer from 1971–1977. He is also a Retd. IAS and Ex- Chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission from 2006–2010.[3][4]