Nityanand Rai

Nityanand Rai
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 MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAmit Shah
Preceded byKiren Rijiju
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
In office
30 November 2016 – 15 September 2019
Preceded byMangal Pandey
Succeeded bySanjay Jaiswal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byAswamedh Devi
ConstituencyUjiarpur
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2014
Preceded byRajendra Rai
Succeeded byAwadhesh Singh
ConstituencyHajipur[1]
Personal details
Born
Nityanand Rai Yadav

(1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58)
Hajipur, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAmita Rai
Children1 Daughter
Residence(s)Karnpura, Vaishali, Bihar
EducationGraduate
Alma materRaj Narayan College, Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar University
OccupationPolitician & Agriculturist
Websitenityanandrai.in

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]

  1. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.
  2. ^ Singh, Santosh (13 October 2020). "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  4. ^ "Nityanand Rai". National Portal of India. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ Amarnath, Tewary (21 November 2017). "Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai feels 'sorry' for his controversial comment". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2018.