Ram Vilas Paswan Politician

Ram Vilas Paswan (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian politician, from Bihar and the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, eight time Lok Sabha member and former a Rajya Sabha MP. Started his political career as member of Samyukta Socialist Party and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969. Next he joined Lok Dal upon its formation in 1974, and became its general secretary. He opposed the emergency, and was arrested during the period. He entered the Lok Sabha in 1977, as a Janata Party member from Hajipur constituency, was chosen again 1980, 1984, 1989, 1996 and 1998.In 2000, he formed the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) as its President. Subsequently, he joined the ruling United Progressive Alliance government and remained a Union Minister in Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Steel. He won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, but lost the 2009 elections. After being member of a Rajya Sabha member from 2010 to 2014, he was elected again to the 16th Lok Sabha in the 2014 Indian general election from Hajipur constituency.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 05, 1946
Birth place	Bihar , Khagaria
Residence	Bihar , Khagaria

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Office holder

office	Minister of Communications and Information Technology Minister of Railways Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Member of Rajya sabha Minister of Mines (India)
party	Lok Janshakti Party
region	Bihar
successor	M. K. Alagiri Nitish Kumar Pramod Mahajan