Subodh Kant Sahay is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha

14th Lok Sabha

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 of India

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. He represents the Ranchi

Ranchi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers parts of Seraikela Kharsawan and Ranchi districts.-Assembly segments:...

 constituency of Jharkhand

Jharkhand

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, and is a member of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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 (INC) political party. He is the Cabinet Minister for Tourism

Ministry of Tourism (India)

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. He was the Minister of State for Home

Ministry of Home Affairs (India)

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 in V P Singh government when Mufti Mohd Sayeed was the home minister. His key achievement in his stint as home minister in the VP Singh/ Chandrashekhar governments was restoration of peace in Punjab. It was during his tenure that elections is Punjab were done after a long period of Presidents rule. He was also actively involved in trying to resolve the Ram Janam Bhoomi/ Babri Masjid dispute.

Early life

Subodh Kant Sahay was born in Latehar

Latehar

Latehar is a town which is also headquarters of Latehar district of Jharkhand state, India. It is located 105 km north-west of the state capital, Ranchi.-Geography:Latehar is located at...

, Bihar

Bihar

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 (now in Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

) to Brijdeo Sahay and Indrani Devi. He did his B.Sc., LL.B. from A N College, Patna and Ranchi University

Ranchi University

The Ranchi University is a university in Jharkhand state of India. It was established on 12th July 1960 as a teaching-cum-affiliating university, and its first vice chancellor was Sri Vishnudeo Narayan Singh...

.

Political career

Subodh Kant Sahay was actively involved in the Non-Aligned Student and Youth Organisation (NASYO). He participated in Jai Prakash Movement . He was Member of Preparatory Committee, World Youth Festival; General Secretary, (i) Yuva Janata for three years; (ii) Janata Party for two years; (iii) Janata Dal for 6 months ;Working President Yuva Janta for two years; President Yuva Janata for three years

He has been re-elected as the MP from Ranchi again in the elections in May 2009. It was commendable that Congress had managed to win only one seat out of 14 in Ranchi and only 3 seats out of 54 in Bihar & Jharkhand!! Sahay served as Minister Of State (Indepenadent Charge) for Food Processing Industries in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet

First Manmohan Singh Cabinet

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 from 2004-2009. On the second Congress victory in the 2009 elections which saw Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh

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 continue as Prime Minister

Prime minister

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, Sahay was elevated to Cabinet

Cabinet (government)

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 rank holding the same Food Processing Industries portfolio.

During the ministry shuffle in January 2011 he was given more prominent portfolio and became the Cabinet

Cabinet (government)

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 minister for Ministry of Tourism (India)

Ministry of Tourism (India)

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Personal life

Subodh Kant sahay is married to Rekha who is a theatre/television actress. They have a daughter.

Position Held

• 1978-1989 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (three terms)

• Member, Public Accounts Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly (four years)

• Member, Committee of Privileges, Bihar Legislative Assembly (two years)

• Member, Library Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly (four years)

• 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

• Member, Committee on Petitions, Bihar Legislative Assembly (three years)

• April 1990 - November 1990 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs

• November 1990 - June 1991 Union Minister of State, Information & Broadcasting & Home Affairs

• 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

• 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Food Processing Industries

• 2006 Cabinet Minister, Food Processing

• 2011 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Tourism (India)
  Ministry of Tourism (India)
  The Ministry of Tourism, a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to the development and promotion of tourism in India...