Samrat Choudhary information

Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary
8th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 January 2024 Serving with Vijay Kumar Sinha
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Tejashwi Yadav
Leader of the Opposition; Bihar Legislative Council
	In office; 24 August 2022 – 20 August 2023
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Rabri Devi
Succeeded by	Hari Sahni
Minister of Panchayati Raj; Government of Bihar
	In office; 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Renu Devi
Minister of Urban Development & Housing; Government of Bihar
	In office; 2 June 2014 – 20 February 2015
Chief Minister	Jitan Ram Manjhi
Minister of Agriculture; Government of Bihar
	In office; 19 May 1999 – 16 November 1999
Chief Minister	Rabri Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 June 2020
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
	In office; 24 May 2014 – 6 January 2016
Constituency	Governor nominated
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2010–2014
Preceded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Succeeded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Constituency	Parbatta
	In office; 2000–2004
Preceded by	Vidya Sagar Nishad
Succeeded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Constituency	Parbatta
Personal details
Born	16 November 1968 (age 55); Lakhanpur, Bihar, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Rashtriya Janata Dal; Janata Dal (United);
Spouse	Mamta Kumari
Children	1 son & 1 daughter
Parent	Shakuni Choudhary (father);
Occupation	Politician

Samrat Choudhary alias Rakesh Kumar is an Indian politician, who is currently serving as Deputy Chief minister of Bihar under Nitish Kumar. He is a Member of Bihar Legislative Council from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been the party president of BJP Bihar State unit from March 2023. He has also remained Member of Legislative Assembly and a minister in Government of Bihar in Rashtriya Janata Dal government. Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019.^[1]^[2]^[3] In 2014, Samrat planned a split in Rashtriya Janata Dal by defecting thirteen MLAs as splinter group of the party, later joining the BJP.^[4] In 2022, he was selected as the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council.^[5]

^ "Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव में सभी 9 उम्मीदवार निर्विरोध चुने गए, JDU-RJD का दिखा दबदबा". newsnationtv. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020. The JDU's winning in Bihar Legislative Council are Dr. Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam and Bhisam Sahni. While RJD to Mo Farooq, Rambali Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh have been made MLCs. On the other hand, Sanjay Prakash and Samrat Chaudhary from BJP have secured MLC seat while Sameer Kumar Singh from Congress has got a place in Bihar Legislative Council.
^ "NDA Candidates File Nomination Papers For Council Elections In Bihar". NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "PIL Against Lalu Over Distribution of Party Symbols". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "New Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary: 'Jahan Ram hain, wahin Luv-Kush (OBC Kurmi-Koeri) rahega'". Indian express. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[1] "Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[2] "बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव में सभी 9 उम्मीदवार निर्विरोध चुने गए, JDU-RJD का दिखा दबदबा". newsnationtv. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020. The JDU's winning in Bihar Legislative Council are Dr. Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam and Bhisam Sahni. While RJD to Mo Farooq, Rambali Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh have been made MLCs. On the other hand, Sanjay Prakash and Samrat Chaudhary from BJP have secured MLC seat while Sameer Kumar Singh from Congress has got a place in Bihar Legislative Council.

[3] "NDA Candidates File Nomination Papers For Council Elections In Bihar". NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[4] "PIL Against Lalu Over Distribution of Party Symbols". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[5] "New Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary: 'Jahan Ram hain, wahin Luv-Kush (OBC Kurmi-Koeri) rahega'". Indian express. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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Samrat Choudhary


8th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 January 2024 Serving with Vijay Kumar Sinha
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Tejashwi Yadav
Leader of the Opposition Bihar Legislative Council
In office 24 August 2022 – 20 August 2023
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Rabri Devi
Succeeded by	Hari Sahni
Minister of Panchayati Raj Government of Bihar
In office 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Renu Devi
Minister of Urban Development & Housing Government of Bihar
In office 2 June 2014 – 20 February 2015
Chief Minister	Jitan Ram Manjhi
Minister of Agriculture Government of Bihar
In office 19 May 1999 – 16 November 1999
Chief Minister	Rabri Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 June 2020
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
In office 24 May 2014 – 6 January 2016
Constituency	Governor nominated
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 2010–2014
Preceded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Succeeded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Constituency	Parbatta
In office 2000–2004
Preceded by	Vidya Sagar Nishad
Succeeded by	Ramanand Prasad Singh
Constituency	Parbatta

Personal details
Born	(1968-11-16) 16 November 1968 (age 55) Lakhanpur, Bihar, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Rashtriya Janata Dal Janata Dal (United)
Spouse	Mamta Kumari
Children	1 son & 1 daughter
Parent	Shakuni Choudhary (father)
Occupation	Politician