Minister of State (independent charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industries
In office 2004 - 2009
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Rajnath Singh (as Minister)
Succeeded by
Himself (as Minister)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2004 - 2014
Preceded by
Ram Tahal Choudhary
Succeeded by
Ram Tahal Choudhary
Constituency
Ranchi
In office 1989 -1991
Preceded by
Shiv Prasad Sahu
Succeeded by
Ram Tahal Choudhary
Personal details
Born
(1951-06-11) 11 June 1951 (age 72) Latehar, Bihar, India
Political party
Indian National Congress (1989 - Present)
Other political affiliations
Janata Dal
(till 1989)
Spouse
Rekha Sahay
Children
Yashashwini Sahay
Residence
Ranchi & Delhi
As of 25 September, 2006
Source: [1]
Subodh Kant Sahay (Hindi: सुबोध कांत सहाय; born 11 June 1951) is an Indian politician. He served as three term MP (Lok Sabha) of India. He represented the Ranchi constituency of Jharkhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He had been holding important portfolios. He was the Cabinet Minister for Tourism until 28 Oct 2012. He is referred as one of the closest to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and former UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi. According to sources, Sonia Gandhi knew him for his truth and hard work.[1] He was the Minister for Home in V.P. Singh government. Sahay was asked to resign in 2012 from his ministerial post by Manmohan Singh in light of favoring his brother in allocation of coal mine blocks in the infamous Coal Scam.[2]
^"Maya govt acting on whims, says Sahay". archive.indianexpress.com.
^Benedict, Kay (20 September 2012). "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahai to leave office over Coalgate". India Today.
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