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Place of Birth: Khagaria, Bihar, India
About Ram Vilas Paswan
- Ram Vilas Paswan (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian politician from Bihar and the current Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
- Paswan was also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, former Lok Sabha member and a current Rajya Sabha MP.
- He started his political career as member of Samyukta Socialist Party and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969.
- Later, 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, 1989, 1996 and 1998, 1999, 2004, and 2014. In 2000, he formed the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) as its president.
- Subsequently, in 2004 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 a 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.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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| Parent institution | Government of India | ||
| Location | New Delhi, India | ||
| Established | 2 September 1946 | ||
| Web page | consumeraffairs.nic.in | ||
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