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He is currently the Lok Sabha MP from Saran constituency in Bihar. Rudy was first elected in 1990 as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] on [[Janata Dal]] ticket from [[Taraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Taraiya]] at the age of 28.<ref name="hp" /> He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]]&nbsp;- the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]] -&nbsp;as a candidate of the BJP.<ref name="hp" /> He was re–elected for a second term of Lok Sabha in 1999, from Bhartiya Janata Party.<ref name="hp" /> He served as the Minister of State for Commerce, Trade & Industry and subsequently became Civil Aviation Minister with independent charge in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] government led by [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name="hp" /> Rudy had earlier held the post of National Vice President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]. He was a General Secretary and member of the BJP National Executive.
He is currently the Lok Sabha MP from Saran constituency in Bihar. Rudy was first elected in 1990 as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] on [[Janata Dal]] ticket from [[Taraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Taraiya]] at the age of 28.<ref name="hp" /> He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]]&nbsp;- the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India]] -&nbsp;as a candidate of the BJP.<ref name="hp" /> He was re–elected for a second term of Lok Sabha in 1999, from Bhartiya Janata Party.<ref name="hp" /> He served as the Minister of State for Commerce, Trade & Industry and subsequently became Civil Aviation Minister with independent charge in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] government led by [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name="hp" /> Rudy had earlier held the post of National Vice President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]. He was a General Secretary and member of the BJP National Executive.


Rudy lost to [[Lalu Prasad]] in 2004 General elections in [[Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/election-2004-laloo-yadav-takes-on-rajiv-pratap-rudy-in-chhapra/1/196195.html|title=Keen contests Lalu Yadav v Rudy 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/30einter2.htm|title=countermand Chhapra}}</ref> He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from Bihar in 2010.<ref name="rudyamnour"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Ram-Vilas-Paswan-Rajiv-Pratap-Rudy-win-Rajya-Sabha-seats-from-Bihar/Article1-558978.aspx |title=Ram Vilas Paswan, Rajiv Pratap Rudy win Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2010-06-17 |accessdate=2013-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=433&Itemid=682 |title=National Office Bearers |accessdate=2013-12-24}}</ref> He contested the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and defeated former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Rabri Devi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151026/jsp/nation/story_49690.jsp#.V4Xuh_l97IU|title=Saran win}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/|title=Rudy defeats Rabri Devi}}</ref>
Rudy lost to [[Lalu Prasad]] in 2004 General elections in [[Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/election-2004-laloo-yadav-takes-on-rajiv-pratap-rudy-in-chhapra/1/196195.html|title=Keen contests Lalu Yadav v Rudy 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/30einter2.htm|title=countermand Chhapra}}</ref> He was elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from Bihar in 2010.<ref name="rudyamnour"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Ram-Vilas-Paswan-Rajiv-Pratap-Rudy-win-Rajya-Sabha-seats-from-Bihar/Article1-558978.aspx |title=Ram Vilas Paswan, Rajiv Pratap Rudy win Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2010-06-17 |accessdate=2013-12-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231084251/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Ram-Vilas-Paswan-Rajiv-Pratap-Rudy-win-Rajya-Sabha-seats-from-Bihar/Article1-558978.aspx |archivedate=31 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=433&Itemid=682 |title=National Office Bearers |accessdate=2013-12-24}}</ref> He contested the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and defeated former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Rabri Devi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151026/jsp/nation/story_49690.jsp#.V4Xuh_l97IU|title=Saran win}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/|title=Rudy defeats Rabri Devi}}</ref>
He was sworn-in as Minister of State on 9 November 2014 and got Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cabinet-expansion-manohar-parrikar-gets-defence-harsh-vardhan-transferred-from-health-to-science-ministry-2033647 | title=Cabinet Expansion: Manohar Parrikar gets Defence, Harsh Vardhan transferred from Health to Science Ministry | date=10 November 2014 | accessdate=5 December 2014 | location=New Delhi | publisher=PTI }}</ref>
He was sworn-in as Minister of State on 9 November 2014 and got Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cabinet-expansion-manohar-parrikar-gets-defence-harsh-vardhan-transferred-from-health-to-science-ministry-2033647 | title=Cabinet Expansion: Manohar Parrikar gets Defence, Harsh Vardhan transferred from Health to Science Ministry | date=10 November 2014 | accessdate=5 December 2014 | location=New Delhi | publisher=PTI }}</ref>


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Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
In office
November 2014 – 31 August 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMinistry Created
Succeeded byDharmendra Pradhan
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Saran
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byLalu Prasad Yadav
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Chapra
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byHeera Lal Rai
Succeeded byLalu Prasad Yadav
In office
1996–1997
Preceded byLal Babu Rai
Succeeded byHeera Lal Rai
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–1995
Personal details
Born (1962-03-30) 30 March 1962 (age 63)
Amnour, Saran, Bihar, 841401 India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
(1999–present) Bihar People's Party
(1995-1999)
SpouseNeelam Pratap (1991-present)
Children2
Alma materPanjab University[disambiguation needed]

Rajiv Pratap Rudy (Template:Lang-hi, born 30 March 1962) is an Indian politician, representing Bharatiya Janata Party,[1] and a Member of Parliament representing Saran (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, India since May 2014. In November 2014, he was made Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Narendra Modi's government, a key ministry in view of Modi's slogan of 'Make in India' and associated attempts to make India a production hub. He also shares Parliamentary Affairs department jointly with another Minister of State, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Rudy is a General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, a position he will relinquish soon since he has joined the government. He also holds a commercial pilot's license. Rudy is in Limca Book of Records for being the only parliamentarian to fly a commercial aircraft having flown Airbus-320 and Indigo airlines.[2][3]

Early life

Rajiv Pratap Rudy was born to Vishwanath Singh and Prabha Singh on 30 March 1962 in Patna, Bihar.[4][5] He is from a Bihari Rajput family.[6] His ancestral village is Amnour, Saran, Bihar.[7][8] Rudy was a lecturer of Economics in A.N. College, Patna prior to entering politics,[9] but he had been involved in student politics while at Panjab University Campus, Sector 14, Chandigarh and in Government College, Sector, 11, Chandigarh, which is affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Political career

He is currently the Lok Sabha MP from Saran constituency in Bihar. Rudy was first elected in 1990 as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Janata Dal ticket from Taraiya at the age of 28.[10] He was elected to the Lok Sabha - the lower house of the Parliament of India - as a candidate of the BJP.[10] He was re–elected for a second term of Lok Sabha in 1999, from Bhartiya Janata Party.[10] He served as the Minister of State for Commerce, Trade & Industry and subsequently became Civil Aviation Minister with independent charge in the National Democratic Alliance government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[10] Rudy had earlier held the post of National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He was a General Secretary and member of the BJP National Executive.

Rudy lost to Lalu Prasad in 2004 General elections in Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).[11][12] He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar in 2010.[4][13][14] He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from Saran (Lok Sabha constituency) and defeated former Chief Minister of Bihar, Rabri Devi.[15][16] He was sworn-in as Minister of State on 9 November 2014 and got Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.[17]

In October 2015, Rajiv Pratap Rudy was in a controversy over sharing on Twitter over sharing a screenshot of Pakistan's daily Dawn website carrying Nitish Kumar's ad of vote appeal during Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, prompting JD (U) to launch a sharp attack on him and seek his immediate sacking.[18] He submitted his resignation from the cabinet on 31/8/2017 prior to imminent reshuffle on 2/9/2017.

Personal life

Rudy married Neelam Pratap on 9 March 1991 at the age of 29.[19][20] They have two daughters.[10] Elder daughter Avshreya Rudy(born 1993) is a lawyer and also a polo player[21] and played for HVR BARODA CUP 2015 and younger daughter Atisha Pratap Singh (born 2000) has also started getting into the sport[22][23][24][25]

References

  1. ^ "Bringing out the jazz & blues for July 4".
  2. ^ "We politicians have betrayed nation: Rajiv Pratap Rudy".
  3. ^ "Lunch with BS: Rajiv Pratap Rudy".
  4. ^ a b "Rudy details for Rajya Sabha June 2010" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Rudy profile" (PDF).
  6. ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/why-are-rudy-shahnawaz-and-ram-kripal-not-in-modi-ministry/1/364467.html
  7. ^ "Amnour village" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Rudy, a Rajput from Amnaur and a trained commercial pilot".
  9. ^ https://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/rajiv-pratap-rudy-0
  10. ^ a b c d e "Member's Web Site". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  11. ^ "Keen contests Lalu Yadav v Rudy 2004".
  12. ^ "countermand Chhapra".
  13. ^ "Ram Vilas Paswan, Rajiv Pratap Rudy win Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar". Hindustan Times. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "National Office Bearers". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Saran win".
  16. ^ "Rudy defeats Rabri Devi".
  17. ^ "Cabinet Expansion: Manohar Parrikar gets Defence, Harsh Vardhan transferred from Health to Science Ministry". New Delhi: PTI. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Failed By a Screenshot, Rajiv Pratap Rudy Faces Digital Jibes".
  19. ^ "Leading a full life".
  20. ^ "Rudy archive profile".
  21. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/160316/a-polo-nial-queen-s-sport.html
  22. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Asharaje-Gaekwad-hosts-HVR-Baroda-Cup-Polo-tournament-at-the-Jaipur-Polo-Grounds-in-Delhi/articleshow/49769811.cms
  23. ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Weaving-Ties-with-Ikat/2016/02/28/article3300266.ece
  24. ^ http://www.livehindustan.com/news/Moradabad/article1-atisha-rudy-in-public-meeting-538527.html
  25. ^ http://www.amarujala.com/india-news/atisha-is-learning-politics-from-her-father-rajiv-pratap-rudy
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Lal Babu Rai
 Member of Parliament
for Chapra
1996 – 1998 		Succeeded by
Heera Lal Rai
Preceded by
Heera Lal Rai
 Member of Parliament
for Chapra
1999 – 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Saran
2014 – Present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Ministry Created
 Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017
Minister of State (Independent Charge) 		Succeeded by
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