Chirag Paswan

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Chirag Kumar Paswan
Shri Chirag Paswan.jpg
Paswan in 2024
Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2024
Relatives Arun Bharti (brother-in-law)
Prince Raj (cousin)
Pashupati Kumar Paras (uncle)
Ram Chandra Paswan (uncle)
Residence 23, North Avenue, New Delhi
Occupation Politician

Chirag Kumar Paswan (born 31 October 1982) [1] is an Indian politician and former actor who is serving as the 19th Minister of Food Processing Industries since June 2024, the 1st president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) since 2021, 2nd president of the Lok Janshakti Party from 2019 to 2021 and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency since 2024. [2] He is the son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan. [3] [4]

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Early life and acting career

He was born to Ram Vilas Paswan, former Union Minister and founder of Lok Janshakti Party, and Reena Sharma, a Punjabi Hindu air hostess from Amritsar. [5] He has a sister, Nisha Paswan, whose husband, Arun Bharti, is also a part of Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas). [6] His step-mother is Rajkumari Devi, and he has two step-sisters, Asha and Usha Paswan. [7]

Paswan is a 3rd semester college dropout in Computer Engineering from Institute of Engineering and Technology Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. [8] After dropping out from college, he starred in a Hindi movie Miley Naa Miley Hum (2011). [9]

Political career

Paswan contested the 2014 elections for the Lok Janshakti Party in the seat of Jamui. He won the seat, defeating Sudhansu Shekhar Bhaskar of Rashtriya Janata Dal by over 85,000 votes. Paswan retained his seat in the 2019 elections, securing a total of 528,771 votes and defeating Bhudeo Choudhary. [10]

Paswan owns an NGO named Chirag Ka Rojgar, a foundation to provide jobs to the unemployed youths of his state. [11]

Paswan was elected as a member of the 16th Lok Sabha in the 2014 Indian general election from Jamui constituency in Bihar, while his father won from Hajipur constituency, both through Lok Janshakti Party. [12]

On 27 February 2021, Paswan donated ₹ 1.11 lakh for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. [13]

On 14 June 2021, Chirag was replaced as Lok Sabha leader of the LJP by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. A day after, Chirag expelled 5 MP's for anti-party activities including his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras and cousin Prince Raj. [14]

On 10 June 2024, Chirag was nominated as Union Cabinet Minister for Food Processing In India under the BJP Government. [15]

Electoral performance

YearConstituencyPartyResult% Vote±%
2024 Hajipur LJP(RV) Won53.3Decrease2.svg -2.46
2019 Jamui LJP Won55.76Increase2.svg +18.97
2014 Jamui LJP Won36.79

Filmography

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryFilmIn
2012 Stardust Awards Superstar Of Tomorrow - Male Miley Naa Miley Hum Nominated

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References

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  2. ↑ "LJP national committee in Bihar expels 5 rebel MPS, decides Chirag Paswan would continue heading the party". 15 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chirag Paswan: His father's son". The Indian Express. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Ram Vilas Paswan backs son Chirag in LJP's political decisions related to Bihar". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Paswan's daughter, son-in-law protest denial of entry inside Patna airport to receive his body". The Times of India . 9 October 2020. In 1983, he had married Reena Sharma, an air hostess and a Punjabi Hindu from Amritsar. They have a son and a daughter. His son Chirag Paswan is heading the LJP at present.
  6. ↑ Tewary, Amarnath (27 March 2024). "Chirag Paswan fields brother-in-law from Jamui Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "चिराग पासवान की दोनों मां 44 साल दिखीं साथ, गले मिल बेटे को दिया आशीर्वाद". Jansatta (in Hindi). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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  9. ↑ "Politics over Bollywood for Ram Vilas Paswan's actor-son Chirag". India Today. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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