Prince Raj

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Prince Raj
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Prince Raj
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
24 October 2019 04 June 2024
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Prince Raj Paswan (born 7 July 1989) is an Indian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Samastipur in a by-poll on 24 October 2019, after the death of his father and sitting MP Ram Chandra Paswan. Prince Raj was appointed president of Bihar unit of Lok Janshakti Party in October 2019, replacing his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. [1] [2] [3]

He became the member of Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as well as Consultative Committee, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. [4]

Prince Raj holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Business from the University of Hertfordshire, De Havilland Campus, United Kingdom. [5]

He entered politics in 2013 and contested the Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections from the Kalyanpur (SC) constituency in 2015. [6] In 2018, he was appointed as the National President of the Students Wing of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). [7]

In 2021, following the split of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) was formed, with Prince Raj Paswan appointed as the President of its Bihar state unit [8]

References

  1. "Paswan's nephew Prince Raj wins LS bypoll to retain Samastipur seat for LJP". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Ram Vilas Paswan's Nephew Retains Samastipur Lok Sabha Seat For Party". NDTV. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Bihar bypoll results 2019: LJP win in Samastipur LS seat, AIMIM in Kishanganj". The Indian Express. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Paswan's nephew Prince Raj chosen Bihar LJP president". India Today. Press Trust of India. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=14222
  6. https://www.news18.com/news/politics/chacha-bhatija-battle-in-kalyanpur-aimed-at-saving-family-legacy-1149152.html
  7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/paswan-appoints-nephew-as-chief-of-ljps-student-wing/articleshow/62529670.cms
  8. https://x.com/princerajpaswan
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Samastipur

2019–2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent