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	\| death_place = Paras Hospital, Patna		\| death_place = Paras Hospital, Patna
	\| office2 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]		\| office2 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
	\| constituency2 = [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)~~\|Tarapur~~]]		\| constituency2 = [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
	\| term_start2 = November 2015		\| term_start2 = November 2015
	\| term_end2 = 19 April 2021		\| term_end2 = 19 April 2021
	\| ~~predecessor2~~ = [[Neeta Choudhary]]		\| predecessor3 = [[Neeta Choudhary]]
	\| ~~successor2~~ = ~~[[Rajeev Kumar Singh (Bihar politician)\|Rajeev Kumar Singh]]~~		\| successor3 =
	\| office1 = [[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry\|Minister of Education<br>Government of Bihar]]		\| office1 = [[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry\|Minister of Education<br>Government of Bihar]]
	\| term_start1 = 16 November 2020		\| term_start1 = 16 November 2020
	\| term_end1 = 19 November 2020		\| term_end1 = 19 November 2020
	\| predecessor1 = ~~Krishna~~ Nandan Prasad Verma		\| predecessor1 = Krishana Nandan Prasad Verma<br>[[Janata Dal (United)]]
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	\| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]		\| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]
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	'''Mewalal Chaudhary''' (alias '''Mewa lal Kushwaha'''; 4 January 1953 – 19 April 2021) was a leader of [[Janata Dal (United)]] and a minister for a brief period of time in the [[Nitish Kumar]] cabinet. He was elected from the [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Tarapur]] assembly to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020. He was a minister in charge of Education in the 2020 Bihar Government but had to resign just three days after his appointment amidst row over his alleged involvement in a corruption case for which he was booked earlier.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nitish-kumar-draws-rjd-fire-for-appointing-scam-tainted-mewalal-choudhary-education-minister/story-JuQv2Xv1dZwhLEggnuvLGN.html\|title=Nitish Kumar draws RJD fire for appointing scam-tainted Mewalal Choudhary education minister\|first=Avinash\|last=Kumar\|website=Hindustan Times\|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/bihar-now-mewalal-choudhary-became-minister-from-jdu-quota-but-then-suspended-by-cm-nitish-kumar/1572386/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508235730/https://www.jansatta.com/national/bihar-now-mewalal-choudhary-became-minister-from-jdu-quota-but-then-suspended-by-cm-nitish-kumar/1572386/\|archive-date=9 May 2021 \|title=मेवालाल चौधरीः अब बनाए गए मंत्री, पर तब नीतीश ने कर दिया था निष्काषित; पत्नी भी रहीं JDU विधायक\|website=jansatta\|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/bihar-cabinet-portfolio-allocation-cm-nitish-keeps-home-tarkishore-gets-finance-full-list-4213327/\|title=Bihar Cabinet Portfolio Allocation: CM Nitish Keeps Home, Tarkishore Gets Finance\|website=india.com\|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/despite-a-perfect-caste-balancing-exercise-no-muslim-could-find-place-in-nitish-kumars-new-cabinet-in-bihar/articleshow/79251650.cms\|title=Despite a perfect 'caste' balancing exercise, no Muslim could find place in Nitish Kumar's new cabinet in Bihar\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508040855/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/despite-a-perfect-caste-balancing-exercise-no-muslim-could-find-place-in-nitish-kumars-new-cabinet-in-bihar/articleshow/79251650.cms?from=mdr\|archive-date=7 May 2021 \|website=The Times of India\|accessdate=2020-11-17\|quote=Among the four backward caste ministers, two –Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Ahir) and Mewalal Choudhary (Koeri) hail from the JD(U), while the rest two – Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad (Kalwar) and Ram Surat Kumar (Ahir) are the BJP legislators.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/politics/bjps-social-engineering-on-display-as-nitish-takes-oath-as-bihar-cm-with-new-nda-colleagues/545751/\|title=BJP’s social engineering on display as Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM with new NDA colleagues\|website=theprint\|accessdate=2020-11-17\|quote=Little-known Sheela Mandal was also sworn in and so was Mewa Lal Choudhary, a Kushwaha and former vice-chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University in Sabour. Choudhary had once faced corruption charges and had underground as he was expelled from the party. }}</ref>		'''Mewalal Chaudhary''' (alias '''Mewa lal Kushwaha'''; 4 January 1953 – 19 April 2021) was a leader of [[Janata Dal (United)]] and a minister for a brief period of time in the [[Nitish Kumar]] cabinet. He was elected from the [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Tarapur]] assembly to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020. He was a minister in charge of Education in the 2020 Bihar Government but had to resign just three days after his appointment amidst row over his alleged involvement in a corruption case for which he was booked earlier.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nitish-kumar-draws-rjd-fire-for-appointing-scam-tainted-mewalal-choudhary-education-minister/story-JuQv2Xv1dZwhLEggnuvLGN.html\|title=Nitish Kumar draws RJD fire for appointing scam-tainted Mewalal Choudhary education minister\|first=Avinash\|last=Kumar\|website=Hindustan Times\|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/bihar-now-mewalal-choudhary-became-minister-from-jdu-quota-but-then-suspended-by-cm-nitish-kumar/1572386/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508235730/https://www.jansatta.com/national/bihar-now-mewalal-choudhary-became-minister-from-jdu-quota-but-then-suspended-by-cm-nitish-kumar/1572386/\|archive-date=9 May 2021 \|title=मेवालाल चौधरीः अब बनाए गए मंत्री, पर तब नीतीश ने कर दिया था निष्काषित; पत्नी भी रहीं JDU विधायक\|website=jansatta\|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/bihar-cabinet-portfolio-allocation-cm-nitish-keeps-home-tarkishore-gets-finance-full-list-4213327/\|title=Bihar Cabinet Portfolio Allocation: CM Nitish Keeps Home, Tarkishore Gets Finance\|website=india.com\|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/despite-a-perfect-caste-balancing-exercise-no-muslim-could-find-place-in-nitish-kumars-new-cabinet-in-bihar/articleshow/79251650.cms\|title=Despite a perfect 'caste' balancing exercise, no Muslim could find place in Nitish Kumar's new cabinet in Bihar\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508040855/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/despite-a-perfect-caste-balancing-exercise-no-muslim-could-find-place-in-nitish-kumars-new-cabinet-in-bihar/articleshow/79251650.cms?from=mdr\|archive-date=7 May 2021 \|website=The Times of India\|accessdate=2020-11-17\|quote=Among the four backward caste ministers, two –Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Ahir) and Mewalal Choudhary (Koeri) hail from the JD(U), while the rest two – Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad (Kalwar) and Ram Surat Kumar (Ahir) are the BJP legislators.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/politics/bjps-social-engineering-on-display-as-nitish-takes-oath-as-bihar-cm-with-new-nda-colleagues/545751/\|title=BJP’s social engineering on display as Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM with new NDA colleagues\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630110604/https://theprint.in/politics/bjps-social-engineering-on-display-as-nitish-takes-oath-as-bihar-cm-with-new-nda-colleagues/545751/\|archive-date=30 June 2022\|url-status=live \|website=theprint\|accessdate=2020-11-17\|quote=Little-known Sheela Mandal was also sworn in and so was Mewa Lal Choudhary, a Kushwaha and former vice-chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University in Sabour. Choudhary had once faced corruption charges and had underground as he was expelled from the party. }}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Chaudhary died on 19 April 2021~~, from~~ COVID-19 at Paras hospital in Patna, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/breaking-news-april-19-bengal-assembly-polls-coronavirus-cases-india-live-updates-1792408-2021-04-19\|website=[[India Today]]\|title=JDU MLA Mewalal Choudhary dies due to Covid-19\|language=en\|url-status=live\|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>		Chaudhary died on 19 April 2021 due to COVID-19 at Paras hospital in Patna, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/breaking-news-april-19-bengal-assembly-polls-coronavirus-cases-india-live-updates-1792408-2021-04-19\|website=[[India Today]]\|title=JDU MLA Mewalal Choudhary dies due to Covid-19\|language=en\|url-status=live\|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>

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	\| death_place = Paras Hospital, Patna		\| death_place = Paras Hospital, Patna
	\| office2 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]		\| office2 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
	\| constituency2 = [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]		\| constituency2 = [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Tarapur]]
	\| term_start2 = November 2015		\| term_start2 = November 2015
	\| term_end2 = 19 April 2021		\| term_end2 = 19 April 2021
	\| ~~predecessor3~~ = [[Neeta Choudhary]]		\| predecessor2 = [[Neeta Choudhary]]
	\| ~~successor3~~ =		\| successor2 = [[Rajeev Kumar Singh (Bihar politician)\|Rajeev Kumar Singh]]
	\| office1 = [[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry\|Minister of Education<br>Government of Bihar]]		\| office1 = [[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry\|Minister of Education<br>Government of Bihar]]
	\| term_start1 = 16 November 2020		\| term_start1 = 16 November 2020
	\| term_end1 = 19 November 2020		\| term_end1 = 19 November 2020
	\| predecessor1 = ~~Krishana~~ Nandan Prasad Verma~~<br>[[Janata Dal (United)]]~~		\| predecessor1 = Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Chaudhary died on 19 April 2021 ~~due to~~ COVID-19 at Paras hospital in Patna, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/breaking-news-april-19-bengal-assembly-polls-coronavirus-cases-india-live-updates-1792408-2021-04-19\|website=[[India Today]]\|title=JDU MLA Mewalal Choudhary dies due to Covid-19\|language=en\|url-status=live\|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>		Chaudhary died on 19 April 2021, from COVID-19 at Paras hospital in Patna, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/breaking-news-april-19-bengal-assembly-polls-coronavirus-cases-india-live-updates-1792408-2021-04-19\|website=[[India Today]]\|title=JDU MLA Mewalal Choudhary dies due to Covid-19\|language=en\|url-status=live\|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mewalal Chaudhary
| image = File:Mewalal_Chaudhary.jpg
| caption = Mewa Lal Chaudhary
| birth_date = {{birth date |1953|1|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Munger district]], [[Bihar]]
| residence =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|19|1953|1|4|df=y}}
| death_place = Paras Hospital, Patna
| office2 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
| term_start2 = November 2015
| term_end2 = 19 April 2021
| predecessor3 = [[Neeta Choudhary]]
| successor3 =
| office1 = [[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry|Minister of Education<br>Government of Bihar]]
| term_start1 = 16 November 2020
| term_end1 = 19 November 2020
| predecessor1 = Krishana Nandan Prasad Verma<br>[[Janata Dal (United)]]
| successor1 =
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| spouse = [[Neeta Choudhary]]
| children =
| education = Master of Science in Agriculture <br>
PHD
| alma_mater =
| profession = Agriculturist, Vice Chancellor of [[Bihar Agricultural University]]
| website =
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'''Mewalal Chaudhary''' (alias '''Mewa lal Kushwaha'''; 4 January 1953 – 19 April 2021) was a leader of [[Janata Dal (United)]] and a minister for a brief period of time in the [[Nitish Kumar]] cabinet. He was elected from the [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tarapur]] assembly to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020. He was a minister in charge of Education in the 2020 Bihar Government but had to resign just three days after his appointment amidst row over his alleged involvement in a corruption case for which he was booked earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nitish-kumar-draws-rjd-fire-for-appointing-scam-tainted-mewalal-choudhary-education-minister/story-JuQv2Xv1dZwhLEggnuvLGN.html|title=Nitish Kumar draws RJD fire for appointing scam-tainted Mewalal Choudhary education minister|first=Avinash|last=Kumar|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/bihar-now-mewalal-choudhary-became-minister-from-jdu-quota-but-then-suspended-by-cm-nitish-kumar/1572386/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508235730/https://www.jansatta.com/national/bihar-now-mewalal-choudhary-became-minister-from-jdu-quota-but-then-suspended-by-cm-nitish-kumar/1572386/|archive-date=9 May 2021 |title=मेवालाल चौधरीः अब बनाए गए मंत्री, पर तब नीतीश ने कर दिया था निष्काषित; पत्नी भी रहीं JDU विधायक|website=jansatta|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/bihar-cabinet-portfolio-allocation-cm-nitish-keeps-home-tarkishore-gets-finance-full-list-4213327/|title=Bihar Cabinet Portfolio Allocation: CM Nitish Keeps Home, Tarkishore Gets Finance|website=india.com|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/despite-a-perfect-caste-balancing-exercise-no-muslim-could-find-place-in-nitish-kumars-new-cabinet-in-bihar/articleshow/79251650.cms|title=Despite a perfect 'caste' balancing exercise, no Muslim could find place in Nitish Kumar's new cabinet in Bihar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508040855/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/despite-a-perfect-caste-balancing-exercise-no-muslim-could-find-place-in-nitish-kumars-new-cabinet-in-bihar/articleshow/79251650.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=7 May 2021 |website=The Times of India|accessdate=2020-11-17|quote=Among the four backward caste ministers, two –Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Ahir) and Mewalal Choudhary (Koeri) hail from the JD(U), while the rest two – Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad (Kalwar) and Ram Surat Kumar (Ahir) are the BJP legislators.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/bjps-social-engineering-on-display-as-nitish-takes-oath-as-bihar-cm-with-new-nda-colleagues/545751/|title=BJP’s social engineering on display as Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM with new NDA colleagues|website=theprint|accessdate=2020-11-17|quote=Little-known Sheela Mandal was also sworn in and so was Mewa Lal Choudhary, a Kushwaha and former vice-chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University in Sabour. Choudhary had once faced corruption charges and had underground as he was expelled from the party. }}</ref>

==Biography==
Born on 4 January 1953 to Deep Narayan Chaudhary in [[Munger district]], Mewalal was Master of Science in Agriculture. He was married to Neetu Chaudhary, who was a JD(U) MLA. Neetu however died in an accident caused by gas cylinder blast at her residence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-former-jdu-mla-nita-chaudhary-dies-cm-nitish-expresses-condolence-2557736.html|title=JDU की पूर्व विधायक नीता चौधरी का निधन, CM नीतीश ने व्यक्त किया शोक|website=livehindustan.com |accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref> He entered active politics in 2010 and remained successful in getting elected to [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in the year 2015 on the ticket of Janata Dal (United). He defeated [[Shakuni Choudhury]] of [[Hindustani Awam Morcha]] in that election.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Tarapur Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Mewa Lal Choudhary of JDU Wins|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/tarapur-election-result-2020-live-updates-tarapur-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3062195.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 November 2020|website=[[News18]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509143318/https://www.news18.com/news/india/tarapur-election-result-2020-live-updates-tarapur-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3062195.html|archive-date=9 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

He has served as [[Vice Chancellor]] of Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, [[Samastipur]] and Bihar Agricultural University, Sabaur. Chaudhary has also remained one of the members of Committee which drafted Bihar Agricultural roadmap. Serving as the horticultural commissioner of the [[Government of India]] he assisted in development of the draft horticulture mission, micro irrigation project as well as ''National Bamboo Mission''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)|url=https://cbtc.org.in/sites/default/files/cbtc_annual_report_2007-08.pdf|url-status=live|website=cbtc.org}}</ref> He has also worked for the upliftment of downtrodden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/164.pdf|title=Mewalal Chaudhary|website=Bihar Vidhan Sabha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508040001/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/164.pdf|archive-date=7 May 2021 |accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref>

Chaudhary was allegedly involved in mismanagement of appointments to Bihar Agricultural University on the post of junior scientists and Professors while he was the head of it in 2017. Consequently, he was sacked by the ruling JD (U) in the meantime which was ruling in alliance with the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and JD (U) former alliance [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] was in opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/20/bihar-assembly-disrupted-over-jdu-mla-mewalal-chaudharys-arrest-1583678.html|title=Bihar Assembly disrupted over JD(U) MLA Mewalal Chaudhary’s arrest|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref> In the same year he was granted anticipatory bail in the said case and was taken back in the party in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nitish-kumar-draws-rjd-fire-for-appointing-scam-tainted-mewalal-choudhary-education-minister/story-JuQv2Xv1dZwhLEggnuvLGN.html|title=Nitish Kumar draws RJD fire for appointing scam-tainted Mewalal Choudhary education minister|first=Avinash|last=Kumar|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref>

Mewalal once again won from the Tarapur seat and was appointed education minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet in 2020. The appointment was questioned by the opposition while serious allegations were made regarding the death of his wife by an [[Indian Police Service]] officer who linked it to political conspiracy pertaining to the Bihar Agricultural University 2017 scam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-former-ips-officer-seeks-probe-into-death-of-education-minister-mewa-lal-choudharys-wife-sparks-political-row-140668|title=Former IPS officer seeks probe into death of education minister Mewa Lal Choudharys wife, sparks political row|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508042931/https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-former-ips-officer-seeks-probe-into-death-of-education-minister-mewa-lal-choudharys-wife-sparks-political-row-140668|archive-date= 7 May 2021 |website=Zee Business|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rjd-targets-nitish-over-corruption-case-against-his-minister-7055145/|title=RJD targets Nitish over corruption case against his minister|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/bihar/story/bihar-cabinet-ministers-mewalal-choudhary-corruption-charge-education-department-1163331-2020-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508174343/https://www.aajtak.in/india/bihar/story/bihar-cabinet-ministers-mewalal-choudhary-corruption-charge-education-department-1163331-2020-11-17|archive-date=8 May 2021 |title=करप्शन के आरोप पर मेवालाल की चुप्पी, आरजेडी का वार-जेडीयू का पलटवार|website=Aajtak|accessdate=2020-11-17}}</ref> On 19 November 2020, just three days after assuming the office of Education minister Mewalal resigned amidst protest by the opposition regarding giving the ministerial berth to an accused of corruption. He was allegedly involved in fraudulent appointment to the post of agricultural Scientist and junior Professor during his tenure as Vice Chancellor of [[Bihar Agricultural University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bihar-education-minister-mewalal-choudhary-resigns/articleshow/79301853.cms|title=Bihar education minister Mewalal Choudhary resigns over corruption row|website=The Times of India|accessdate=2020-11-19}}</ref>

==Death==
Chaudhary died on 19 April 2021 due to COVID-19 at Paras hospital in Patna, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/breaking-news-april-19-bengal-assembly-polls-coronavirus-cases-india-live-updates-1792408-2021-04-19|website=[[India Today]]|title=JDU MLA Mewalal Choudhary dies due to Covid-19|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>

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[[Category:Government ministers of India]]
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