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	'''Samrat Chaudhary''' alias '''Rakesh Kumar''' is a politician and [[Member of Legislative Council]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has also remained [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] and a minister in [[Government of Bihar]] in [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] government. Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bihar-mlc-polls-bjp-candidates-1692214-2020-06-24\|title=Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls\|website=India Today\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newsnationtv.com/states/bihar/all-9-candidates-have-been-elected-unopposed-for-9-seats-of-bihar-legislative-councile-148137.html\|title=बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव में सभी 9 उम्मीदवार निर्विरोध चुने गए, JDU-RJD का दिखा दबदबा\|website=newsnationtv\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115202848/https://www.newsnationtv.com/states/bihar/all-9-candidates-have-been-elected-unopposed-for-9-seats-of-bihar-legislative-councile-148137.html\|accessdate=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020\|quote=The JDU's winning in Bihar Legislative Council are Dr. Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam and Bhisam Sahni. While RJD to Mo Farooq, Rambali Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh have been made MLCs. On the other hand, Sanjay Prakash and Samrat Chaudhary from BJP have secured MLC seat while Sameer Kumar Singh from Congress has got a place in Bihar Legislative Council. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nda-candidates-file-nomination-papers-for-council-elections-in-bihar-2252158\|title=NDA Candidates File Nomination Papers For Council Elections In Bihar\|website=NDTV\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2014 Samrat planned a split in [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] by defecting thirteen MLA as splinter group of the party. He later joined BJP.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pil-against-lalu-over-distribution-of-party-symbols/839297\|title=PIL Against Lalu Over Distribution of Party Symbols\|website=Outlook India\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116093701/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pil-against-lalu-over-distribution-of-party-symbols/839297\|accessdate=16 November 2020\|archive-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>
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			'''Samrat Chaudhary''' alias '''Rakesh Kumar''' is a politician and [[Member of Legislative Council]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has also remained [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] and a minister in [[Government of Bihar]] in [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] government. Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bihar-mlc-polls-bjp-candidates-1692214-2020-06-24\|title=Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls\|website=India Today\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newsnationtv.com/states/bihar/all-9-candidates-have-been-elected-unopposed-for-9-seats-of-bihar-legislative-councile-148137.html\|title=बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव में सभी 9 उम्मीदवार निर्विरोध चुने गए, JDU-RJD का दिखा दबदबा\|website=newsnationtv\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115202848/https://www.newsnationtv.com/states/bihar/all-9-candidates-have-been-elected-unopposed-for-9-seats-of-bihar-legislative-councile-148137.html\|accessdate=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020\|quote=The JDU's winning in Bihar Legislative Council are Dr. Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam and Bhisam Sahni. While RJD to Mo Farooq, Rambali Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh have been made MLCs. On the other hand, Sanjay Prakash and Samrat Chaudhary from BJP have secured MLC seat while Sameer Kumar Singh from Congress has got a place in Bihar Legislative Council. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nda-candidates-file-nomination-papers-for-council-elections-in-bihar-2252158\|title=NDA Candidates File Nomination Papers For Council Elections In Bihar\|website=NDTV\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2014 Samrat planned a split in [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] by defecting thirteen MLA as splinter group of the party. He later joined BJP.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pil-against-lalu-over-distribution-of-party-symbols/839297\|title=PIL Against Lalu Over Distribution of Party Symbols\|website=Outlook India\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116093701/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pil-against-lalu-over-distribution-of-party-symbols/839297\|accessdate=16 November 2020\|archive-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>

	==Life==		==Life==
	Samrat belongs to [[~~Koeri~~]] caste and has been [[Other Backward Classes\|OBC]] face of the BJP for long.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.bhaskar.com/news/kushwaha-society-is-known-for-cultivating-vegetable-bjp-leader-samrat-choudhary-said-5951802.html\|title=भाजपा नेता सम्राट चौधरी बोले-हम न दूध वाले और न चावल वाले, हम तो सब्जी वाले हैं\|website=Bhaskar.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115204537/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/kushwaha-society-is-known-for-cultivating-vegetable-bjp-leader-samrat-choudhary-said-5951802.html\|accessdate=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020\|quote=BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary who comes from Kushwaha community, on the statement made by the RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha says that we are neither milk sellers nor rice growers, we are vegetable growers. The Kushvanshis (Kushwaha Caste) are known for vegetables. Rice is grown by people of every society. Although everyone should do the work of cooking kheer in politics, there are no two opinions about it. He was talking to a private television channel. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/kushwaha-catch-for-bjp/cid/1378432\|title=Kushwaha catch for BJP\|website=The Telegraph\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/mayukh-samrat-choudhary-bjp-candidates-for-bihar-mlc-polls-853141.html\|title=Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls\|website=Deccan Herald\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref>		Samrat belongs to [[Kushwaha]] caste and has been [[Other Backward Classes\|OBC]] face of the BJP for long.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.bhaskar.com/news/kushwaha-society-is-known-for-cultivating-vegetable-bjp-leader-samrat-choudhary-said-5951802.html\|title=भाजपा नेता सम्राट चौधरी बोले-हम न दूध वाले और न चावल वाले, हम तो सब्जी वाले हैं\|website=Bhaskar.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115204537/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/kushwaha-society-is-known-for-cultivating-vegetable-bjp-leader-samrat-choudhary-said-5951802.html\|accessdate=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020\|quote=BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary who comes from Kushwaha community, on the statement made by the RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha says that we are neither milk sellers nor rice growers, we are vegetable growers. The Kushvanshis (Kushwaha Caste) are known for vegetables. Rice is grown by people of every society. Although everyone should do the work of cooking kheer in politics, there are no two opinions about it. He was talking to a private television channel. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/kushwaha-catch-for-bjp/cid/1378432\|title=Kushwaha catch for BJP\|website=The Telegraph\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/mayukh-samrat-choudhary-bjp-candidates-for-bihar-mlc-polls-853141.html\|title=Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls\|website=Deccan Herald\|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref>
	He was born on 16 November 1968 in Lakhanpur village of Munger. His mother's name is Parvati Devi and father's name is Shakuni Chaudhary. His ancestral village is in Lakhanpur in Tarapur block of Munger district. Samrat belongs to a family of politicians. The father of Samrat, Mr. [[Shakuni Choudhury]] has been an MLA and MP seven times and mother Parvati Devi has been an MLA from [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. After school life, he received higher education from [[Madurai Kamaraj University]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/SamratChaudhary.htm\|title=Members Profile\|website=Bihar Vidhan Parishad\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115210352/http://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/SamratChaudhary.htm\|accessdate=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>		He was born on 16 November 1968 in Lakhanpur village of Munger. His mother's name is Parvati Devi and father's name is Shakuni Chaudhary. His ancestral village is in Lakhanpur in Tarapur block of Munger district. Samrat belongs to a family of politicians. The father of Samrat, Mr. [[Shakuni Choudhury]] has been an MLA and MP seven times and mother Parvati Devi has been an MLA from [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. After school life, he received higher education from [[Madurai Kamaraj University]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/SamratChaudhary.htm\|title=Members Profile\|website=Bihar Vidhan Parishad\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115210352/http://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/SamratChaudhary.htm\|accessdate=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Chaudhary joined active politics in 1990 and on 19 May 1999 he was sworn in as the Minister of Agriculture in the Bihar government. He contested from [[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 2000 and 2010 and was elected MLA.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://myneta.info/bih2010/candidate.php?candidate_id=1589\|title=Samrat Chaudhary\|website=Myneta\|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2010, he was made the Chief Whip of the opposition party in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. On 2 June 2014, he was sworn in and took charge as Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department in the [[Government of Bihar]]. In 2018, he was made the vice president of Bihar Pradesh in the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].~~<ref>~~{{~~cite web~~\|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/bihar-bjp-declares-samrat-chaudhary-sanjay-mayukh-as-nominees.html\|title=Bihar: BJP nominates Samrat Chaudhary, Sanjay Mayukh for legislative council polls\|website=Republic world\|access-date=~~15 November 2020~~}}~~</ref>~~ Before Joining BJP he has remained associated with [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] as well as [[Janata Dal (United)]]<ref name="News18">{{cite web\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bjp-trying-to-make-samrat-chaudhary-alternative-of-upendra-kushwaha-in-nda-1503664.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116044110/https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bjp-trying-to-make-samrat-chaudhary-alternative-of-upendra-kushwaha-in-nda-1503664.html\|title=बीजेपी का कोईरी कार्ड, सम्राट चौधऱी को कुशवाहा का विकल्प बनाने की तैयारी\|website=News18\|access-date=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2020 Bihar Assembly election he was made star campaigner of [[National Democratic Alliance]] meanwhile he was embroiled in a controversy on giving a controversial statement on [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]'s caste equation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/bjp-leader-nda-star-campaigner-samrat-chaudhary-election-meeting-patepur-vaishali-tstb-1149171-2020-10-21\|title=Vaishali: disputed statement of Samrat Chaudhary on Lalu's MY equation\|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>		Chaudhary joined active politics in 1990 and on 19 May 1999 he was sworn in as the Minister of Agriculture in the Bihar government. He contested from [[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 2000 and 2010 and was elected MLA.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://myneta.info/bih2010/candidate.php?candidate_id=1589\|title=Samrat Chaudhary\|website=Myneta\|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2010, he was made the Chief Whip of the opposition party in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. On 2 June 2014, he was sworn in and took charge as Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department in the [[Government of Bihar]]. In 2018, he was made the vice president of Bihar Pradesh in the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].{{Cn\|date=December 2021}} Before Joining BJP he has remained associated with [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] as well as [[Janata Dal (United)]]<ref name="News18">{{cite web\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bjp-trying-to-make-samrat-chaudhary-alternative-of-upendra-kushwaha-in-nda-1503664.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116044110/https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bjp-trying-to-make-samrat-chaudhary-alternative-of-upendra-kushwaha-in-nda-1503664.html\|title=बीजेपी का कोईरी कार्ड, सम्राट चौधऱी को कुशवाहा का विकल्प बनाने की तैयारी\|website=News18\|access-date=15 November 2020\|archive-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2020 Bihar Assembly election he was made star campaigner of [[National Democratic Alliance]] meanwhile he was embroiled in a controversy on giving a controversial statement on [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]'s caste equation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/bjp-leader-nda-star-campaigner-samrat-chaudhary-election-meeting-patepur-vaishali-tstb-1149171-2020-10-21\|title=Vaishali: disputed statement of Samrat Chaudhary on Lalu's MY equation\|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>

	In 2021, Samrat was made Panchayati Raj minister in the expanded cabinet of [[Nitish Kumar]] from BJP quota.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-nda-expanded-cabinet-in-bihar-new-ministers-of-cm-nitish-kumar-sworn-in-by-governor-21351337.html\|title=सीएम नीतीश ने किया नए मंत्रियों के विभागों का बंटवारा, शाहनवाज को उद्योग तो नितिन नवीन को पथ निर्माण विभाग\|website=Jagran\|accessdate=13 February 2021}}</ref> He has also served as Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Health in 2014 in [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]] Ministry and Minister of Metrology and Horticulture in 1999 in [[Rabri Devi]] Ministry.<ref name="News18"/>		In 2021, Samrat was made Panchayati Raj minister in the expanded cabinet of [[Nitish Kumar]] from BJP quota.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-nda-expanded-cabinet-in-bihar-new-ministers-of-cm-nitish-kumar-sworn-in-by-governor-21351337.html\|title=सीएम नीतीश ने किया नए मंत्रियों के विभागों का बंटवारा, शाहनवाज को उद्योग तो नितिन नवीन को पथ निर्माण विभाग\|website=Jagran\|accessdate=13 February 2021}}</ref> He has also served as Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Health in 2014 in [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]] Ministry and Minister of Metrology and Horticulture in 1999 in [[Rabri Devi]] Ministry.<ref name="News18"/>

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'''Samrat Chaudhary''' alias '''Rakesh Kumar''' is a politician and [[Member of Legislative Council]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has also remained [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] and a minister in [[Government of Bihar]] in [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] government. Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bihar-mlc-polls-bjp-candidates-1692214-2020-06-24|title=Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls|website=India Today|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsnationtv.com/states/bihar/all-9-candidates-have-been-elected-unopposed-for-9-seats-of-bihar-legislative-councile-148137.html|title=बिहार विधान परिषद चुनाव में सभी 9 उम्मीदवार निर्विरोध चुने गए, JDU-RJD का दिखा दबदबा|website=newsnationtv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115202848/https://www.newsnationtv.com/states/bihar/all-9-candidates-have-been-elected-unopposed-for-9-seats-of-bihar-legislative-councile-148137.html|accessdate=15 November 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|quote=The JDU's winning in Bihar Legislative Council are Dr. Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam and Bhisam Sahni. While RJD to Mo Farooq, Rambali Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh have been made MLCs. On the other hand, Sanjay Prakash and Samrat Chaudhary from BJP have secured MLC seat while Sameer Kumar Singh from Congress has got a place in Bihar Legislative Council. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nda-candidates-file-nomination-papers-for-council-elections-in-bihar-2252158|title=NDA Candidates File Nomination Papers For Council Elections In Bihar|website=NDTV|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2014 Samrat planned a split in [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] by defecting thirteen MLA as splinter group of the party. He later joined BJP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pil-against-lalu-over-distribution-of-party-symbols/839297|title=PIL Against Lalu Over Distribution of Party Symbols|website=Outlook India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116093701/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pil-against-lalu-over-distribution-of-party-symbols/839297|accessdate=16 November 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>
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==Life==
Samrat belongs to [[Koeri]] caste and has been [[Other Backward Classes|OBC]] face of the BJP for long.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bhaskar.com/news/kushwaha-society-is-known-for-cultivating-vegetable-bjp-leader-samrat-choudhary-said-5951802.html|title=भाजपा नेता सम्राट चौधरी बोले-हम न दूध वाले और न चावल वाले, हम तो सब्जी वाले हैं|website=Bhaskar.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115204537/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/kushwaha-society-is-known-for-cultivating-vegetable-bjp-leader-samrat-choudhary-said-5951802.html|accessdate=15 November 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|quote=BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary who comes from Kushwaha community, on the statement made by the RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha says that we are neither milk sellers nor rice growers, we are vegetable growers. The Kushvanshis (Kushwaha Caste) are known for vegetables. Rice is grown by people of every society. Although everyone should do the work of cooking kheer in politics, there are no two opinions about it. He was talking to a private television channel. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/kushwaha-catch-for-bjp/cid/1378432|title=Kushwaha catch for BJP|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/mayukh-samrat-choudhary-bjp-candidates-for-bihar-mlc-polls-853141.html|title=Mayukh, Samrat Choudhary BJP candidates for Bihar MLC polls|website=Deccan Herald|accessdate=15 November 2020}}</ref>
He was born on 16 November 1968 in Lakhanpur village of Munger. His mother's name is Parvati Devi and father's name is Shakuni Chaudhary. His ancestral village is in Lakhanpur in Tarapur block of Munger district. Samrat belongs to a family of politicians. The father of Samrat, Mr. [[Shakuni Choudhury]] has been an MLA and MP seven times and mother Parvati Devi has been an MLA from [[Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. After school life, he received higher education from [[Madurai Kamaraj University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/SamratChaudhary.htm|title=Members Profile|website=Bihar Vidhan Parishad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115210352/http://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/SamratChaudhary.htm|accessdate=15 November 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>

==Political career==
Chaudhary joined active politics in 1990 and on 19 May 1999 he was sworn in as the Minister of Agriculture in the Bihar government. He contested from [[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 2000 and 2010 and was elected MLA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/bih2010/candidate.php?candidate_id=1589|title=Samrat Chaudhary|website=Myneta|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2010, he was made the Chief Whip of the opposition party in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. On 2 June 2014, he was sworn in and took charge as Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department in the [[Government of Bihar]]. In 2018, he was made the vice president of Bihar Pradesh in the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/bihar-bjp-declares-samrat-chaudhary-sanjay-mayukh-as-nominees.html|title=Bihar: BJP nominates Samrat Chaudhary, Sanjay Mayukh for legislative council polls|website=Republic world|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> Before Joining BJP he has remained associated with [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] as well as [[Janata Dal (United)]]<ref name="News18">{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bjp-trying-to-make-samrat-chaudhary-alternative-of-upendra-kushwaha-in-nda-1503664.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116044110/https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-bjp-trying-to-make-samrat-chaudhary-alternative-of-upendra-kushwaha-in-nda-1503664.html|title=बीजेपी का कोईरी कार्ड, सम्राट चौधऱी को कुशवाहा का विकल्प बनाने की तैयारी|website=News18|access-date=15 November 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> In 2020 Bihar Assembly election he was made star campaigner of [[National Democratic Alliance]] meanwhile he was embroiled in a controversy on giving a controversial statement on [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]'s caste equation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/bjp-leader-nda-star-campaigner-samrat-chaudhary-election-meeting-patepur-vaishali-tstb-1149171-2020-10-21|title=Vaishali: disputed statement of Samrat Chaudhary on Lalu's MY equation|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Samrat was made Panchayati Raj minister in the expanded cabinet of [[Nitish Kumar]] from BJP quota.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-nda-expanded-cabinet-in-bihar-new-ministers-of-cm-nitish-kumar-sworn-in-by-governor-21351337.html|title=सीएम नीतीश ने किया नए मंत्रियों के विभागों का बंटवारा, शाहनवाज को उद्योग तो नितिन नवीन को पथ निर्माण विभाग|website=Jagran|accessdate=13 February 2021}}</ref> He has also served as Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Health in 2014 in [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]] Ministry and Minister of Metrology and Horticulture in 1999 in [[Rabri Devi]] Ministry.<ref name="News18"/>
===Tenure as Panchayati Raj Minister===
The tenure of Samrat Choudhary as Panchayati Raj minister was a blend of controversies and developmental steps taken by him under the jurisdictions of his ministry. In March 2021, he gained nationwide attention for getting embroiled in a strong argument with the speaker of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]], Vijay Kumar Sinha. The speaker was seeking his reply on a question rose by an MLA regarding working of his department. Later, he apologized to the speaker for violation of the decorum of the house. The Panchayati Raj Ministry under him took several steps for promoting better organisational structure like recruitment of more staffs in sanitation department as well as paving the way for safe disposal of dead carcasses of stray animals. The ministry under him also planned to seek the intra department supports of other ministerial departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/speaker-and-minister-engage-in-an-unusual-spat-inside-bihar-assembly-7232632/|title=Speaker and minister engage in an unusual spat inside Bihar Assembly|website=Indian Express|accessdate=20 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://epaper.bhaskar.com/bettiah/522/20032021/bihar/-1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320085403/https://epaper.bhaskar.com/bettiah/522/20032021/bihar/-1/ |title=Panchayati Raj Minister announces, new recruitments in sanitation department|website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=20 March 2021|archive-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>

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