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	'''Subodh Kant Sahay''' (born 11 June 1951) is an Indian politician. He served as three term [[Members of Parliament\|MP]] (Lok sabha) of [[India]]. He represented the [[Ranchi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ranchi]] constituency of [[Jharkhand]] and is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He had been holding important portfolios. He was the Cabinet Minister for [[Ministry of Tourism (India)\|Tourism till 28 OCT 2012]]. He is referred as one of the closest to former Prime Minister Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] and former UPA Chairperson Smt. [[Sonia Gandhi]]. According to sources, [[Sonia Gandhi]] knew him for his truth and hard work.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/Maya-govt-acting-on-whims--says-Sahay/538010\|title=Maya govt acting on whims, says Sahay - Indian Express\|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> He was the Minister for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Home]] in [[V.P. Singh]] government.		'''Shri Subodh Kant Sahay''' (born 11 June 1951) is an Indian politician. He served as three term [[Members of Parliament\|MP]] (Lok sabha) of [[India]]. He represented the [[Ranchi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Ranchi]] constituency of [[Jharkhand]] and is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He had been holding important portfolios. He was the Cabinet Minister for [[Ministry of Tourism (India)\|Tourism till 28 OCT 2012]]. He is referred as one of the closest to former Prime Minister Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] and former UPA Chairperson Smt. [[Sonia Gandhi]]. According to sources, [[Sonia Gandhi]] knew him for his truth and hard work.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/Maya-govt-acting-on-whims--says-Sahay/538010\|title=Maya govt acting on whims, says Sahay - Indian Express\|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> He was the Minister for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Home]] in [[V.P. Singh]] government.
	Sahay was asked to resign in 2012 from his ministerial post by [[Manmohan Singh]] in light of favouring his brother in allocation of coal mine blocks in the infamous Coal Scam.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/coalgate-manmohan-singh-subodh-kant-sahai-sonia-gandhi-116480-2012-09-20\|title=Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahai to leave office over Coalgate\|first1=Kay Benedict New\|last1=DelhiSeptember 20\|first2=2012\|last2=September 20\|first3=2012 12:07\|last3=Ist\|website=India Today}}</ref>		Sahay was asked to resign in 2012 from his ministerial post by [[Manmohan Singh]] in light of favouring his brother in allocation of coal mine blocks in the infamous Coal Scam.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/coalgate-manmohan-singh-subodh-kant-sahai-sonia-gandhi-116480-2012-09-20\|title=Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahai to leave office over Coalgate\|first1=Kay Benedict New\|last1=DelhiSeptember 20\|first2=2012\|last2=September 20\|first3=2012 12:07\|last3=Ist\|website=India Today}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Shri Subodh Kant Sahay was born in a religious [[Chitraguptvanshi Kayastha]] family in [[Latehar]],([[Jharkhand]]) to Shri. Brijdeo Sahay and Smt. Indrani Devi.~~{{citation needed\|date=September 2011}}~~<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Verma\|first=Ravindra Kumar\|date=1991\|title=Caste and Bihar Politics\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41498247\|journal=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=26\|issue=18\|pages=1142–1144\|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> He did his B.Sc., LL.B. from<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/\|title=National Portal of India\|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> [[A N College]], Patna and [[Ranchi University]]~~. He is a [[Kayastha]] by caste~~. He involved in social and welfare activities since student days and organised several National and State Level programmes for mobilisation of youth, working for the upliftment of the downtrodden, deprived and minority communities.		Shri Subodh Kant Sahay was born in a religious [[Chitraguptvanshi Kayastha]] family in [[Latehar]],([[Jharkhand]]) to Shri. Brijdeo Sahay and Smt. Indrani Devi.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Verma\|first=Ravindra Kumar\|date=1991\|title=Caste and Bihar Politics\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41498247\|journal=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=26\|issue=18\|pages=1142–1144\|jstor=41498247\|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> He did his B.Sc., LL.B. from<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/\|title=National Portal of India\|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> [[A N College]], Patna and [[Ranchi University]].He involved in social and welfare activities since student days and organised several National and State Level programmes for mobilisation of youth, working for the upliftment of the downtrodden, deprived and minority communities.

	==Political career==		==Political career==

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| caption = Subodh Kant Sahay as Minister of Tourism in 2012
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1951|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Latehar]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| residence =[[Ranchi]] & [[Delhi]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]]
| primeminister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term1 = 2011 - 2012
| predecessor1 = [[Selja Kumari]]
| successor1 = [[Chiranjeevi]] (As MoS, Independent Charge)
| office2 = [[Ministry of Food Processing Industries|Minister of Food Processing Industries]]
| primeminister2 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term2 = 2009 - 2011
| predecessor2 = Himself (as MoS, Independent Charge)
| successor2 = [[Sharad Pawar]]
| office3 = [[Minister of State]] (independent charge), [[Ministry of Food Processing Industries]]
| term3 = 2004 - 2009
| primeminister3 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor3 = [[Rajnath Singh]] (as Minister)
| successor3 = Himself (as Minister)
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Ranchi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ranchi]]
| term4 = 2004 - 2014
| predecessor4 = [[Ram Tahal Choudhary]]
| successor4 = [[Ram Tahal Choudhary]]
| term5 = 1989 -1991
| predecessor5 = [[Shiv Prasad Sahu]]
| successor5 = [[Ram Tahal Choudhary]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (1989 - Present)
| otherparty = [[Janata Dal]]
(till 1989)
| spouse = Rekha Sahay
| children =Yashashwini Sahay
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 25 September |
| year = 2006 |
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3400
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'''Subodh Kant Sahay''' (born 11 June 1951) is an Indian politician. He served as three term [[Members of Parliament|MP]] (Lok sabha) of [[India]]. He represented the [[Ranchi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ranchi]] constituency of [[Jharkhand]] and is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He had been holding important portfolios. He was the Cabinet Minister for [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Tourism till 28 OCT 2012]]. He is referred as one of the closest to former Prime Minister Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]] and former UPA Chairperson Smt. [[Sonia Gandhi]]. According to sources, [[Sonia Gandhi]] knew him for his truth and hard work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/Maya-govt-acting-on-whims--says-Sahay/538010|title=Maya govt acting on whims, says Sahay - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> He was the Minister for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home]] in [[V.P. Singh]] government.
Sahay was asked to resign in 2012 from his ministerial post by [[Manmohan Singh]] in light of favouring his brother in allocation of coal mine blocks in the infamous Coal Scam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/coalgate-manmohan-singh-subodh-kant-sahai-sonia-gandhi-116480-2012-09-20|title=Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahai to leave office over Coalgate|first1=Kay Benedict New|last1=DelhiSeptember 20|first2=2012|last2=September 20|first3=2012 12:07|last3=Ist|website=India Today}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shri Subodh Kant Sahay was born in a religious [[Chitraguptvanshi Kayastha]] family in [[Latehar]],([[Jharkhand]]) to Shri. Brijdeo Sahay and Smt. Indrani Devi.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Verma|first=Ravindra Kumar|date=1991|title=Caste and Bihar Politics|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41498247|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=26|issue=18|pages=1142–1144|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> He did his B.Sc., LL.B. from<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/|title=National Portal of India|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> [[A N College]], Patna and [[Ranchi University]]. He is a [[Kayastha]] by caste. He involved in social and welfare activities since student days and organised several National and State Level programmes for mobilisation of youth, working for the upliftment of the downtrodden, deprived and minority communities.

==Political career==
Subodh Kant Sahay was actively involved in the Non-Aligned Student and Youth Organisation (NASYO). He participated in Jai Prakash Movement of 70s and was groomed under the tutelage of Janta party stalwarts like Chandrashekhar Singh, Satyendra Narain Sinha & Thakur Prasad. Upon behest of Bihar Janta party President Sinha he was placed as a candidate from Hatia, a seat he won and made his electoral debut in assembly. He was Member of Preparatory Committee, World Youth Festival; General Secretary, (i) Yuva Janata for three years; (ii) Janata Party for two years; (iii) Janata Dal for 6 months; Working President Yuva Janta for two years; President Yuva Janata for three years. He start his political career from Hatia, Ranchi.

He had been re-elected as the MP from Ranchi again in the elections in May 2009. Congress had managed to win only one seat from Ranchi out of 14 seats and only 3 seats from Bihar out of 40 seats. Sahay served as Minister Of State (Independent Charge) for Food Processing Industries in the [[First Manmohan Singh Cabinet]] from 2004-2009. On the second Congress victory in the 2009 elections which saw [[Manmohan Singh]] continue as [[Prime Minister]], Sahay was elevated to [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]] rank holding the same Food Processing Industries portfolio.

During the ministry shuffle in January 2011 he was given [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet]] Minister for [[Ministry of Tourism (India)]].

==Personal life==
Subodh Kant Sahay is married to Rekha Sahay, who is a famous theatre personality. They have a daughter named Yashaswini Sahay.

==Position held==
* 1978-1989 Speaker, [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] (three terms)
* President, Public Accounts Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly (four years)
* President, Committee of Privileges, Bihar Legislative Assembly (two years)
* Vice President, Library Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly (four years)
* 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
* President, Committee on Petitions, Bihar Legislative Assembly (three years)
* April 1990 - November 1990 Union Minister, Home Affairs, Govt. of India
* November 1990 - June 1991 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Information & Broadcasting & Home Affairs, Govt. of India
* 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
* 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Food & Food Processing Industries
* 2006 Cabinet Minister, Food Processing
* 2011 Cabinet Minister, [[Ministry of Tourism (India)]]
* 2011 to 28 Oct 2012: Union Minister for Tourism.

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