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| name                = Nityanand Rai
| name                = Nityanand Rai
| office              = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State for Home Affairs]]
| office              = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State for Home Affairs]]
| Bihar BJP President =
| native_name        = <!-- No native name as per [[WP:NOINDICSCRIPTS]] -->
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| image              = Shri Nityanand Rai taking charge as the Minister of State for Home Affairs, in New Delhi on June 01, 2019.jpg
| image              = Nityanand Rai (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Rai as the Minister of State for Home Affairs, in [[New Delhi]], June 1, 2019.
| caption            = Rai in 2019
| constituency        =  
| constituency        =  
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
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| term_start          = 30 May 2019 <br />Served with [[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir|H. G. Ahir]] (2019) and<br /> [[G. Kishan Reddy]] (2019–21) <br />Serving with [[Nisith Pramanik|N. Pramanik]] and [[Ajay Kumar Mishra|A.K Mishra]]
| term_start          = 30 May 2019 <br />Served with [[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir|H. G. Ahir]] (2019) and<br /> [[G. Kishan Reddy]] (2019 – 21) <br />Served with [[Nisith Pramanik|N. Pramanik]] and [[Ajay Kumar Mishra|A.K Mishra]] (2021 - 2024)<br/>Serving with [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]] (2024- Present)
| term_end            =  
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| office2            = [[List of state presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar]]
| office2            = [[List of state presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar]]
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| term_end3          =  
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| office4            = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| office4            = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor4        = Rajendra Rai
| predecessor4        = [[Rajendra Rai]]
| successor4          = Awadhesh Singh
| successor4          = [[Awadhesh Singh]]
| constituency4      = [[Hajipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hajipur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/hajipur.html|website=www.elections.in|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency}}</ref>
| constituency4      = [[Hajipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hajipur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/hajipur.html|website=www.elections.in|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency}}</ref>
| term_start4        = 2000
| term_start4        = 2000
| term_end4          = 2014{{efn|Resigned, elected to [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ujiarpur]]}}
| term_end4          = 2014
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party              = [[File:BJP Flag.svg|25px]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_name          = Nityanand Rai Yadav
| birth_name          = Nityanand Rai Yadav
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1966|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1966|01|01|df=y}}
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| death_place        =  
| death_place        =  
| nationality        = Indian
| nationality        =  
| spouse              = Amita Rai
| spouse              = Amita Rai
| children            = 1 Daughter
| children            = 1 Daughter
| parents            = Tetari Devi (mother)<br />Ganga Bishun Rai (father)
| parents            =  
| residence          = Karnpura, [[Vaishali District|Vaishali]], [[Bihar]]
| residence          = Karnpura, [[Vaishali District|Vaishali]], [[Bihar]]
| alma_mater          = Raj Narayan College, Hajipur, Vaishali
| alma_mater          = Raj Narayan College, Hajipur, Vaishali, [[Bihar University]]
| occupation          = [[Politician]] & [[Agriculturist]]
| occupation          = [[Politician]] & [[Agriculturist]]
| education          = [[Graduation|Graduate]]
| education          = [[Graduation|Graduate]]
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'''Nityanand Rai''' (born '''Nityanand Rai Yadav''' on 1 January 1966)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-13|title=The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/nityanand-rai-profile-6722230/|first=Santosh|last=Singh|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for Home Affairs in the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4625 |title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref> He was elected in the 2014 and 2019 General Election from [[Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ujiarpur]] as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He had continuously represented [[Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hajipur constituency]] in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar legislative]] assembly winning elections since 2000 (2000, Feb-2005, October- 2005 and 2010) till he was elected for the parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/nityanand-rai|title=Nityanand Rai|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar-bjp-chief-feels-sorry-for-his-controversial-comment/article20609679.ece|title=Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai feels 'sorry' for his controversial comment|last=Amarnath|first=Tewary|work=The Hindu|date=21 November 2017|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>
'''Nityanand Rai''' (born on 1 January 1966)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-13|title=The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/nityanand-rai-profile-6722230/|first=Santosh|last=Singh|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for Home Affairs in the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4625 |title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref> He was elected in the 2014 and 2019 General Election from [[Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ujiarpur]] as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He had continuously represented [[Hajipur Assembly constituency|Hajipur constituency]] in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar legislative]] assembly winning elections since 2000 (2000, Feb-2005, October- 2005 and 2010) till he was elected for the parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/nityanand-rai|title=Nityanand Rai|publisher=National Portal of India|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar-bjp-chief-feels-sorry-for-his-controversial-comment/article20609679.ece|title=Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai feels 'sorry' for his controversial comment|last=Amarnath|first=Tewary|work=The Hindu|date=21 November 2017|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Nityanand Rai was born on 1 January 1966. The son of a farmer, Rai has been associated with the Sangh Parivar since 1981, joining the ABVP that year as a student activist.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://topnewswood.com/india/the-rise-and-rise-of-nityanand-rai/ | title=The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai | date=12 October 2020 }}</ref>
Nityanand Rai was born on 1 January 1966. He belongs to Amaat caste.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputy CM Tejashwi is 'fake Yadav', Nityanand Rai is 'real', says Bihar BJP |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/deputy-cm-tejashwi-is-fake-yadav-nityanand-rai-is-real-says-bihar-bjp-122082501452_1.html |website=Business Standard |date=25 August 2022 |access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref>The son of a farmer, Rai has been associated with the Sangh Parivar since 1981, joining the ABVP that year as a student activist.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://topnewswood.com/india/the-rise-and-rise-of-nityanand-rai/ | title=The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai | date=12 October 2020 }}</ref> Rai has done inter-caste marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/ujiarpur-grapples-with-new-caste-equations-delimitation-changes-constituency-s-constitution-not-its-share-of-problems/cid/180458|title=Ujiarpur grapples with new caste equations - Delimitation changes constituency's constitution, not its share of problems|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=19 April 2023}}</ref> He holds a BA (Honours) degree for [[Bihar University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nityanand Rai(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- UJIARPUR(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=5152 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
On 23 May 2019, Rai became Minister of State for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> Rai joined politics from his college [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] unit. He was elected for students union President in his college. Rai in the year of 2000 [[Bihar Assembly Election, 2000|Bihar Assembly election]] got a ticket and won from [[Hajipur]]. He won the seat four times consecutively. In the 2014 general election Rai got the ticket for Parliamentary election from the neighbouring district as his home constituency is reserve seat for SC candidates. He won the election and became a Member of Parliament from Ujiarpur. In the 2016 Bihar Vidhan sabha election BJP has tried to promote him as [[Yadav]]<ref name=":1" /> Face to lure declining RJD voters. He has been made BJP Bihar President and after the 2019 election, he was made State Home Minister in NDA2 Council of Ministers.
On 23 May 2019, Rai became Minister of State for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> Rai entered politics from his college [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] unit. He was elected for students union President in his college. Rai in the year of 2000 [[Bihar Assembly Election, 2000|Bihar Assembly election]] got a ticket and won from [[Hajipur]]. He won the seat four times consecutively. In the 2014 general election Rai got the ticket for Parliamentary election from the neighbouring district as his home constituency is reserve seat for SC candidates. He won the election and became a Member of Parliament from Ujiarpur. In the 2015 Bihar Vidhan sabha election BJP has tried to promote him as [[Yadav]]<ref name=":1" /> face to lure declining RJD voters. He has been made BJP Bihar President and after the 2019 election, he was made State Home Minister in the [[Second Modi ministry|Second Modi Ministry]].


==Post held==
==Posts held==
* Member of Bihar legislative Assembly - 2000, Feb 2005, October 2005 and 2010  
* Member of Bihar legislative Assembly - 2000, Feb. 2005, October 2005 and 2010  
* 2014 - MP Ujiarpur constituency
* 2014 & 2019 - MP Ujiarpur constituency
*September, 2014- August, 2018- Member of Standing committee on Agriculture
*September, 2014- August, 2018- Member of Standing committee on Agriculture
*September, 2018-May 2019- Member of Standing committee on Commerce
*September, 2018-May 2019- Member of Standing committee on Commerce
* May 2015- Member of Joint committee on Land acquisitions, rehabilitation and Right to get appropriate compensation for relocation and transparency (second amendments) Bill 2015.<ref name="Shri Nityanand Rai {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI">{{cite news |last1=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |title=Shri Nityanand Rai {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI |url=https://www.mha.gov.in/about-us/meet-the-minister/minister-of-state/ShriNityanandRai |access-date=8 April 2022 |work= |date=2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408130709/https://www.mha.gov.in/about-us/meet-the-minister/minister-of-state/ShriNityanandRai |archive-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
* May 2015- Member of Joint committee on Land acquisitions, rehabilitation and Right to get appropriate compensation for relocation and transparency (second amendments) Bill 2015.<ref name="Shri Nityanand Rai {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI">{{cite news |last1=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |title=Shri Nityanand Rai {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI |url=https://www.mha.gov.in/about-us/meet-the-minister/minister-of-state/ShriNityanandRai |access-date=8 April 2022 |work= |date=2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408130709/https://www.mha.gov.in/about-us/meet-the-minister/minister-of-state/ShriNityanandRai |archive-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of politicians from Bihar]]
* [[Third Modi ministry]]


==References==
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===Notes===
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===Citations===
==External links==
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*{{Facebook|nityanandraibjp}}


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Latest revision as of 10:19, 7 March 2026


Nityanand Rai
Rai in 2019
Minister of State for Home Affairs
Assumed office
30 May 2019
Served with H. G. Ahir (2019) and
G. Kishan Reddy (2019 – 21)
Served with N. Pramanik and A.K Mishra (2021 - 2024)
Serving with Bandi Sanjay Kumar (2024- Present)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAmit Shah
Preceded byKiren Rijiju
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
In office
30 November 2016 – 15 September 2019
Preceded byMangal Pandey
Succeeded bySanjay Jaiswal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byAswamedh Devi
ConstituencyUjiarpur
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2014
Preceded byRajendra Rai
Succeeded byAwadhesh Singh
ConstituencyHajipur[1]
Personal details
Born
Nityanand Rai Yadav

(1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 60)
Hajipur, Bihar, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Amita Rai
Children1 Daughter
ResidenceKarnpura, Vaishali, Bihar
EducationGraduate
Alma materRaj Narayan College, Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar University
OccupationPolitician & Agriculturist
Websitenityanandrai.in

Nityanand Rai (born on 1 January 1966)[2] is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Government of India.[3] He was elected in the 2014 and 2019 General Election from Ujiarpur as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He had continuously represented Hajipur constituency in Bihar legislative assembly winning elections since 2000 (2000, Feb-2005, October- 2005 and 2010) till he was elected for the parliament.[4][5]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Nityanand Rai was born on 1 January 1966. He belongs to Amaat caste.[6]The son of a farmer, Rai has been associated with the Sangh Parivar since 1981, joining the ABVP that year as a student activist.[7] Rai has done inter-caste marriage.[8] He holds a BA (Honours) degree for Bihar University.[9]

Career[edit | edit source]

On 23 May 2019, Rai became Minister of State for Home Affairs.[10] Rai entered politics from his college ABVP unit. He was elected for students union President in his college. Rai in the year of 2000 Bihar Assembly election got a ticket and won from Hajipur. He won the seat four times consecutively. In the 2014 general election Rai got the ticket for Parliamentary election from the neighbouring district as his home constituency is reserve seat for SC candidates. He won the election and became a Member of Parliament from Ujiarpur. In the 2015 Bihar Vidhan sabha election BJP has tried to promote him as Yadav[2] face to lure declining RJD voters. He has been made BJP Bihar President and after the 2019 election, he was made State Home Minister in the Second Modi Ministry.

Posts held[edit | edit source]

  • Member of Bihar legislative Assembly - 2000, Feb. 2005, October 2005 and 2010
  • 2014 & 2019 - MP Ujiarpur constituency
  • September, 2014- August, 2018- Member of Standing committee on Agriculture
  • September, 2018-May 2019- Member of Standing committee on Commerce
  • May 2015- Member of Joint committee on Land acquisitions, rehabilitation and Right to get appropriate compensation for relocation and transparency (second amendments) Bill 2015.[11]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Hajipur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Singh, Santosh (13 October 2020). "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  4. ↑ "Nityanand Rai". National Portal of India. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Amarnath, Tewary (21 November 2017). "Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai feels 'sorry' for his controversial comment". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Deputy CM Tejashwi is 'fake Yadav', Nityanand Rai is 'real', says Bihar BJP". Business Standard. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "The rise and rise of Nityanand Rai". 12 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ujiarpur grapples with new caste equations - Delimitation changes constituency's constitution, not its share of problems". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nityanand Rai(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- UJIARPUR(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  11. ↑ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (2019). "Shri Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

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