Narendra Budania

Narendra Budania
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 4 April 2012 – 3 April 2018
Succeeded by	Kirori Lal Meena
Constituency	Rajasthan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1996–1999
Succeeded by	Ram Singh Kaswan
Constituency	Churu
In office 1984–1989
Succeeded by	Daulatram Saran
Constituency	Churu
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 1993–1996
Succeeded by	Bhanwar Lal Sharma
Constituency	Sardarshahar
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-05) 5 July 1956 Dudhwa Khara, Churu District, Rajasthan
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Kanak Budania ( m. 1980)
Children	2 sons
Parent(s)	Late Choudhary Pratap Singh (father)
Residence	Budania Bhavan, Near Dharam Stupa, Churu, Rajasthan
Education	B.Sc., LL.B.
Alma mater	Lohia P.G. College, Churu & University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Profession	Agriculurist, Advocate and Social Worker

Narendra Budania (born 5 July 1956) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress from Churu district in Rajasthan, India. He was a Member of Parliament from Churu constituency in 1985, 1996 and 1998. He was a Rajya Sabha member in Rajasthan from 2012 to 2018.

Education and Profession

He did his B.Sc. from Lohia P.G. College, Churu and a LLB from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (Rajasthan). He is an agriculturist, advocate and a political and social worker.

Positions held

• 1982–85: Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Dudhwakhara, Churu (Rajasthan) Chairman, Agriculture Committee, P.S. Churu 1983–85 Convenor, Kisan Congress, Churu
• 1984: Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
• 1985–89: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways Member, House Committee
• 1987–90: General-Secretary, All India Youth Congress (A.I.Y.C.)
• 1991–93: Organising-Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (R.P.C.C.)
• 1993–96: Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Legislative Party
• 1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 1996: Convenor, Congress Parliamentary Party, Rajasthan onwards
• 1996–97: Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum
• 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
• 1998–2000: Member, Committee on Estimates
• 1998–99: Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
• 2009: Elected to Rajya Sabha
• 2009 onwards : Member, Committee on Agriculture, Member, Committee on Government Assurance
• 2010: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
• 2012: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
• March 2012 onwards: Deputy Chief Whip R.S. CCP; Member, House Committee; Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation; Member, Business Advisory Committee
• 2018–: Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly From Taranagar (Churu)

Social works

He belongs to a family of freedom fighters. He was Joint-Secretary, Students Union, Science Faculty, Bagla High School, Churu, 1970–71; Vice-President, Students Union, Lohia P.G. College, Churu, 1973–74; President, Students Union, Lohia P.G. College, Churu, 1974–75; Member, Employees' State Insurance Corporation, 1998–99.

His areas of special Interests are upliftment of the poor, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, minorities and farmers. He has visited North Korea and the United States.