Rajiv Pratap Rudy | |
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| Minister of State Government of India | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 31 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) | 9 November 2014 - 31 August 2017 |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 9 November 2014 - 5 July 2016 |
| In office 1 September 2002 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Civil Aviation (Independent Charge) | 24 May 2003 - 22 May 2004 |
| Minister of Commerce & Industry | 1 September 2002 - 24 May 2003 |
| Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lalu Prasad yadav |
| Constituency | Saran |
| In office 6 October 1999 – 17 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Heera Lal Rai |
| Succeeded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| Constituency | Chapra |
| In office 10 May 1996 – 4 December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Lal Babu Rai |
| Succeeded by | Heera Lal Rai |
| Constituency | Chapra |
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 4 July 2008 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jai Narain Prasad Nishad |
| Succeeded by | Pavan Varma |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Member ofBihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Das Rai |
| Succeeded by | Ram Das Rai |
| Constituency | Taraiya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-03-30)30 March 1962 (age 63) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1999–present) Bihar People's Party (1995-1999) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Panjab University |
Rajiv Pratap Rudy (born 30 March 1962) is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is a four-timeMember of Parliament representingBharatiya Janata Party.[1] In 2024, he won fromSaran (Lok Sabha constituency) inBihar.[2] Earlier, he won three times in 1996, 1999 and 2014 from Chapra Assembly Constituency, which later became Saran. He was also an MLA from Taraiya Assembly Constituency representing Janata Dal in 1990. He is also a licensed pilot.[3]
Rajiv Pratap Rudy was born to Vishwanath Singh and Prabha Singh on 30 March 1962 in Patna, Bihar.[4][5] His ancestral village isAmnour,Saran, Bihar.[6][7][8] Rudy did his schooling fromSt. Michael's High School, Patna.[9] Later, he completed his pre-university fromDAV College, Chandigarh. He completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics at Government College, Chandigarh. Later he also got a degree in Law fromPanjab University in 1985 and studied post-graduation in Economics fromMagadh University in 1987.
Prior to joining politics, he was a lecturer of Economics inA.N. College, Patna.[10] He was into student politics atPanjab University at Chandigarh when studying at Government College.[11]
Rudy married Neelam Pratap on 9 March 1991 at the age of 29.[12][13] They have two daughters.[14] Elder daughter, Avshreya Rudy (born 1993), is a lawyer and also a polo player.[15] His younger daughter, Atisha Pratap Singh (born 2000), is akuchipudi dancer.[16][17][18][19]
Rudy entered politics in 1989 as a campaign manager ofHarmohan Dhawan, who contested from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency. He was actively associated with former prime ministerChandra Shekhar.
Rudy was first elected in 1990 as aMember of theBihar Legislative Assembly onJanata Dal ticket fromTaraiya at the young age of 28.[14]
Rudy was elected to theLok Sabha winning the 1996 Indian General Election in Bihar as a candidate of the BJP fromChapra (Lok Sabha constituency).[14] He won the 1999 Indian General Election in Bihar and was re–elected for a second term of Lok Sabha on BJP ticket.[14]
He then served as the Minister of State for Commerce, Trade & Industry and subsequently became Civil Aviation Minister with independent charge in theNational Democratic Alliance government led byAtal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001.
Rudy had earlier held the post of National Vice President of theBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He was the General Secretary and member of the BJP National Executive.[20]
Rudy lost toLalu Prasad in 2004 General elections inChapra (Lok Sabha constituency).[21][22] He was then elected toRajya Sabha from Bihar in 2010.[4][23][24] He contested the 2014Lok Sabha Elections fromSaran (Lok Sabha constituency) and defeated formerChief Minister of Bihar,Rabri Devi.[25][26] following which he was sworn-in as Minister of State on 9 November 2014 and got Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.[27]
In 2014, Rudy became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Narendra Modi's government. Simultaneously he also shared Parliamentary Affairs department jointly with Minister of State,Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Rudy was a General Secretary ofBharatiya Janata Party, a position relinquished soon after he joined the government. Rudy is a trained pilot and holds a commercial pilot's license. He is featured in theLimca Book of Records as the only parliamentarian to fly a commercial aircraft, an Airbus-320 of Indigo airlines.[28][29]
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During that tenure as Civil Aviation Minister, Rudy was in controversy of non-payment of his bills at Taj Exotica Resort & Spa,Goa, which he had to later pay.[30] In October 2015, Rajiv Pratap Rudy was in a controversy over sharing on Twitter a screenshot ofPakistan's dailyDawn website carryingNitish Kumar's ad of vote appeal during2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, prompting JD (U) to launch a sharp attack on him and seek his immediate sacking.[31] He submitted his resignation from the cabinet on 31 August 2017 prior to imminent reshuffle on 2 September 2017.
In May 2021, Rajiv Pratap Rudy was criticized when 30 unused ambulances were found parked at hisAmnour Vishw-Prabha community centre, even when Bihar was struggling under second wave ofCOVID-19 pandemic.[32] These ambulances were purchased using funds from theMembers of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).[33] Jan Adhikar Party chiefPappu Yadav raided that community centre run by Rudy.[34]
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| Preceded by Lal Babu Rai | Member of Parliament forChapra 1996 – 1998 | Succeeded by Heera Lal Rai |
| Preceded by Heera Lal Rai | Member of Parliament forChapra 1999 – 2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSaran 2014 – Present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Ministry Created | Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017 Minister of State (Independent Charge) | Succeeded by |
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