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Chandrika Roy

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Chandrika Rai
Cabinet Minister
Government of Bihar
In office
20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017
GovernorRam Nath Kovind
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry & Departments
  • Transport
Preceded byBrishin Patel
Succeeded bySantosh Kumar Nirala
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
20 November 2015 – 14 November 2020
ConstituencyParsa
Preceded byChhote Lal Ray
Succeeded byChhote Lal Ray
In office
12 March 1985 – 24 November 2005
Preceded byChhote Lal Ray
Succeeded byChhote Lal Ray
Personal details
Born (1957-12-31) 31 December 1957 (age 67)
Bajahiya, Saran district, Bihar
NationalityIndian
Political party
SpousePurnima Roy
ChildrenAishwarya Roy

Apurva Roy

Aayushi Roy
Education
OccupationPolitician

Chandrika Rai is an Indian politician from Saran district of Bihar, India.[1] He was a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (2015-2020) representing Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from RJD Party. Now he is in the Janata Dal (United) Party.

Political career

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Roy made entry into politics in 1985 as member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Again in 1990, 1995 and 2000, he won from the same constituency. In October 2005 and 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, he lost to Chhotelal Rai.[2] He also held the position as Minister of Transport Department of Government of Bihar from 2015 to 2017.[3][4] Currently, he is serving as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 2015.[5]

He quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal due to the marital dispute between his daughter and RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav.[6][7]

Personal life

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Chandrika Roy is the second son of the five sons of Daroga Prasad Rai. He is married to Purnima Priyadarshini and has 3 children, namely Apurva Roy, Aishwarya Roy and Aayushi Roy. Chandrika Rai's daughter Aishwarya Roy married Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Lalu Prasad Yadav on 12 May 2018.[8][9]

See Also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chandrika Roy: Chandrika Roy RJD from SARAN in Lok Sabha Elections | Chandrika Roy News, images and videos". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ "🗳️ Chhotelal Rai winner in Parsa, Bihar Assembly Elections 2010: Live Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". LatestLY. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ "मुख्यमंत्री एंव मंत्रियों को सरकार के विभागो का कार्य का आवंटन" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Dept. 20 November 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "राज्य के मंत्री तथा मंत्रिपरिषद के सदस्य नहीं रहने के सम्बन्ध में।" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Dept. 27 July 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Know your MLA" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Chandrika Rai, Tej Pratap's Father-In-Law, Quits Rashtriya Janata Dal". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ "It is a Clash of 'Stylish' Titans in Bihar's Saran as Rajiv Rudy, Chandrika Rai Give Classy Twist to LS Battle". News18. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Aishwarya Rai, granddaughter of former Bihar CM Daroga Rai, to marry Lalu Prasad's son Tej Pratap Yadav". The Indian Express. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Tributes paid to Daroga Prasad Rai". The Times of India. 3 September 2001. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.