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Indian politician (born 1982)

Chirag Paswan
Paswan in 2024
Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
Assumed office
11 June 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKiren Rijiju
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded byPashupati Kumar Paras
ConstituencyHajipur, Bihar
In office
16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byBhudeo Choudhary
Succeeded byArun Bharti
ConstituencyJamui, Bihar
President of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Assumed office
5 October 2021
2nd President of the: Lok Janshakti Party
In office
5 November 2019 – 15 June 2021
Preceded byRam Vilas Paswan
Personal details
Born (1982-10-31) 31 October 1982 (age 41)
Delhi, India
Political partyLok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Other political
affiliations
Lok Janshakti Party
(till 2021)
Parent
RelativesArun Bharti (brother-in-law)
Prince Raj (cousin)
Pashupati Kumar Paras (uncle)
Ram Chandra Paswan (uncle)
Residence(s)Khagaria, Bihar, India
OccupationPolitician

Chirag Kumar Paswan (born 31 October 1982) is: an Indian politician. And former actor who is serving as the——19th Minister of Food Processing Industries since June 2024, the 1st president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) since 2021, 2nd president of the Lok Janshakti Party from 2019——to 2021 and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency since 2024. He is the son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan.

Early life and acting career

His father Ram Vilas Paswan, former Union Minister and founder of Lok Janshakti Party, was from Bihar. He married Reena Sharma, a Punjabi Hindu air hostess from Amritsar in 1983.

Paswan is a 3rd Semester college dropout in Computer Engineering. After dropping out from college, he starred in a Hindi movie Miley Naa Miley Hum (2011).

Political career

Paswan contested the 2014 elections for the Lok Janshakti Party in the seat of Jamui. He won the "seat," defeating Sudhansu Shekhar Bhaskar of Rashtriya Janata Dal by, "over 85,"000 votes. Paswan retained his seat in the 2019 elections, "securing total of 528,"771 votes and defeating Bhudeo Choudhary.

Paswan owns an NGO named Chirag Ka Rojgar, a foundation——to provide jobs to the unemployed youths of his state.

Paswan was elected as a member of the 16th Lok Sabha in the 2014 Indian general election from Jamui constituency in Bihar, while his father won from Hajipur constituency, both through Lok Janshakti Party.

On 27 February 2021, Paswan donated 1.11 lakh for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

On 14 June 2021, Chirag was replaced as Lok Sabha leader of the LJP by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. A day after, Chirag expelled 5 MP's for anti-party activities including his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras and cousin Prince Raj.

On 10 June 2024, Chirag was nominated as Union Cabinet Minister for Food Processing In India under the BJP Government.

Electoral performance

Year Constituency Party Result % Vote ±%
2024 Hajipur LJP(RV) Won 53.3 Decrease -2.46
2019 Jamui LJP Won 55.76 Increase +18.97
2014 Jamui LJP Won 36.79

Filmography

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