Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
Hansraj Ahir | |
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Minister of State Ministry of Home Affairs | |
In office 9 November 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Srikant Kumar Jena |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 2004 - 2019 | |
Preceded by | Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia |
Succeeded by | Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar |
Constituency | Chandrapur |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 1996 - 1998 | |
Preceded by | Shantaram Potdukhe |
Succeeded by | Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia |
Constituency | Chandrapur |
Personal details | |
Born | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir 11 November 1954 Nanded, Bombay State, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse(s) | Lata |
Children | Raghuveer, Shyamal, Sanjivani Ahir |
Residence | Chandrapur |
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
Hansraj Ahir is a former member of the 16th Lok Sabha in India. He was Minister of State Home Affairs.[1][2][3] He was member of 11th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha.[4] He is famous for exposing Coal Mining Scam specially pouni-3 in WCL.
Ahir frequently requested details of coal mining to Prime Minister of India office but he didn't succeed[citation needed]. Finally he (along with Prakash Javadekar) requested Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for an inquiry. Based on this, CVC ordered a CBI inquiry.[5][6]
He has been honoured with Sansad Ratna Award in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Representative of people[]
He represented the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra 4th time from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He had been re-elected from the Chandrapur Lok Sabha Constituency as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the results of which were declared on 16 May 2009.[7] In the 14th Lok Sabha, then Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had hailed Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, member of BJP from Chandrapur in Maharashtra as role model for MPs[citation needed].
Achievements[]
Prime Point Foundation (PPF) has rated BJP MP from Chandrapur, Hansraj Ahir as the best parliamentarian for introduction of 24 private bills out of a total of 288 bills that were introduced so far in the 15th Lok Sabha and Shri Ahir was felicitated with Sansad Ratna Award.[8] Because of his workaholic nature, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave him a position in his cabinet as the Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers.
Political career[]
Positions held[]
In Parliament[]
- 2004: Member, Committee on Coal & Steel
- 2004: Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
- 2004: Member, Committee on Agriculture
- 2 Jan. 2006: Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
- 5 Aug. 2007: Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
- 31 Aug. 2009: Member, Committee on Coal and Steel
- 23 Sep. 2009: Member, Committee on Privileges
- 15 Mar. 2010: Member, Railway Convention Committee
- 1 May 2013: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
- 3 May 2013: Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
- 13 June 2014: onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee
- 1 Sep. 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014: Chairperson, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel [9]
- Tobacco Board;
- Panchayati Raj Samiti;
- Rojgar Hami Yojana;
- Bhatkya Vimukta Jati Ashram Shala Samiti
Within BJP[]
- District President: Chandrapur (1991 to....
Legislative[]
- Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council - 1994 to 1996[9]
- 1996 First Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
- 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- 2019 Lost the Loksabha election to Balu (Suresh) Dhanorkar of Congress
Countries Visited as Delegate Member[]
- With Hon. President of India visited countries Sweden and Belarus[10]
- Mauritius, South Africa and U.A.E as Member of Parliament.
References[]
- ^ "Hansraj Ahir: The Man Who Exposed the Coal Scam".
- ^ "हंसराज गंगाराम अहीर ने संभाला गृह राज्य मंत्री का कार्यभार – Abhay Banga Patrika".
- ^ http://fert.nic.in/
- ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/briefbioprofiles.aspx?mpsno=3640
- ^ "CVC asks CBI to probe alleged coal scam despite UPA govt's attempt to brush it under the carpet". 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "CVC Refers Coal Block Allocation Case to CBI". Outlook India. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ http://eciresults.nic.in/Results.htm 15th Lok Sabha Election Results
- ^ Sansad Ratna Award
- ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3640
- ^ "The President of India".
External links[]
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- Living people
- 1954 births
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
- Marathi people
- People from Chandrapur district
- Marathi politicians
- 11th Lok Sabha members
- 14th Lok Sabha members
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- 16th Lok Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
- People from Nanded
- Coal block allocation scam
- Narendra Modi ministry