Subhash Maharia (born 29 September 1957) was a union minister of state, rural development in

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. He was minister from 1999 to 2004. He was a leader of

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and was a member of 12th, 13th and

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from

Sikar Sikar is a city and municipal council in the Sikar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Sikar district. It is part of the Shekhawati region, which consists of Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu.Sik ...

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now, he is a leader of

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from November 2016. He was born on 29 September 1957 in village Kudan in the Lakshmangarh Sikar District,

in the family of Brijmohan Maharia. He graduated from S.K. College in Sikar. He is an athlete and represented his state and university in many national competitions. He married Sushma Maharia on 12 December 1980. They have a son and a daughter.

Join Congress

The two Jat leaders, who switched to the

(on 1 November 2016), are former Union Minister Subhash Maharia and former MP

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. Maharia, a three-time MP and a minister in the

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government, is a prominent

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leader and was once the national vice president of BJP Kisan Morcha.

Positions held

*1998: Elected to

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*1998 - 1999: Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment. Member, Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism *1999: Re-elected to

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(second term) *1999–2004: Union Minister of State, Rural Development *2004: Re-elected to

(3rd term) *2010: Member B.J.P. National Executive *2011: National Vice President BJP Kisan Morcha.

Others activities

Patron : All India Budokan Karate Federation ; Member, B.J.P. Election Committee, Rajasthan, since 1998 ; President - District Sahakari Sangh, Sikar; Secretary, Industries Association, Rajasthan; Profession : Agriculturist, Political - Social Worker and Industrialist. He has widely visited countries like Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia as a representative of Eicher Tractors Ltd. in August 1986. He also led the Indian Delegation to ASIAN COUNTRIES SUMMIT to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, etc. during his tenure as Union minister of GOVT OF INDIA (1999–2004). Mr.Maharia also addressed United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S.A. in October 2007 as a member of Indian delegation to United Nations.

Sports and clubs

Table tennis; President, Zila Olympic Sangh, Sikar; Vice-President, Rajasthan Olympic Association; represented Rajasthan in National Athletics; won, (i) Silver Medal in 800 metre race; and (ii) Gold Medal in Rural National Games; Best Athlete in school games, 1975–76; First position holder in 400 and 800 metre race in

University of Rajasthan University of Rajasthan is a public and state university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was given its current name in 1956. ...

, 1977, 1978 and 1979; represented Rajasthan at Inter University-Athletic Meets, 1977, 1978 and 1979 .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maharia, Subhash 1957 births Rajasthani politicians Rajasthani people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan Living people University of Rajasthan alumni India MPs 2004–2009 People from Sikar India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan