Krishna Raj (born 22 February 1967) is an Indian politician and having affiliations with

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...

(BJP) who is the former Union Minister of State of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. She was elected to

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

assembly in 1996 & 2007 from Mohammadi seat. She contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Shahjahanpur seat of Uttar Pradesh as BJP / NDA candidate and elected to 16th Lok Sabha.

Early life and education

Krishna Raj was born in

Faizabad Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: ɛːzaːbaːd is a city situated near the southern banks of Saryu river in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The area of this Faizabad region is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Corpo ...

on February 22, 1967 to Ram Dulare and Sukh Rani. She completed her Master of Arts (M.A.) degree from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University,

Positions held

* 1996-2002: Member,

Legislative Assembly. * 2007-2012: Member,

Legislative Assembly (second term). * 14 May 2014 Elected to

16th Lok Sabha Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 M ...

. * 1 Sep. 2014-5 July 2016: ↔Member, Committee on Petitions. ↔Member, Standing Committee on Energy. ↔Member, Consultative Committee,

Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Rural Development may refer to: * Ministry of Rural Development (Cambodia) * Ministry of Rural Development (Hungary) * Ministry of Rural Development (India) * Ministry of Rural Development (Malaysia) Ministry of Rural Development may r ...

Panchayati Raj The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...

and

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation was a ministry of the Government of India formed in 2011. From May 2019, the ministry has been merged with the Ministry of Jal Shakti. In 1999, the Department of Drinking Water Supply (DDWS) was for ...

* 13 May 2015 – 5 July 2016: Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015. * 1 May 2016 – 5 July 2016: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings. * 5 July 2016: Union Minister of State of Women and Child Development,

. * 4 September 2017: Union Minister of State of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,

References

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