Hansraj Ahir is an Indian politician and current Chairman of the

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. He is a former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers in the First Modi Ministry. He was the former member of the

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. He was member of

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. He is famous for exposing

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specially pouni-3 in WCL. Ahir frequently requested details of coal mining to Prime Minister of India office but he didn't succeed. Finally he (along with

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) requested

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(CVC) for an inquiry. Based on this, CVC ordered a CBI inquiry. He has been honoured with Sansad Ratna Award in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Political career

He represented the

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constituency of Maharashtra 4th time from

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(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. In the 14th Lok Sabha, then Speaker

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had hailed Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, member of BJP from Chandrapur in Maharashtra as role model for MPs.

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. Indian Prime Minister

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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 * Tobacco Board; * Panchayati Raj Samiti; * Rojgar Hami Yojana; * Bhatkya Vimukta Jati Ashram Shala Samiti

Within
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* District President: Chandrapur (1991 to....

Legislative

*Member,

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- 1994 to 1996 * 1996 First Elected to

* 2004 Re-elected to

(2nd term) * 2009 Re-elected to

(3rd term) * 2014 Re-elected to

(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

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* Mauritius, South Africa and U.A.E as

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References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahir, Hansraj Gangaram Living people 1954 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra People from Chandrapur district Marathi politicians India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra People from Nanded Coal block allocation scam Narendra Modi ministry

Political career

Achievements

Political career

Positions held

In Parliament

Within BJP 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 Mo ...

Legislative

Countries Visited as Delegate Member

References

External links

Within
BJP 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 Mo ...