Krishna Raj

Summary

Krishna Raj (born 22 February 1967) is an Indian politician and having affiliations with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who is the former Union Minister of State of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, India.[1] She was elected to Uttar Pradesh assembly in 1996 & 2007 from Mohammadi seat.[2] She contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Shahjahanpur seat of Uttar Pradesh as BJP / NDA candidate and elected to 16th Lok Sabha.

Krishna Raj
Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,
Government of India
In office
July 2015 – 24 May 2019
Succeeded byKailash Choudhary
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byMithlesh Kumar
Succeeded byArun Kumar Sagar
ConstituencyShahjahanpur
Personal details
Born (1967-02-22) 22 February 1967 (age 57)
Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseVirendra Kumar
Children2 children
ProfessionPolitician,
As of 15 October, 2015

Early life and education edit

Krishna Raj was born in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh 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, Faizabad.

Positions held edit

↔Member, Committee on Petitions. ↔Member, Standing Committee on Energy. ↔Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

References edit

  1. ^ "Default Web Page".
  2. ^ "MyNeta Profile".
  3. ^ The Economic Times (6 July 2016). "What made Narendra Modi pick these 20 ministers?". Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Krishna Raj". Government of India. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Krishna Raj". Government of India. Retrieved 4 September 2017.