Shakuni Choudhary was an Indian politician who served seven times as a member of the Bihar Assembly and once as a member of the Assembly. He was also a founding member of the Samatha Party and served as Deputy Speaker of the Bihar Assembly.
Wiki/Biography
Shakuni Choudhary was born on Saturday, January 4, 1936, in Lakhanpur, Munger District, British India (age 88 in 2024). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He completed his education from RNPR High School, Assarganj Nagar, Jalalabad, Bihar in 1957. He holds a diploma in automotive engineering.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Hair color: white
Eye color: black
family and caste
Shakuni Choudhary belongs to a family belonging to the Koeri caste.
Parents and siblings
Shakuni Choudhary’s father’s name is Pyare Chaudhari.
wife and children
On July 1, 1958, Shakuni Choudhary married Parvati Devi, an Indian politician from Tarapur constituency in Bihar. Provincial Member of Parliament. In September 2022, she died due to long-term illness.
Shakuni Choudhary and his wife Parvati Devi (far right)
The couple has five children. Their two sons, Samrat Choudhary and Rohit Choudhary, are involved in politics.
Samrat Chaudhry
Rohit Chaudhry
sign
Shakuni Chowdhury’s signature
Profession
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In 1985, Shakuni Chaudhry won a seat in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Tarapur constituency as an independent candidate. Later, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Tarapur constituency in 1990 on an Indian National Congress ticket. In 1995, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the third consecutive time from Tarapur constituency on the ticket of Samatha Party. Founded in 1994 by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar, the Samatha Party (SAP) was at odds with the pre-existing Janata Dal over the parent party’s alleged casteism. Split. He served as Bihar health minister in the Lalu Prasad Yadav government. In 2000, he was re-elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Tarapur constituency as a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was later appointed as a minister in the Rabri Devi Cabinet. In July 2009, he was elected deputy speaker of the Bihar Assembly. In 2015, he again contested the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections from Tarapur constituency under the name of Hindustan Awam Morcha Party, but lost to Janata Dal (United Party) by about 12,000 votes. Mewaral Chowdhury.
Member of the People’s House of Representatives
In 1998, Shakuni Choudhary defeated Anil Kumar Yadav of the Samata Party by a margin of 83,187 votes on a Samata Party ticket. ), was elected to Lok Sabha from Khargaria constituency in Bihar.
dispute
Rauna-Parsa Massacre
In 1995, Shakuni Choudhary was one of the prime accused in the Rauna-Parsa massacre case, which took place during the 1995 Bihar assembly elections in which Congress candidate Sa Sachchidanand Singh and six others were killed in the grenade attack. Singh was rushed to a hospital in Tarapur where he was assassinated and a minor incident later killed nine people. Chowdhury was charged along with thirty-three others in the massacre. The investigation was concluded soon after the incident, which resulted in Chaudhry winning the 1995 Bihar Assembly elections.
Criminal case against Shakuni Choudhary
- Charges related to election-related false statements (Section 171G IPC)
- Charges related to intentional and malicious conduct intended to outrage religious sentiments or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs (Section 295A of IPC)
- Charges related to disobeying an order duly issued by a public servant (Section 188 IPC)
- Charges relating to conduct committed by several persons in furtherance of common intention (Section 34 IPC)
- Charges related to public servant wearing costume or carrying tokens with fraudulent intent (Section 171 IPC)
- Charges related to improper restraint (IPC Section 341)
- Charges related to voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section 323)
- Charges related to speech, utterance, etc. intentionally hurtful to religious sentiments of any person (Section 298 IPC)
car collection
He owns a Marshall Jeep, a Scorpio and a military jeep.
assets/property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 11,23,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 21,66,400
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 2,80,000
Note: Estimates given are based on 2010. Assets owned by his wife and minor dependents are not included.
Facts/Trivia
- Shakuni Choudhary served in the Indian Army for 15 years before becoming active in politics. He was a member of the Indian Army in the 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars.
- In March 2014, he quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (United). Later, in an interview, he cited the reason for changing political parties, saying Lalu Prasad ran the party in a dictatorial manner with the sole purpose of promoting the interests of his own family members.
Shakuni Choudhary announces resignation from RJD
- Shakuni Choudhary joined Jitan Ram Manjhi’s rebellion in 2015 and became a member of the Hindustani Awam Morcha, which The party was founded by Manjhi after his split with the Janata Dal. In 2015, he was appointed as the President of Bihar by the Hindustani Awam Morcha.
- In November 2015, Shakuni Choudhary resigned as national president of Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) after a crushing defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections.
- In 2017, he established a private school, Shakuni Choudhary International School, in Munger, Bihar.
Shakuni Choudhary attended the event of Shakuni Choudhary International School
- In 2019, Shakuni Choudhary told a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders that he intended to return to politics as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- In January 2024, he celebrated his 88th birthday, lit 88 diya lamps and offered 88 coconuts as a memorial to celebrate the establishment of the Ayodhya Ram Temple. In an interview, he expressed his gratitude towards Narendra Modi and said:
The biggest gift on his 88th birthday was the construction of a magnificent Lord Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya and the worship of the deity in it. Ram Lalla will be consecrated at the auspicious occasion and Lord Ram will reside in the dream temple of his devotees. This was the biggest dream of my life and Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfilled it on the orders of the Supreme Court. “
Shakuni Choudhary Lighting Dias
Categories: Biography
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