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Ram Shankar Katheria
Indian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ram Shankar Katheria (born 21 September 1964), is an Indian politician and former Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. He is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India representing Etawah constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Agra constituency of Uttar Pradesh previously. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He was a Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry till 6 July 2016.[3]
Quick Facts Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Preceded by ...
Ram Shankar Katheria | |
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![]() Ram Shankar Katheria in 2018 | |
Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes | |
In office 31 May 2017 [1] – 30 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | P. L. Punia |
Succeeded by | Vijay Sampla |
Minister of State for Human Resource Development | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Shashi Tharoor |
Succeeded by | Mahendra Nath Pandey |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 23 May 2019–June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Doharey |
Succeeded by | Jitendra Dohre |
Constituency | Etawah |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Raj Babbar |
Succeeded by | S.P. Singh Baghel |
Constituency | Agra |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-09-21) 21 September 1964 (age 59) Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Citizenship | India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
Spouse |
Mridula Katheria (m. 2001) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Agra and New Delhi[2] |
Alma mater | Kanpur University |
Profession | Professor, Politician |
Committees | Member of four committees[2] |
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