Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Alumnus of DAV College, Chandigarh

BJP Party candidate
Constituency:- Saran District,Bihar
Opponent:- Rohini Acharya from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Total No. of Votes casted:-1021508
Votes in favor of Rajiv Pratap Rudy:-471752
% of Votes in favor:- 46.18%

Personal Information
Born on March 30, 1962
Schooling at St. Michael's High School,Patna
Pre University :- DAV College, Chandigarh
Graduation:- B.A. (Hons.) in Economics at Government College, Chandigarh
Law from Panjab University

Family Details:-
Son of Late Shri Vishwanath Singh and Prabha Singh
Husband of Neelam Pratap
Father of Avshreya Rudy (born 1993) and Atisha Pratap Singh (born 2000)

Professional Accomplishment

● He was a lecturer in Economics at A.N. College, Patna, under Magadh University.

● Commercial pilot, noted for flying a commercial aircraft.

Political Career

● Won three Lok Sabha elections (1996, 1999, and 2014) from the Chapra Constituency (now Saran).
● He was then elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar in 2010.
● Minister of Civil Aviation (Independent Charge) and Minister of Commerce & Industry from 2003 to 2004.
● Has been the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry from 2002-03.
● Also Served as Skill Development and Entrepreneurship minister from 2014-17.

Interest
● Cricket
● Badminton
● Swimming
● River rafting

Interesting Fact
● His name is in the Limca Book of Records as the only parliamentarian to fly a commercial aircraft piloting
an Airbus-a320 of Indigo airlines.