Chandrika Roy

Chandrika Roy is an Indian politician from Saran district of Bihar, India.[1] He is a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Chandrika Roy
चन्द्रिका राय
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
for Parsa
Assumed office
November 2015 (2015-11)
Preceded byChhotelal Rai
In office
1985 (1985) – 2005 (2005)
Minister of Transport Department, Bihar
In office
20 November 2015 (2015-11-20) – 26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)
Preceded byBrishin Patel
Succeeded bySantosh Kumar Nirala
Personal details
Born (1957-12-31) 31 December 1957
Bajahiya, Saran district, Bihar
Spouse(s)Purnima Roy
Children3
FatherDaroga Prasad Rai
Education

Political career

Roy made entry into politics in 1985 as member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Again in 1990, 1995 and 2000, he won from the same constituency. In October 2005 and 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, he lost to Chhotelal Rai.[2] He also held the position as Minister of Transport Department of Government of Bihar from 2015 to 2017.[3][4] Currently, he is serving as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 2015.[5]

He quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal due to the marital dispute between his daughter and RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav.[6][7] He left the Rashtriya Janata Dal on in August 2020 and on the same day, he joined Janata Dal (United) in the presence of cabinet minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav.[8]

Personal life

Chandrika Roy is the second son of the five sons of Daroga Prasad Rai. Chandrika Rai's daughter Aishwarya Ray married to Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Lalu Prasad Yadav on 12 May 2018.[9][10]

References
  1. "Chandrika Roy: Chandrika Roy RJD from SARAN in Lok Sabha Elections | Chandrika Roy News, images and videos". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "🗳️ Chhotelal Rai winner in Parsa, Bihar Assembly Elections 2010: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". LatestLY. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "मुख्यमंत्री एंव मंत्रियों को सरकार के विभागो का कार्य का आवंटन" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Dept. 20 November 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. "राज्य के मंत्री तथा मंत्रिपरिषद के सदस्य नहीं रहने के सम्बन्ध में।" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Dept. 27 July 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. "Know your MLA" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. "Chandrika Rai, Tej Pratap's Father-In-Law, Quits Rashtriya Janata Dal". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. "It is a Clash of 'Stylish' Titans in Bihar's Saran as Rajiv Rudy, Chandrika Rai Give Classy Twist to LS Battle". News18. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  8. "Bihar Polls: 3 RJD MLAs Including Tej Pratap's Father-in-law Chandrika Rai Join JD(U)". Republic World. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  9. "Aishwarya Rai, granddaughter of former Bihar CM Daroga Rai, to marry Lalu Prasad's son Tej Pratap Yadav". The Indian Express. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  10. Sep 3; 2001; Ist, 00:41. "Tributes paid to Daroga Prasad Rai | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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