K. C. Tyagi

K. C. Tyagi (born 10 December 1950) is an Indian politician who is a former member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Indian Parliament) representing of Bihar and serves as the Chief General Secretary and National Spokesperson of the Janata Dal (United). He was also the Chairman of the Parliamentary standing committee on The Industry.

K. C. Tyagi
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
7 February 2013 – 7 July 2016
ConstituencyBihar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989–1991
ConstituencyHapur
Personal details
Born
Kishan Chand Tyagi

(1950-12-10) 10 December 1950
Morta, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Spouse(s)Pushpa Tyagi
Children3 Sons
ParentsJagram Singh Tyagi (father) Rohtash Tyagi (mother)
ResidenceSouth Avenue, New Delhi
Alma materMeerut University
Occupation
  • National Secretary General
  • National Spokesperson
ProfessionAgriculture & Political activist
WebsiteOfficial Website

He was a member of the Ninth Lok Sabha and has served as the Chairman of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table and as the Chairman of Central Warehousing Corporation (Govt. of India undertaking).[1][2]

Early life

Kishan Chand Tyagi was born in a farmer family in the village of Morta in the Ghaziabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. His father was late Jagram Singh Tyagi and mother was late Rohtash Tyagi. He has done his schooling from Muradnagar town of Ghaziabad. He was awarded a B.SC. degree from Meerut University.[3]

On 9 August 1974, he came into active politics after which he contested 1984 Lok Sabha elections for the first time from Hapur-Ghaziabad constituency. Seeking a renowned place in Politics, he was known close to Late Choudhary Charan Singh ( ex-Prime minister of India). He has also served as the chief general secretary of the Yuva Janata Party. In 1989 Tyagi successfully contested the general elections and was elected to the Ninth Lok Sabha from Hapur with 247,187 votes out of 521,008 votes polled. Between 1994–1997, he served as the chief secretary general in Samajwadi Party. According to sources, during the government of Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh ( 1993-1994); He was known as the Mini Chief Minister of the Western Uttar Pradesh.

Positions held
  • General Secretary of All India Yuva Janata Party (1977–80)
  • Vice-President of Yuva Lok Dal (1980–84)
  • Secretary LD (1984–88)
  • General Secretary of Janata Dal (1989)
  • Member of Parliament (Ninth Lok Sabha)
  • National Secretary General of Samajwadi party (1994-1997)
  • Chairman of committee on papers to be laid on table, Lok Sabha
  • Chairman of Central Warehouse Corporation ( a govt. of India undertaking) (2003-2004)
  • Elected to the Rajya Sabha, 2013
  • National Spokesperson of JD(U)
  • Chairman of Parliamentary standing committee on Industry (2013-2014)
  • Chairman of Parliamentary standing committee on Industry in the year 2014 (Second term)
  • Chairman of Parliamentary standing committee on Industry in the year 2015 (Third term)
  • Chief General Secretary (Janata Dal United) in 2016 for the third time

Member

  • Chief whip in Rajya Sabha
  • Member of Business Advisory Committee
  • Member of Committee on Privileges since September 2014
  • Member of committee on General Purposes Committee since February 2015
  • Joint Committee on Members Salary and Allowances
  • Consultative Committee on Home Affairs
  • Vice President of the Committee on Handicrafts and Culture

References
  1. "9th Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile - Tyagi, Shri K.C." Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. "My government > Indian parliament > K.C. Tyagi". National Portal of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. "K.C. Tyagi Indian Parliament Profile". National Portal of India. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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