Rameshwar Oraon

Indian politician

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Rameshwar Oraon

Dr. Rameshwar Oraon

Cabinet Minister, Government of Jharkhand

Incumbent

Assumed office
29 December 2019
Governor| Draupadi Murmu
Ramesh Bais
C. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief Minister| Hemant Soren
Ministry and Departments|

* Finance.
* Planning.
* Commercial Tax.
* Food, Public distribution and Consumer affairs.

Preceded by| Raghubar Das
President
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
26 August 2019 – 25 August 2021
Preceded by| Ajoy Kumar
Succeeded by| Rajesh Thakur
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
23 December 2019
Preceded by| Sukhdeo Bhagat
Constituency| Lohardaga
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
13 May 2004 - 16 May 2014
Preceded by| Dukha Bhagat
Succeeded by| Sudarshan Bhagat
Constituency| Lohardaga
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs
Government of India
In office
2004–2009
Constituency| Lohardaga
Personal details
Born|  (1947-02-14) 14 February 1947 (age 77)
Daltonganj, Bihar, (now Jharkhand ), British India
Political party| Indian National Congress
Spouse| Ragini Minz
Children| 1 son (Rohit Oraon) and 1 daughter (Nisha Oraon Singhmar)
Residence(s)| Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

As of 25 September 2018

Source: [1]

Dr Rameshwar Oraon (born 14 February 1947) is an Indian politician, who is the current Finance Minister of Jharkhand. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. He represented the Lohardaga constituency of Jharkhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.[1]

He was formerly an Indian Police Service officer, of the 1972 intake. Recipient of President Police medal. He resigned in 2004 to contest the general election and won on the Congress ticket.

Oraon was chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes from 28.10.2010 to 27/10/2013, in his 1st term, and again from 28/10/2013 to 26/08/2017, in his 2nd term, and is thus ex officio a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

He also served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal affairs in Government of India, headed by Manmohan Singh. He has taken oath after winning the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election as a Jharkhand minister on Sunday 29 December.[2]

## Political career[edit]

Rameshwar Oraon served as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha.

On 26 August 2019, Rameshwar Oraon was appointed by the Congress, as the new president of Jharkhand State unit.[3]

He contested the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election from Lohardaga, as a member of the Congress. He defeated BJP candidate, Sukhdeo Bhagat.

On 29 December 2019, he was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Jharkhand, headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, along with Alamgir Alam and Satyanand Bhokta.[4]

### Lok Sabha[edit]

SI No.  | Year  | Lok Sabha  | Constituency  | Margin  | Party  | Post

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1\.  | 2004 | 14th | Lohardaga | 90,255  | Indian National Congress | Union Minister of State
Government of India

### Jharkhand Legislative Assembly[edit]

SI No.  | Year  | Legislative Assembly  | Constituency  | Margin  | Party  | Post

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1\.  | 2019 | 5th  | Lohardaga | 30,150  | Indian National Congress | Finance Minister
Government of Jharkhand

## Awards[edit]

\- He received President Police Medal during his Police Service.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rana, Mahendra Singh (2006). India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005. Sarup & Sons. p. 268\. ISBN 9788176256476. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
2. ^ "Hemant Soren takes oath as CM along with 3 other Cabinet ministers".
3. ^ "Shakeup in Jharkhand Congress: Rameshwar Oraon new PCC chief, state unit gets 5 working presidents".
4. ^ Mrituanjay Kumar (30 December 2019). "THE MINISTERS OF STATE CABINET". Daily Pioneer.
5. ^ "झारखंड : नौकरशाह से नेता बने कांग्रेस के रामेश्वर उरांव राष्ट्रपति से पा चुके हैं पुलिस मेडल" [Jharkhand bureaucrat turned politician Remeshwar Oraon of Congress has received police medal from PR]. NDTV. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website