Prince Raj

Indian politician

Prince Raj

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 October 2019
Preceded by	Ram Chandra Paswan
Constituency	Samastipur
Lok Janshakti Party Bihar unit President
In office 26 October 2019 – 24 February 2021
Preceded by	Pashupati Kumar Paras
Succeeded by	Raju Tiwari

Personal details
Born	(1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 34) Khagaria, Bihar, India
Political party	Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
Parents	Ram Chandra Paswan (father) Sunaina Kumari (mother)
Source: [1]

Prince Raj (born 7 July 1989) is an Indian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Samastipur in a by-poll on 24 October 2019, after the death of his father and sitting MP Ram Chandra Paswan. Prince Raj was appointed president of Bihar unit of Lok Janshakti Party in October 2019, replacing his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He became the member of Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as well as Consultative Committee, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.^[4]

On 15 June 2021, Chirag Paswan suspended 5 rebel MP's along with Prince for anti-party activities.^[5]

References

^ "Paswan's nephew Prince Raj wins LS bypoll to retain Samastipur seat for LJP". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Ram Vilas Paswan's Nephew Retains Samastipur Lok Sabha Seat For Party". NDTV. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Bihar bypoll results 2019: LJP win in Samastipur LS seat, AIMIM in Kishanganj". The Indian Express. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Paswan's nephew Prince Raj chosen Bihar LJP president". India Today. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^ "LJP national committee in Bihar expels 5 rebel MPs, decides Chirag Paswan would continue heading the party". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.