Uday Narayan Choudhary

Uday Narayan Choudhary[1] is an Indian politician and former sepaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Uday Narayan Choudhary
Personal details
Born (1952-08-08) 8 August 1952
Kidwaipuri, Patna, Bihar
CitizenshipIndian
EducationPatna University
OccupationPolitician

Early life

He belongs to Kidwaipuri, Patna district, Bihar.[2] He completed his matric from Bihar Vidhayalaya Pariksha Samiti, intermediate and B.A from Patna University.

Political Career

He was a prominent Dalit leader from the JD(U) and represented the Imamganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency from 1990–95 and then from 2000–2015, losing the 2015 elections to former Chief Minister, Jitan Ram Manjhi.[3]

He was also fielded by the Janata Dal (United) as its candidate in the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 Indian general election.[4][5]

Chaudhary was considered a staunch, Nitish Kumar loyalist as he scuttled rebellion in the JD(U) in August 2014 by disqualifying 8 rebel MLAs. He received widespread criticism for his February 2014 decision to notify a rebel group of 13 RJD MLAs as a separate entity without physically verifying the signatures to facilitate their merger into the JD(U).[6]

He served as the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2005-2015, becoming first Dalit in Bihar to hold the post. In 2016, he was made vice-president of JD(U).[7]

However, as of 2017, he opposed JD(U)'s decision to re-join the NDA and left the party.[8] He crossed over to the RJD in 2019 to protest the breakup of the Mahagathbandhan and JD(U) joining hands with the BJP.[9]

References
  1. economictimes.
  2. TwoCircles.net (13 December 2015). "The decline of Dalits in Bihar politics". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. "Imamganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. rediff. 'How can I seek support of Maoists? I'm on their hit list'
  5. Hindustan Times. Reds threaten voters in Chirag’s Jamui
  6. "Fuming Lalu continues to slam Bihar speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. "Ex-Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary made JD(U) vice-president". The Economic Times. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. Tewary, Amarnath (2 May 2018). "JD(U) leader Uday Narayan Chaudhary quits party". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. "Former speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary leaves JD(U), vows to make Lalu's son Bihar CM". Hindustan Times. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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