Shakuni Chaudhary is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly seven times and as a Member of Parliament once. He is one of the founding members of the Samata Party and has served as Deputy Speaker in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
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Shakuni Chaudhary was born on Saturday, 4 January 1936 (age 88 years; as of 2024) in Lakhanpur, Munger district, British India. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. In 1957, he completed his schooling from RNPR High School Jalalabad Asarganj Nagar, Bihar. He has a Diploma in Automobile Engineering.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 80 kg
Hair Colour: White
Eye colour: black
family and caste
Shakuni Chaudhary belongs to a family of Koeri caste.
parents and siblings
Shakuni Chaudhary’s father’s name was Pyare Chaudhary.
wife and children
On 1 July 1958, Shakuni Chaudhary married Parvati Devi, an Indian politician who was the MLA from Tarapur constituency in Bihar. He died in September 2022 after suffering from an illness for a long time.
Shakuni Chaudhary with his wife Parvati Devi, (far right)
The couple has 5 children. His two sons Samrat Chaudhary and Rohit Chaudhary are in politics.
Samrat Chaudhary
Rohit Chaudhary
Signature
Shakuni Chaudhary’s signature
livelihood
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In 1985, Shakuni Chaudhary won a seat in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Tarapur constituency as an independent candidate. Later, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Tarapur constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket in 1990. In 1995, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the third consecutive time from Tarapur constituency on the Samata Party ticket. In 1994, the Samata Party (SAP) was founded by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar after they broke away from the pre-existing Janata Dal party due to the alleged casteism of the parent party. He served as the Health Minister of Bihar in the government of Lalu Prasad Yadav. In 2000, he was again elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Tarapur constituency as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and was later made a minister in Rabri Devi’s cabinet. In July 2009, he was elected Deputy Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. In 2015, he again contested the Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Tarapur constituency on Hindustani Awam Morcha ticket, but lost to Mewalal Chaudhary of Janata Dal (United) by about 12,000 votes.
Lok Sabha member
In 1998, Shakuni Chaudhary was elected to the Lok Sabha from Khagaria constituency of Bihar on Samata Party ticket by defeating Anil Kumar Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 83,187 votes.
controversies
launa-parsa massacre case
Shakuni Chaudhary was one of the key accused in the Launa-Parsa massacre case that took place during the 1995 Bihar Assembly elections, in which Congress candidate Sachchidanand Singh and six others were killed in a grenade attack. After being brought to a hospital in Tarapur, Singh was murdered there, and nine more people died later in small incidents. Choudhary was charged along with thirty-three others in this massacre case. The investigation ended soon after the incident and Choudhary ultimately emerged victorious in the 1995 Bihar Assembly elections.
Criminal cases against Shakuni Chaudhary
- Charges related to false statement in relation to elections (IPC Section 171G)
- Charges relating to deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings or to outrage any section of its religion or religious beliefs (IPC Section 295A)
- Charges relating to disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section 188)
- Charge relating to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34)
- Charges relating to wearing attire or carrying tokens used by public servants with intent to defraud (IPC Section 171)
- Charges related to wrongful restraint (IPC section 341)
- Charges related to voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section 323)
- Charges relating to utterance, words etc. with deliberate intention to hurt the religious feelings of any person (IPC Section 298)
car collection
He owns a Marshal jeep, a Scorpio and a military disposal jeep.
property/property
movable property
- Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 11,23,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 21,66,400
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 2,80,000
Note: The estimates given are as of the year 2010. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- Shakuni Chaudhary served in the Indian Army for 15 years before joining active politics. He was a member of the Indian Army in the wars of 1962, 1965 and 1971.
- In March 2014, he left Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and joined Janata Dal (United). Later, in an interview, he explained the reason for changing his party in which he accused Lalu Prasad of running the party in a dictatorial manner with the sole agenda of promoting the interests of his family members.
Shakuni Choudhary announced resignation from RJD
- Shakuni Chaudhary joined Jitan Ram Manjhi’s rebellion in 2015 and became a member of the Hindustani Awam Morcha, a party that Manjhi founded after breaking away from the Janata Dal (United). In 2015, he was made the Bihar State President of Hindustani Awam Morcha.
- In November 2015, Shakuni Chaudhary resigned from the post of state president of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) after a humiliating defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections.
- In 2017, he founded Shakuni Chaudhary The International School, a private school in Munger, Bihar.
Shakuni Choudhary attending an event at The International School
- In 2019, Shakuni Chaudhary had hinted at returning to active politics as a BJP member at a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders.
- In January 2024, he celebrated his 88th birthday by lighting 88 lamps and offering 88 coconuts to commemorate the establishment of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. In an interview, he expressed his gratitude towards Narendra Modi and said,
The biggest gift of the 88th birthday is the construction of a grand temple of Lord Shri Ram in Ayodhya and the consecration of the idol in it. Ramlala will be consecrated in the auspicious time and Lord Shri Ram will be present in the dream temple of his devotees. This was the biggest dream of my life which has been fulfilled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the order of the Supreme Court.
Shakuni Chaudhary lighting lamps
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