कल्पनाथ राय

श्री राय 1974-80, 1980-86 से 1986-92 राज्यसभा सदस्य थे और घोसी से चार बार लोक सभा के लिए चयनित, केंद्र में मन्त्री और एक वरिष्ठ कांग्रेसी नेता थे ही साथ हि साथ मऊ के लोग इनहे विकास पुरुष के नाम से जनते थे








Father's Name Late Shri Abhai Narayan Rai


Date of Birth 4 January 1941

Place of Birth Semari Jamalpur, Distt. Mau (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status Married on 8 February 1985 (for the second time)

Spouse's Name Smt. Sudha Rai (She is active Politician in as MAHILA Congress Chief)

Children One son and five daughters

Educational Qualifications M.A.(English), M.A. (Sociology), LL.B. Educated at Gorakhpur

University (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession Lawyer, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address Vill. & P.O. Semari Jamalpur, Distt. Mau-275101 (Uttar Pradesh)

Positions Held

#. 1963-66 General-Secretary, Samajvadi Yuvjan Sabha, Uttar Pradesh

#. 1967-69 Executive Member, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.)

#. 1969-70 Chairman, National Central Commission, S.S.P.

#. 1974-76 Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (Indira) [C.P.P.(I)]

#. 1974-78 Member, Rajya Sabha

#. 1978-79 General-Secretary, C.P.P. (I) Member, All India Congress Committee

(Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]

#. June 1980- Joint-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)

#. 1980-81 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)

#. 1980 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)

#. 1982-83 Union Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Affairs; and Industry

#. 1982-84 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs

#. 1986 Member, Rajya Sabha (3rd term)

#. 1988-89 Union Minister of State, Power

#. 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

#. Jan. 1990- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

#. Aug. 1990 1990-91 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy

#. 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

#. 1991-92 Union Minister of State, Power and Non- Conventional Energy Sources (Independent Charge)

#. 1992-93 Union Minister of State, Power (Independent Charge)

#. 1993-94 Union Minister of State, Food (Independent Charge)

#. 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

#. 1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

#. 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

#. 1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce and its Sub-Committee on Textiles Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of FinanceSpecial

Other Information

Advocate, Allahabad High Court;

Secretary, Babu Inter College, Kopaganj, Azamgarh;

attained first position in Distt. Debate Rally, 1954-56;

President, (i) Shibli Degree College, Azamgarh,1959-60; and

(ii) Students' Union, Gorakhpur University, 1962-63;

nominated as Chairman, All India Sangharsh Samiti by Smt. Indira Gandhi, 1979-80

Biography

Kalpnath Rai is credited of giving Mau the status of a district during his days as an MP from Ghosi.

In 1993-1994 he was minister of state for food and became controversial due to the sugar scam involving his ministry. Mau  was  an  important  township  of   Azamgarh  district  before its creation .On 19th Nov.  1988  it was made district, largerly due to the effort of  Late  Kalpnath Rai ,  who   was M. P. from Ghosi Parliamentary seat.