Anil Kumar Sahani (born 4 July 1963) is an Indian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and social worker who belongs to

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. He is serving as the MLA for the Kurhani Assembly constituency from the

Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...

party. He was a Member of the

Parliament of India The Parliament of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Government of India, Government of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok ...

representing

in the

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

from 2010–18, starting from a by-election in 2010 and then going on to a full term service in 2012. He was elected by the people of Bihar in April 2012. He is currently facing an imminent expulsion from the

as it was recommended by the Ethics Committee due to irregularities in filing Leave Travel Allowance. and was recently awarded three years in prison for fraudulent withdrawal of money as then

JD(U) Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is a social-democratic and secular Indian political party, rooted mainly in eastern and north-eastern India, whose stated goals are promoting social justice and lifting ...

Rajya Sabha member (2010–12 and 2012–18) against LTC claims on forged bills, was disqualified from the state legislative assembly.

Personal life

Anil Kumar Sahani was born in the year 1963 in Shahid Jubba Sahni Nagar, Brahmapura in

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak River, Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur distri ...

district of Indian state

. Sahani's father's name is Late Shri Mahendra Sahani who was a M.P. and Ex. M.L.C. his mother's name is Shrimati Susheela Devi. Sahani's brother's name is Sunil Kumar Sahani.

Positions

* Jan. 2010 - Elected as member to

*Feb. 2010 to May 2014 - Member, Committee on Chemical and Fertilizers *Member, Committee on Energy *July 2010 to May 2014 - Member, Consultative Committee for the

Ministry of Commerce and Industry A ministry of trade and industry, ministry of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

*Dec. 2011 to April 2012 - Member, Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management *April 2012 - Re-elected to

*Aug. 2014 - Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes *Sept. 2014 - Member, Committee on Energy *Dec. 2014 - Member, Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)

References

Janata Dal (United) politicians 1963 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Bihar People from Muzaffarpur district Indian politicians disqualified from office {{Bihar-JDU-politician-stub