Rameshwar Oraon (born 14 February 1947) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He served as the Finance Minister of Jharkhand and was also a member of the

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. He represented the Lohardaga constituency of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

and is a member of the

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Party. He is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.

Early life and education

Oraon is from Kanke, Jharkhand. He was born in Daltonganj, in the erstwhile Bihar state. He is a retired IPS officer. He completed his doctorate in 1997 at Magadh University, Patna. Earlier, he did his M.A. in economics in 1970 and B.A. Hons in 1967 at Ranchi University, Ranchi.

Career

Oraon is a former

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officer of the 1972 batch. He is a recipient of the President's Police medal. He resigned the service in 2004 to contest the general election and won on Congress ticket.

Political career

Oraon was chairperson of the

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from 28 October 2010 to 27 October 2013 during his first term, and continued till 26 August 2017 for his second term. He is thus an ex officio member of the

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(NHRC). Oraon served as the Member of Parliament,

. On 26 August 2019, he was appointed by the

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, as the new president of Jharkhand State unit. He also served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal affairs in

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headed by

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. He won the

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from Lohardaga Assembly constituency and became a minister in the Jharkhand government. He defeated

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candidate, Sukhdeo Bhagat. On 29 December 2019, he was sworn in as the

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in the

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, headed by

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Hemant Soren Hemant Soren (born 10 August 1975) is an Indian politician who is serving as the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand since 4 July 2024. He previously held the office from 2019 to 2024 and from 2013 to 2014. He is also the president of the Jhark ...

, along with Alamgir Alam and Satyanand Bhokta. The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at premises linked to his son in alleged liquor scam in August 2023. The Congress leaders denied the allegations and slammed the BJP government for the searches.

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Awards

* He received President Police Medal during his Police Service.

References

External links

Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
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