Dr Rameshwar Oraon (born 14 February 1947) is an Indian politician, who is the current Finance Minister of Jharkhand. He was a member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Natio ...

. He represented the

Lohardaga Lohardaga is a town and the district headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier (early 1900s) Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur. It was only late ...

constituency of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in 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 Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...

and is a member of the

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(INC) political party. He was formerly an

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officer, of the 1972 intake. Recipient of President Police medal. He resigned in 2004 to contest the general election and won on the Congress ticket. Oraon was chairperson of the

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from 28.10.2010 to 27/10/2013, in his 1st term, and again from 28/10/2013 to 26/08/2017, in his 2nd term, and is thus ex officio a member of the

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(NHRC). He also served as the Union Minister of State for Tribal affairs in

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, headed by

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. He has taken oath after winning the

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as a Jharkhand minister on Sunday 29 December.

Political career

Rameshwar Oraon served as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha. On 26 August 2019, Rameshwar Oraon was appointed by the

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

, as the new president of Jharkhand State unit. He contested the

from

, as a member of the

. He defeated

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

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, headed by

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, along with

Alamgir Alam Alamgir Alam is an Indian politician. He is a four-term MLA for Pakaur constituency in the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress. Alam has been elected to the Jharkhand assembly in the 2000, 2004, 2014 and 2019 elect ...

and

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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
1947 births Indian National Congress politicians Living people People from Lohardaga district India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand People from Palamu district {{Jharkhand-INC-politician-stub