Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2024 Serving with Vijay Kumar Sinha | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Minister of Home Affairs Government of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Minister of Finance Government of Bihar | |
| In office 28 January 2024 – 20 November 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Vijay Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Bijendra Yadav |
| Minister of Sport Government of Bihar | |
| In office 28 January 2024 – 15 March 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Jitendra Kumar Rai |
| Succeeded by | Surendra Mehta |
| Leader of the Opposition Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 24 August 2022 – 20 August 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Rabri Devi |
| Succeeded by | Hari Sahni |
| Minister of Panchayat Raj Government of Bihar | |
| In office 9 February 2021 – 9 August 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Renu Devi |
| Succeeded by | Murari Prasad Gautam |
| Minister of Urban Development & Housing Government of Bihar | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 20 February 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 14 November 2025 | |
| Constituency | elected by Members of Legislative Assembly |
| In office 24 May 2014 – 6 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Governor nominated |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Kushwaha |
| Constituency | Tarapur |
| In office 24 November 2010 – 8 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramanand Prasad Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ramanand Prasad Singh |
| Constituency | Parbatta |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vidya Sagar Nishad |
| Succeeded by | Ramanand Prasad Singh |
| Constituency | Parbatta |
| Minister of Agriculture Government of Bihar | |
| In office 19 May 1999 – 16 November 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Rabri Devi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1968 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Hindustani Awam Morcha Janata Dal (United) Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Mamta Kumari |
| Children | 1 son & 1 daughter |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Samrat Choudhary (born 16 November 1968), also known by his alias Rakesh Kumar, is an Indian politician, who is currently the Deputy Chief minister and the home minister of Bihar. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from the Bharatiya Janata Party before getting elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly from Tarapur Assembly constituency in 2025. He has been the party president of BJP Bihar State unit from March 2023 to 25 July 2024. He has also remained Member of Legislative Assembly and a minister in Government of Bihar in Rashtriya Janata Dal government.
Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019. In 2014, Samrat planned a split in Rashtriya Janata Dal by defecting thirteen MLAs as splinter group of the party, later joining the BJP. In 2022, he was selected as the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council. In 2024, he was also made the convener of Group of Ministers on Goods and Service Tax rate rationalisation panel.