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Constituency
  
Raigarh

Role
  
Minister of Steel

Name
  
Vishnudeo Sai


Residence
  
Bagiya, Kunkuri

Party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Vishnudeo Sai PRS

Born
  
21 February 1964 (age 60) Bagiya, Kunkuri, Chhattisgarh (
1964-02-21
)

Children
  
Son Toshendradeo Sai daughters N.Sai & Smriti Sai

Office
  
Minister of Steel since 2014

Spouse
  
Kaushalya Devi (m. 1991), Ruth Farran

Political party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Vishnudeo Sai Minister, Steel & Mines G o I


Vishnu Deo Sai (born 21 February 1964) is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India and also the Honourable Minister of State for Steel and Mines, Government of India. He represents the Raigarh constituency of Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Early life

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On 21 February 1964, Vishnu Deo Sai was born to a farmer’s family in Bagia village of Jashpur district in the state of Chhattisgarh. He did his higher secondary schooling in Loyola Higher Secondary School at Kunkuri, Jashpur.

Personal life

Vishnu Deo Sai was born to Shri Ram Prasad Sai and Smt. Jashmani Devi on 21 February 1964. He married Smt.Kaushalya Devi in 1991.

Political Life

Vishnu Deo Sai’s political career started when he was elected unopposed Sarpanch in village Bagia.

  • 1990-98 : Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
  • 1999 : Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
  • 1999-2000 : Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House and Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
  • 2000-2004 : Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
  • 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term), Member, Committee on Information Technology
  • 5 August 2007 : Member, Committee on Water Resources
  • 2009 : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  • 31 August 2009 : Member, Committee on Commerce
  • 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term)
  • 9 November 2014: Union Minister of State for Mines, Steel.

    • Social and cultural activities

    His interest is in serving people belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and taking interest in the treatment of sick people.

    Special interests

    Reading books, upliftment of tribal people by working for their development and serving the poor.

    Sports and clubs

    Badminton and Football

    References

    Vishnudeo Sai Wikipedia
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