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Father's Name
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Shri Rinchin Kharu
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Chirai Rijiju
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Date of Birth
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19 Nov 1971
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Place of Birth
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Nakhu, Distt. West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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09 Apr 2004
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Joram Rina Rijiju
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Hansraj College, Delhi and Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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Vill. Nakhu, P.O. Nafra, Distt. West Kameng
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Arunachal Pradesh-790001
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Tel : (0360) 2292204, 09818671114 (M)
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Present Address
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9, K.M. Marg,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Tel : (011) 23017965, 09818221114 (M)
Fax : (011) 23017957
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Positions Held
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tribal Affairs & Development of North Eastern Region
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5 Aug. 2007
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Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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27 May 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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30 May 2019 onwards
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and Minister of State, Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Wrote many articles in the newspapers and magazines relating to social, cultural and political issues; Has special interest in Strategic & Security Affairs.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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An active social worker since school days, led various social movements as a social worker and student leader; Represented India in various social and cultural events held in many Countries; Was member of youth and cultural team which participated in the "Festival of India in U.S.S.R." in 1987; Participated in seminars in various countries; part of Parliamentary Delegations to various countries
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Special Interests
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Visiting historical and religious places, sight seeing and interacting with people living in the remote areas of the world; Cultural Exchange Programmes amongst various Communities
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading books about places, people and culture, watching classical movies and listening to traditional and folk music
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Sports and Clubs
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Has keen interest in Badminton, Football and Athletics; Was best athlete in school and college; participated in National games;
Vice-President, National Archery Association of India;
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Countries Visited
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Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Canada, China, Holland, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Libya, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Singapore, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, U.K., U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. (Now Russia) and many more countries globally.
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Other Information
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Adjudged as the Best Young Parliamentarian by the Media during 14th Lok Sabha;
Recently designated by United Nations as Disaster Risk Champion for Asia Pacific Region due to his work in the area of Disaster Management. First Indian to be conferred with this Honour;
Member, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Government of India, 2001- 2004
Member of many national and international organizations, selected as one of the Asian Youth Leaders by Asia Society in Youth Conference held in Tokyo, 2008;
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