Background
He was born on 1 July 1947 in a farmers" family of modest means at Akhmau village in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.
He was born on 1 July 1947 in a farmers" family of modest means at Akhmau village in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.
Jabalpur Engineering College.
He is current representing the state of Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He has been elected to Lok Sabha seven times and to Rajya Sabha twice. He has been the national president of Janata Dal (United) since its formation.
Educated at Robertson College and Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh in Bachelor of Engineering (civil).Gold Medalist in Bachelor of Engineering from Jabalpur Engineering College.
President, Students Union, Jabalpur, Engineering College, 1971. Influenced by the teachings of Doctor Ram Manohar Lohia.
Active youth leader and participated in a number of mass movements. Detained under MISA during 1969-1970, 1972 and 1975.
Played a significant role in the implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
He was elected first time from Jabalpur (Member of Parliament) constituency of Lok Sabha in 1974. lieutenant was the time when Justice of the Peace Movement was on peak and he was the first candidate chosen by Shri Jai Prakash Narayan for political arena on election symbol of Haldar Kisan. Again, he was elected from the same constituency in 1977.
He was elected from Baduan (Uttar Pradesh) Lok Sabha constituency in the year 1989.
Thereafter, he has been contesting from Madhepura (Bihar) Lok Sabha constituency. He was defeated in Madhepura in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.