Dhiraj Prasad Sahu

Politician

Indian Lohardaga, Jharkhand

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth23/11/1959
Age66 years
BirthplaceLohardaga, Jharkhand

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Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

_Bachelor of Arts from Marwari College, Ranchi

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Family
WifeName not known
Children
  • Harshit
  • 1
Parents
FatherBaldev Prasad Sahu
MotherSushila Devi
Siblings6

Family

FatherBaldev Prasad Sahu (freedom fighter, social worker, industrialist)
MotherSushila Devi
Siblings6
SpouseName
ChildrenSon - Harshit, Daughter - 1

Career

_Politician
Political PartyIndian National Congress
Political Journey
  • From 1979 to 1983, member of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) at Ranchi University.
  • Office-bearer of the Congress party and member of the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
  • Lost Lok Sabha election in 2009 but elected to the Rajya Sabha in a by-election.
  • Lost Lok Sabha election again in 2014.
  • Elected to the Rajya Sabha for the third time in 2018.
  • Member, Committee on Coal and Steel (Aug. 2009 – May 2014).
  • Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power.
  • Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
  • Member, Central Silk Board (Aug. 2010 – March 2011).
  • Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Sept. 2014 – July 2016).
  • Member, Committee on Coal, Mines, and Steel (from Sept. 2018).
  • Joined politics in 1977; participated in Jail Bharo Andolan and imprisoned in 1978.
  • From 1978 to 1983, member of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) at Ranchi University.
  • Treasurer of Lohardaga District Youth Congress from 1984 to 1990.
  • Treasurer of Lohardaga District Congress Committee (DCC) from 1999 to 2000.
  • Treasurer of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee from 2001 to July 2003 and from February 2005.
  • Lost Lok Sabha election from Chatra in 2009 but elected to Rajya Sabha in June 2009 by-election.
  • Re-elected to Rajya Sabha in July 2010 for second term.
  • Elected to Rajya Sabha for third term in May 2018 (term ended May 2024).

Style Quotient

Car Collection
  • BMW
  • Fortuner
  • Pagero
  • Range Rover
Money Factor
Salary/IncomeApproximately Rs. 1 crore
Assets/Properties
Movable assets
CashRs. 15,00,000
Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial CompaniesRs. 2,42,31,965
Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companiesRs. 31,16,000
Immovable Assets
Non-Agricultural LandRs. 2,00,00,000
Residential BuildingsRs. 95,00,000
Net WorthRs. 32 crore (2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Dhiraj Prasad Sahu is a member of the Indian National Congress and has served three tenures as a Rajya Sabha MP.
2. He was imprisoned during the Jail Bharo Andolan in 1978.
3. Sahu has served on various parliamentary committees and has been active in political activities.
4. In 2023, the Income Tax department raided Sahu's Ranchi home.
5. He took part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi in 2022.
6. Sahu's family is engaged in businesses including liquor, hotels, real estate, transportation, and fisheries.
7. His father, Baldev Sahu, contributed to India's post-independence economy in 1947.
8. Sahu's ancestral home in Lohardaga is sometimes called the 'White House of Lohardaga'.
9. He is the brother of former Lok Sabha MP Shiv Prasad Sahu.
10. Family business includes distilleries in Odisha.
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