Janardan Dwivedi
Indian politician (born 1945)
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Janardan Dwivedi is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress.
Janardan Dwivedi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 28 January 2004 – 27 January 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | N. D. Gupta |
| Constituency | NCT Delhi |
| General Secretary, All India Congress Committee | |
| In office 2004 – December 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1945 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | 2 Sons & 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi University of Allahabad |
| Source: india.gov.in | |
Early life
Dwivedi was born in Lodhawara in the present-day Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh.[1]
Political career
In May 2009 he took charge from Veerappa Moily as Manager of Media Department of Congress in addition to serving as the party General Secretary. He was the general secretary (Administration)of Congress Party.
He was on the four member committee that included Rahul Gandhi, A.K.Antony and Ahmed Patel to look after the party's affairs in Sonia Gandhi's absence.[2]
Controversies
On 6 June 2011, during a press conference in Delhi he criticized Swami Ramdev and the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3] Dwivedi had a unsuccessfully shoe thrown at him as an insult by Sunil Kumar, who claimed to be a journalist from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan state.
Stand on reservation
On 4 February 2014, he urged congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to reconsider the party's stand on caste based reservations in India. He said that caste based reservation should end and urged all the financially backward class to get the benefit irrespective of caste.[4] However, congress party separated from Dwivedi's view saying that it was his personal view and not the party's. Congress president Sonia Gandhi later clarified the party's stand and said that Caste based reservations should continue for SCs, STs and OBCs.[5]
Election History
Rajya Sabha
| Position | Party | Constituency | From | To | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1st Term) |
INC | Delhi | 10 August 2004 |
27 January 2006 |
1 year, 170 days | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (2nd Term) |
28 January 2006 |
27 January 2012 |
5 years, 364 days | |||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (3rd Term) |
28 January 2012 |
27 January 2018 |
5 years, 364 days | |||