Positions Held
May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha member of parliament from Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency), Jharkhand as Bharatiya Janata Party
Whip BJP, Won the Seat ensuring all candidates against him lost their deposits.
Member, Committee on Government Assurances,
Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel,
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs,
Member, Joint Committee on Bill to Amend the Citizenship Act, 1955
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2017-2019 President, India-Republic of Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
May, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term) member of parliament from Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency), Jharkhand as Bharatiya Janata Party.
Lok Sabha Won the Seat for a second time in a row by ensuring all candidates against him lost their deposits.
Whip, Bharatiya Janata Party,
Member, Business Advisory Committee in Lok Sabha
Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel
09 Oct. 2019 onwards Chairperson, Committee of Privileges in Lok Sabha
Special Interests
Indian Culture and Traditions; Working through voluntary organisations to make Damodar, Subarnrekha and other rivers in Jharkhand pollution free
Countries Visited
Mauritius and U.S.A.
Visited Mauritius as a Representative of India to participate in the deliberations of the Council for International Cooperation in 1995; Attended International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) in 2007 on the invitation of Government of USA
Germany, Climate Parliament, 2017; Cyprus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic with Hon`able President of India, 2 Sept. - 9 Sept. 2018
