Personal Profile
Personal Profile
| Party Name : | Indian National Congress |
| Father’s Name : | Late Rai Sahab Baldeo Sahu |
| Mother’s Name : | Late Shrimati Shushila Devi |
| Date Of Birth : | 23 November 1955 |
| Place Of Birth : | Ranchi (Jharkhand) |
| Marital Status : | Married |
| Children : | One Son & One Daughter |
| State Name : | Jharkhand |
| Education Qualifications : | B.A. Educated at Marwari College, Ranchi |
| Permanent Address : | Thana Path, P.O. & P.S. – Lohardaga, Distt. – Lohardaga, Jharkhand. |
| Present Address : | 29, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi 110001 Tel.- 9934111111, 9717000234 |
| Email Id : | dp.sahu@sansad.nic.in |
Positions Held
| June 2009 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| Aug. 2009 – May 2014 | Member, Committee on Coal and Steel |
| Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power | |
| Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| July 2010 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) |
| Aug. 2010 – March 2011 | Member, Central Silk Board |
| Sept. 2014 – July 2016 | Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution |
| May 2018 | Elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) |
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Sept. 2018 – May 2019 and Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel |
| Oct. 2019 onwards | Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
Other Information
Belongs to a family which has been associated with the Congress party since independence; joined politics in 1977; was jailed during the ‘Jail Bharo Aandolan’ in 1978; President, Saundic Samaj, Jharkhand, 2003-2005; Treasurer,
(i) National Students Union of India (NSUI) Ranchi University, Ranchi, 1978-83,
(ii) Lohardaga District Youth Congress, 1984-90,
(iii) Lohardaga DCC, 1999-2000,
(iv) Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee, 2001-July 2003 and since February 2005; Member, Working Committee,
(i) Lohardaga DCC, 1991-98 and
(ii) Jharkhand P.C.C., Aug. 2003 – Dec. 2004; Delegate, P.C.C., Jharkhand since 2000, Member, A.I.C.C. since 2005; General Secretary, Chhotanagpur Bauxite Worker’s Union (CBW Union), Jharkhand since 2002; Election Incharge,
(i) Kanke Vidhan Sabha constituency,
(ii) General elections, Ranchi Parliamentary constituency, 1980-84,
(iii) Lohardaga Parliamentary constituency, 1998 and (iv) Lohardaga Vidhan Sabha constituency, 2000