Nityanand Rai Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Nityanand Rai Yadav
Profession(s)	• Politician • Agriculturist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	• 2000–2014: Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Hajipur constituency • 16 May 2014: Member of Parliament from Ujiarpur constituency • 2016-2019: President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar May 2019: Minister of State for Home Affairs
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 January 1966 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	58 Years
Birthplace	Hajipur, District Vaishali, Bihar
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Vaishali, Bihar
College/University	Raj Narain College, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
Educational Qualification	B. A. (Honours)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Other Backward Class (OBC)
Address	Village Karnpura, P.O. Jadua, P.S. Gangabridge Vaishali, Bihar-847202
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	13 July 1989
Family
Wife/Spouse	Amita Rai
Children	He has a daughter.
Parents	Father- Shri Ganga Vishnu Rai (head of Gram Panchayat Karnpura, farmer) Mother- Tetari Devi (homemaker)
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 11,51,530 p.a. (2022-2023)
Assets/Properties [1]My Neta	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 3,25,000 • Deposits in Banks: Rs. 2,85,344 • Bonds, Debentures, and Shares: Rs. 70,03,905 • LIC: Rs. 1,75,000 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 81,38,770 • Jewellery: Rs. 13,81,600 • Other assets: Rs. 4,52,19,045 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 4,95,60,000 • Non Agricultural Land: Rs. 2,89,29,000 • Commercial Buildings: Rs. 62,01,000 • Residential Buildings: 1,46,03,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 15.3 crores (as of 2024) [2]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nityanand Rai

• In 1981, Nityanand Rai joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

• He had an interest in social work since his student years. He started his social work in 1982 as a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

• He held the positions of District Head and Departmental Head of ABVP.

• Nityanand Rai also worked as a volunteer Tehsildar in the RSS branch of Bihar.

• He joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in 1990 and started working at the Panchayat level.

• While serving as the State General Secretary of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha in Bihar, Nityanand Rai took on the role of president of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha in 1998.
  

  An old picture of Nityanand Rai

• During his college days, when he was a student leader, he allowed economically weaker students to use book banks for free. He also arranged free coaching classes for them.

• In 2000, he was elected as an MLA for the Bihar Assembly from the Hajipur Assembly constituency. Later, he held various posts, including State Secretary, General Secretary, and President of the Bihar unit of the BJP.

• Nityanand Rai contested the 2014 general election on the ticket of the BJP and won. He became a Member of Parliament from the Ujiarpur constituency.

• On 30 November 2016, he was appointed as the state President of the Bihar Bharatiya Janta Party.

• In the 2016 Bihar Vidhan Sabha election, the BJP promoted Nityanand Rai as the face of the Yadav community to attract Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) voters.

• During the 2019 Lok Sabha election, BJP and its allies won 39 out of 40 seats under his leadership. Rai won the MP seat by a margin of more than 3.75 lakh votes for the second time.

• On 23 May 2019, Nityanand Rai became the Minister of State for Home Affairs.

• After the 2019 election, he became the State Home Minister in the NDA2 Council of Ministers.

• Nityanand Rai has adopted 5 orphan children who live in Vatsalya Gram, Vrindavan, U.P. The children reside at the orphanage run by Sadhvi Rithambara, and he covers their accommodation, education, and other miscellaneous expenses annually.

• He has adopted three poor gang-raped minor girls from outside the constituency area and has taken responsibility for their education till marriage.

• Nityanand Rai has adopted 43 children who are polio-affected and provides them with medical and financial treatment without any charges. He has also adopted 72 differently abled children from different parts of Bihar.
  

  Nityanand Rai posing with his adopted children and their parents

• Nityanand Rai has earned two awards for donating blood and for organizing blood donation camps in Bihar.

• He had done an inter-caste marriage. Rai’s wife belongs to the Kurmi community in Bihar.

• His special interests include horticulture, organic farming, and sketching.

• In his free time, Nityanand Rai likes listening to music, reading books, and playing football.
  

  Nityanand Rai while playing football

• He is an animal lover and often visits cow sheds in Bihar.
  

  Nityanand Rai posing with a cow