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About Saryu Rai
- Saryu Rai (born 16 July 1951) is an Indian Ex-BJP leader in Bihar and Jharkhand. He served as a minister of Food and Supply Department in the BJP led government in the state of Jharkhand.
- He is elected to Jharkhand assembly in December 2014 from Jamshedpur-West constituency for the second time after defeating his nearest rival Banna Gupta by a margin of over 10,000 votes. He was first elected as an MLA from Jamshedpur-West constituency in 2005.
- He lost the 2009 assembly seat by a narrow margin of around 3000 votes to the then INC candidate Banna Gupta.
- Prior to this, in the undivided Bihar he served as an MLC for a six-year term from 1998 to 2004.Rai is known for his crusade against corruption.
- He exposed the Fodder Scam in Bihar which led to jail sentences for many senior politicians, including the then Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Yadav.
- He also exposed the corruption of over Rs.
- 8000 crores in the Iron Ore Mines allotment scam under the then Chief Minister of Jharkhand Madhu Koda.
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