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Shri Harivansh
Shri Harivansh is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Nominated.
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- 195630 June 1956
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Read the source ↗ - 2014April 2014
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2014Sept. 2014 - June 2018
public service Member, House Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2014Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2018
public service Member, Committee on Defence
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Read the source ↗ - 2016July - Aug. 2016
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013
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Read the source ↗ - 2016Aug. 2016 - Sept. 2018
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955
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Read the source ↗ - 2017June 2017
public service Member, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
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Read the source ↗ - 2017Aug. - Dec. 2017
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
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Read the source ↗ - 2018May - Aug. 2018
public service Member, Samsad (Court) of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
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Read the source ↗ - 2018Aug. 2018 - Nov. 2019
public service Chairman, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2018Aug. 2018 - April 2020, Sept. 2020 - April 2026 and May 2026 onwards
public service Chairman, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
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Read the source ↗ - 20189 Aug. 2018 - 9 April 2020
public service Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (first term)
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Read the source ↗ - 20182018-08-10
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Parliamentary question: Irrigated land in the country This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
Read the source ↗ - 201810 Oct. 2018 - April 2020
public service Member, Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
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Read the source ↗ - 201827 Oct. 2018 - April 2020, Sept. 2020 -April 2026 and May 2026 onwards
public service Member, General Purposes Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 2019May 2019 - April 2020
public service Chairman, Content Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha Television
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Read the source ↗ - 2020April 2020
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2020July - Sept. 2020
public service Member, Committee on Agriculture
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Read the source ↗ - 202014 Sept. 2020 - 9 April 2026
public service Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2021March 2021 - Feb. 2022
public service Chairman, Rajbhasha, Kshetriya Bhasha Shabdawali Samiti, Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202610 April 2026
public service Nominated to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202617 April 2026 onwards
public service Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (third term)
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public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Shri Harivansh’s date of birth as 30 June 1956. The birthplace is recorded as Vill. Sitabdiara, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A., M.A. (Economics), Diploma in Journalism Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The professional background is listed as Journalist/Writer.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is April 2014: Elected to Rajya Sabha. A later recorded entry is 17 April 2026 onwards: Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (third term). This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education in the official biography
- B.A., M.A. (Economics), Diploma in Journalism Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Source ↗
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Interests, publications & public work
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Has been in active journalism for around four decades Written/Edited several books: In Hindi:(i) Jharkhand: Samay aur Sawal, 2012, Prabhat Prakashan, (ii) Jharkhand: Sapne Aur Yatharth, 2012, Prabhat Prakashan, (iii)Shabd Sansar, 2016, India Telling Books, (iv) Dil se Maine Duniya Dekhi, 2018, Rajkamal Prakashan, (v) Ganesh Mantri: Aadhunik Hindi Patrkarita ke Yashasvee Stambh, 2022, Rudra Publishers, (vi) Kalash, 2022,Vaani Prakashan, (vii) Srishti ka Mukut: Kailas Mansarovar, 2022,Vaani Prakashan, (viii) Path ke Prakash Punj, 2022, Vaani Prakashan and(ix) Satyagrahi Sanyasi - Bhavani Dayal Sanyasi Ka Parichay, (E-book - Notnull Publication) Consisting of more than 5000 pages in 10 volumes following books comprising Articles, Reports Commentaries, Interviews etc. published from time to time during 1977-2016:(i) Bihar : Sapna Aur Sach, 2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (ii) Jharkhand : Sampanna Dharati-Udas Basant, 2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (iii) Jharkhand: Chunauti Bhi-Awsar Bhi, 2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (iv) Rashtriya Charitra ka Aaina,2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (v) Patan Ki Hod, 2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (vi) Bhavishya Ka Bharat, 2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (vii) Sarokar Aur Samvad,2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (viii) Atit Ke Panne,2024, Prakashan Sansthan, (ix) Urja Ke Utsa,2024, Prakashan Sansthan and (x) Safar Ke Shesh, 2024, Prakashan Sansthan In English: Chandrashekhar: The last Icon of Ideological Politics, 2019, Rupa Publications Edited books:(i) Jharkhand: Disum Muktigatha aur Srijanke Sapne, 2002, Rajkamal Prakashan, (ii) Johar Jharkhand, 2002, Rajkamal Prakashan, (iii) Jharkhand: Sushasan Ab bhi Sambhavna Hai, 2009, Prabhat Prakashan, (iv) Santal Hool-Adivasi Pratirodh Sanskriti, 2009, Prakashan Sansthan, (v) Jharkhand Asmitake Aayam, 2011, Prakashan Sansthan, (vi) Biharnama, 2011, Prakashan Sansthan, (vii) Bihar: Raste ki Talash, 2011, Prakashan Sansthan and (viii) Bihar: Asmita Ke Aayam, 2011, Prakashan Sansthan Edited Books, related to Shri Chandrashekharji (former Prime Minister of India):(i) Chandrashekhar ke Vichar, 2002, Rajkamal Prakashan, (ii) Chandrashekhar Samvad (ek) : Uthal-Puthal aur Dhruvikaran ke Beech, 2002, Rajkamal Prakashan, (iii) Chandrashekhar Samvad (do): Rachnatmak Bechaini Mein, 2002, Rajkamal Prakashan, (iv) Chandrashekhar Samvad (teen) – Ek Dusre Shikhar se, 2002, Rajkamal Prakashan, (v) Chandrashekhar ke Bare Mein, 2002 Rajkamal Prakashan and (vi) Meri Jail Diary (two volumes), 2002, Rajkamal Prakashan
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Awards: First Madhav Rao Sapre Award in August 2008 at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) for his dedicated contribution in the field of journalism; Exchange 4 Media honoured as Media Maharathi (ranked Top 3 journalist of country amongst top 50 journalists of country); was honoured by Acharya Mahaveer Prasad Dwivedi Patrakarita Samman (1996, Akhil Bharatiya Patrakarita Parishad, Kolkata); was honoured for his outstanding contribution to Hindi during the 9th World Hindi Conference held at Johannesburg (South Africa) in September, 2012 Journalistic accomplishments: Started Journalism (as Sub-Editor) with Dharamyug (prestigious Hindi magazine), TOI Group, Mumbai, 1977-81; Assistant Editor, Ravivar (Hindi weekly), ABP Group, Kolkata, 1985-89; Chief Editor, Prabhat Khabar, Hindi daily, Ranchi, 1989 - June 1990 and June 1991- 30 June 2016; served on several Boards, Commissions and Committees of Government of India; Consulting Editor, Vidura (Hindi), a prestigious magazine of Press Institute of India; active participation in many social programmes such as Right to Information Campaign (Jharkhand-Bihar), Literacy Campaign (Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), (Bihar-Jharkhand), liquor ban (mass campaign with women’s group in rural areas of Jharkhand), Bharat Jodo Abhiyan with Baba Amte, Bharatyatra with Shri Chandrashekhar (former Prime Minister) and Voter Awareness Campaign; as an Editor, organizing lecture series ‘Bharat Kidhar’ for public awareness in different cities of Jharkhand-Bihar; promoted sports and cultural activities in Bihar and Jharkhand
Source ↗- Hobbies & recreation
- Participated in organizing tournaments at village level for the development of sports and sportspersons in rural areas; participated in facilitation programmes of sportspersons Source ↗
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As Journalist: U.S.A. on the invitation of USIS; travelled to U.K., Russia, China, Mexico, Brazil, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and Italy, as a member of the Media delegation with the then Prime Minister; attended the World Hindi Conferences held in London (U.K.), 1999, Suriname, 2003, New York (U.S.A.), 2007 and Johannesburg (South Africa), 2012; attended WAN (World Association of Newspapers) meetings in Moscow (Russia), Gutenberg and Cape Town (South Africa); U.K., to attend the International Growth Week Conference Parliamentary visits: Switzerland, to attend 131st (2014), 139th (2018), 148th (2024) and 149th (2024) Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union; New York (U.S.A.), to attend UN 72nd Meet in 2017; Japan, as leader of Goodwill Delegation of Rajya Sabha in 2019; Qatar, to attend 140th Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union in 2019; Maldives, to attend 4th South Asian Speakers Meet in 2019; Kazakhstan, to attend Eurasian Countries' Parliament Meet in 2019; Canada, to attend Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference in 2020; Vienna (Austria), to attend 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments and First Global Parliamentary Summit on Counter-Terrorism in 2021; Rome (Italy), to attend 7th G20 Speaker’s Summitt (P20) in 2021; Jakarta (Indonesia), to attend 8th G20 Speakers’ Summit in 2022; Kigali (Rwanda), to attend 145th Assembly of IPU in 2022; Canberra (Australia), to attend 26th Conference of the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in 2023; South Africa, to attend 9th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in 2023; Kampala (Uganda), to attend 27th Conference of the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in 2024; Hungary, as leader of Indian Parliamentary Delegation in 2024; St. Petersburg (Russia), to attend 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in 2024; Brasilia (Brazil), to attend the 10th P20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit in 2024; Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to attend 150th IPU Assembly; Brasilia (Brazil), to attend the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in 2025; Cape Town (South Africa), to attend 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in 2025 and Bridgetown (Barbados), to attend 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in 2025, Bhutan, to lead Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Thimphu (Bhutan), in May, 2026
Source ↗- Other information in biography
- Official Language Officer, Bank of India, Hyderabad and Patna, 1981-84; Additional Information Advisor (in the rank of Joint Secretary, Government of India) to the Prime Minister, Shri Chandrasekhar, 1990-91 Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
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- April 2014
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Sept. 2014 - June 2018
Member, House Committee
Source ↗ - Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2018
Member, Committee on Defence
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Source ↗ - July - Aug. 2016
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013
Source ↗ - Aug. 2016 - Sept. 2018
Member, Joint Committee on the Bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955
Source ↗ - June 2017
Member, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Source ↗ - Aug. - Dec. 2017
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Source ↗ - May - Aug. 2018
Member, Samsad (Court) of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
Source ↗ - 9 Aug. 2018 - 9 April 2020
Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (first term)
Source ↗ - Aug. 2018 - Nov. 2019
Chairman, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Aug. 2018 - April 2020, Sept. 2020 - April 2026 and May 2026 onwards
Chairman, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
Source ↗ - 10 Oct. 2018 - April 2020
Member, Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
Source ↗ - 27 Oct. 2018 - April 2020, Sept. 2020 -April 2026 and May 2026 onwards
Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗ - May 2019 - April 2020
Chairman, Content Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha Television
Source ↗ - April 2020
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - July - Sept. 2020
Member, Committee on Agriculture
Source ↗ - 14 Sept. 2020 - 9 April 2026
Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - March 2021 - Feb. 2022
Chairman, Rajbhasha, Kshetriya Bhasha Shabdawali Samiti, Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - 10 April 2026
Nominated to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - 17 April 2026 onwards
Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha (third term)
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2015 | 113 | 0 |
| 2016 | 152 | 0 |
| 2017 | 136 | 0 |
| 2018 | 117 | 0 |
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Irrigated land in the country
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Dependency on agriculture
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NRC in Assam
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Dues of corporate houses under NPAs
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Loan before 2014 turned into NPAs
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Construction of four landing platform docks
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B.A., M.A. (Economics), Diploma in Journalism Educated at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
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Journalist/Writer.
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April 2014: Elected to Rajya Sabha. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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