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👁 Ravi Shankar Prasad
Image Source : Wikipedia
  • Born 30 August 1954
  • Age 70
  • Birth Place Patna, Bihar, India
  • Profession Lawyer
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
  • In Office Union Cabinet Minister, Government Of India 26 May 2014 - 7 July 2021, Union Minister Of State, Government Of India 1 September 2001 - 29 January 2003, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 3 April 2000 - 30 May 2019

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Ravi Shankar Prasad BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 30 Jan 2025
Senior BJP leader and a former Union Minister of Law and Justice, Communications, and Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has held key positions under the Modi government's two terms. Within the BJP, Prasad has held several positions including the president of the Bihar un...it of the BJP. In 1998, Prasad was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. He served in the Rajya Sabha for two terms. In 2014, Prasad was appointed as the Minister of Communications and Electronics and Information Technology in the Government of India. He served in this position until 2019. In 2019, Prasad was re-appointed as the Minister of Law and Justice in the Second Modi Ministry. In 2024, Prasad once again retained his seat by winning the election with a comfortable margin of over 1.5 lakh votes. Ravi Shankar Prasad was born in Patna, Bihar on August 30, 1954. He studied law at Patna University and graduated in 1977. He became a student leader under the leadership of Jayaprakash Narayan. In 2001, he was appointed as the spokesperson of the BJP and quickly gained recognition for his articulate and persuasive speeches. In 2002, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Coal and Mines in the government led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was later elevated to the position of Minister of State for Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology.

Ravi Shankar Prasad PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse Maya Shankar
Education Patna University (BA, MA, LLB)

POSITIONS HELD BY Ravi Shankar Prasad

Position Tenure
Member of Rajya Sabha N/A
Minister of Law and Justice of India 26 May 2014 - 9 November 2014
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha N/A

RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD NEWS

Tejashwi press conference in silence period shows he has admitted defeat: Ravi Shankar Prasad

November 11, 2025 4:58 am

The BJP Lok Sabha MP targeted RJD leader Tejashwai Yadav, saying he had, in desperation, addressed a press conference during the “silence period” which follows the end of campaigning.

Ravi Shankar Prasad at Idea Exchange: ‘No leader can dare to impose an Emergency. That’s the biggest positive consequence of that struggle’

June 30, 2025 8:25 am

Prasad, who was arrested under MISA during student protests and had spent several months in detention, has been a vehement critic of the Emergency led by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Pahalgam attack: BJP hits out; says 'remarks shameful, do Kharge, Rahul control their party?'

April 29, 2025 9:08 am

Ravi Shankar Prasad also questioned Vadra’s remarks about Muslims feeling suppressed and Aiyar’s remark that the consequences of the Partition remain unresolved to this day

Lord Ram and Krishna part of our heritage, not Babur and Aurangzeb: Ravi Shankar Prasad

December 15, 2024 2:45 am

Prasad said that the original Constitution had photographs of Lord Ram returning to Ayodhya with Sita and Laxman after victory in Lanka.

In BJP's Patna Sahib bastion, Ravi Shankar Prasad sits pretty as he rides on Modi, vikas

May 29, 2024 10:52 pm

BJP veteran is up against Cong’s Anshul Avijit, son of Meira Kumar, who says Patna Sahib is not 'BJP’s fiefdom' and that he too has a 'vision for its development'

Patna Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency: BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad to go up against Congress’ Anshul Avijit

May 16, 2024 12:15 pm

Patna Sabhib Lok Sabha constituency made its electoral debut in 2009, and ever since it came into existence, the seat has been held by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Iran mission uses donations to buy 40 tonnes of medicine, unable to send them home
India13 min ago

A 40-tonne shipment of medicines bought by the Iranian embassy in India is stranded in New Delhi due to a damaged aircraft. The embassy is seeking alternative ways to deliver the urgently needed medicines, as pharmaceutical companies in Iran are under attack.

RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD PHOTOS

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at Express Adda in Mumbai

June 09, 2016 1:57 pm

At the Express Adda, Prasad was in conversation with Vandita Mishra, National Opinion Editor, The Indian Express, and Maneesh Chhibber, National Bureau Chief, The Indian Express.

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Smriti Irani participate in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’

September 26, 2014 12:33 pm

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Smriti Irani were seen participating in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’.

RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD VIDEOS

Ravi Shankar Prasad tells Parliament about the plan to control WhatsApp rumours

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

The Union Minister made an elaborate speech in the Rajya Sabha where he listed out the various incidents of violence - like lynching - which were reported because of rumour-mongering on WhatsApp and laid out the plan to tackle it.

Budget 2016-17 provides boost to electronics manufacturing sector: Ravi Shankar Prasad

March 01, 2016 11:17 am

New Delhi, Mar 01 (ANI): Union Minister of Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday praised Budget 2016-17. He said that with India emerging as a global hub of electronic manufacturing, the proposals relating to the sector were welcome. He added that a lot has improved, but more needed to be done in the communication sector and the government is ready to take all the required measures.

Ayush Ministry to collaborate with WHO: Prasad

February 17, 2016 11:31 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said the Cabinet has decided to collaborate Ayush Ministry with the World Health Organization (WHO). He further said the decision has been taken to give a filip to the branding for international acceptability and create awareness about Indian system of medicines.

Telecom Minister lauds mobile companies for spreading mobile technology

January 10, 2016 1:22 pm

Mumbai, Jan 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday appreciated the mobile companies for spreading mobile technology in the entire country. He said the responsibilities of the mobile operators do not end there; their main responsibility is to provide good service and for this the government is ready to take any strict actions. He further stated that if mobile operators can provide mobile services to villages, they should also provide better services as it is their responsibility.

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