Subodh Kant Sahay

Subodh Kant Sahay
Subodh Kant Sahay as Minister of Tourism in 2012
Minister of Tourism
In office 2011 - 2012
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Selja Kumari
Succeeded by	Chiranjeevi (As MoS, Independent Charge)
Minister of Food Processing Industries
In office 2009 - 2011
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Himself (as MoS, Independent Charge)
Succeeded by	Sharad Pawar
Minister of State (independent charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industries
In office 2004 - 2009
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Rajnath Singh (as Minister)
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2004 - 2014
Preceded by	Ram Tahal Choudhary
Succeeded by	Ram Tahal Choudhary
Constituency	Ranchi
In office 1989 -1991
Preceded by	Shiv Prasad Sahu
Succeeded by	Ram Tahal Choudhary
Personal details
Born	(1951-06-11) 11 June 1951 (age 72) Latehar, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (1989 - Present)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (till 1989)
Spouse	Rekha Sahay
Children	Yashashwini Sahay
Residence	Ranchi & Delhi
As of 25 September, 2006 Source: [1]

Subodh Kant Sahay (Hindi: सुबोध कांत सहाय; born 11 June 1951) is an Indian politician. He served as three term MP (Lok Sabha) of India. He represented the Ranchi constituency of Jharkhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He had been holding important portfolios. He was the Cabinet Minister for Tourism until 28 Oct 2012. He is referred as one of the closest to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and former UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi. According to sources, Sonia Gandhi knew him for his truth and hard work.^[1] He was the Minister for Home in V.P. Singh government. Sahay was asked to resign in 2012 from his ministerial post by Manmohan Singh in light of favoring his brother in allocation of coal mine blocks in the infamous Coal Scam.^[2]