Prince Raj

{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Prince Raj

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|07|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Khagaria, Bihar, India

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| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| constituency1 = Samastipur

| term_start1 = 24 October 2019

| term_end1 = 04 June 2024

| predecessor1 = Ram Chandra Paswan

| successor1 = Shambhavi Choudhary

| office2 = Lok Janshakti Party Bihar unit President

| term_start2 = 26 October 2019

| term_end2 = 24 February 2021

| predecessor2 = Pashupati Kumar Paras

| successor2 = Raju Tiwari

| party = Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party

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| father = Ram Chandra Paswan

| mother = Sunaina Kumari

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| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5529

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Prince Raj (born 7 July 1989) is an Indian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Samastipur in a by-poll on 24 October 2019, after the death of his father and sitting MP Ram Chandra Paswan. Prince Raj was appointed president of Bihar unit of Lok Janshakti Party in October 2019, replacing his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras.{{cite news

| title= Paswan's nephew Prince Raj wins LS bypoll to retain Samastipur seat for LJP

| url= https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/paswan-s-nephew-prince-raj-retains-samastipur-ls-seat-for-ljp-119102401210_1.html

| date= 24 October 2019| accessdate= 24 October 2019

| newspaper= Business Standard India| agency= Press Trust of India

}}{{cite web|title=Ram Vilas Paswan's Nephew Retains Samastipur Lok Sabha Seat For Party

|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ram-vilas-paswans-nephew-retains-samastipur-lok-sabha-seat-for-party-2122218

|website=NDTV| date= 24 October 2019| accessdate= 24 October 2019}}{{cite web|title=Bihar bypoll results 2019: LJP win in Samastipur LS seat, AIMIM in Kishanganj

|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bihar-bypoll-results-2019-samastipur-lok-sabha-seat-rjd-jdu-ljp-winners-losers-6085789/

|website=The Indian Express| date= 24 October 2019| accessdate= 24 October 2019}}

He became the member of Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as well as Consultative Committee, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.{{Cite magazine|agency=Press Trust of India |date=October 26, 2019 |title=Paswan's nephew Prince Raj chosen Bihar LJP president|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/paswan-nephew-prince-raj-bihar-ljp-president-1613025-2019-10-26|access-date=2021-10-08|magazine=India Today|language=en}}

On 15 June 2021, Chirag Paswan suspended 5 rebel MP's along with Prince Raj for anti-party activities.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-15|title=LJP national committee in Bihar expels 5 rebel MPs, decides Chirag Paswan would continue heading the party|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/ljp-national-committee-in-bihar-expels-5-rebel-mps-decides-chirag-paswan-would-continue-heading-the-party-101623761714561.html|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}