Sushil Kumar Modi - Age, Wiki and Bio

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Death Date	13/05/2024
Hobbies	Doing Yoga Reading Writing
Controversies	He was arrested 5 times during the JP Movement and the Emergency. In 1974, he challenged the constitutional validity of Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). In 2004, he filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Patna High Court against Lalu Prasad Yadav, which was later known as Fodder Scam. Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: In March 2023, he filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi at the court of Patna’s Chief Judicial Magistrate over Mr. Gandhi’s “Modi surname” remark in Karnataka’s Kolar while campaigning for Parliamentary elections in 2019 following which the court summoned Mr Gandhi to appear before it on 12 April 2023 to record his statement.

College	B N College, Patna, Bihar Patna Science College, Patna, Bihar Patna University
Degrees	BSc from B N College, Patna Botany Hons from Patna Science College in 1973 MSc Botany (left the course) from Patna University

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Wife	Jessie George
Marriage Date	1987
Children	2

Political Journey	1974: became a Member of Bihar Pradesh Chaatra (Student) Sangharsh Samiti. 1977: appointed the State Secretary of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad. 1977-1986: held different posts including that of State Organising Secretary, Bihar, All India Secretary, in-charge of UP and Bihar and then the All India General Secretary of Vidyarthi Parishad. 1990: successfully contested from Patna Central Assembly (now known as Kumhrar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)) and also became the Chief Whip of the BJP Bihar Legislature Party. 1995 & 2000: reelected from Patna Central Assembly. 1996-2004: remained the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar State Assembly. 2000: served as the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in a short lived Nitish Kumar Government. 2004: became a member of Lok Sabha from the Bhagalpur constituency. 2005: elected as the leader of Bihar BJP Legislature Party and also took over as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and was given the Finance Portfolio along with a number of other departments. 2010: continued to be the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. 2017: became the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar for the third time. 2020: On 8 December, he became the Rajya Sabha member from Bihar to fill the vacant seat after the demise of Ram Vilas Paswan.

Political Journey

1974: became a Member of Bihar Pradesh Chaatra (Student) Sangharsh Samiti.
1977: appointed the State Secretary of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
1977-1986: held different posts including that of State Organising Secretary, Bihar, All India Secretary, in-charge of UP and Bihar and then the All India General Secretary of Vidyarthi Parishad.
1990: successfully contested from Patna Central Assembly (now known as Kumhrar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)) and also became the Chief Whip of the BJP Bihar Legislature Party.
1995 & 2000: reelected from Patna Central Assembly.
1996-2004: remained the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar State Assembly.
2000: served as the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in a short lived Nitish Kumar Government.
2004: became a member of Lok Sabha from the Bhagalpur constituency.
2005: elected as the leader of Bihar BJP Legislature Party and also took over as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and was given the Finance Portfolio along with a number of other departments.
2010: continued to be the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
2017: became the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar for the third time.
2020: On 8 December, he became the Rajya Sabha member from Bihar to fill the vacant seat after the demise of Ram Vilas Paswan.

Politicians	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Narendra Modi
Leaders	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Jayaprakash Narayan

He was born in Patna, Bihar, into a Marwari (Vaishya Bania) family.
In 1962, he joined the RSS, a right-wing Hindu organization.
During the Sino-Indian War of 1962, he trained students and civilians for the Civil Defence as Commandant.
In 1968, he completed the 3-year Officer Training Course, the highest RSS training course.
After matriculation, he worked full-time for the RSS and later became In-charge of evening branches in Patna Town.
Despite his family being in the readymade garments business, he chose to serve the people instead.
He was elected as the General Secretary of the Student’s Union of Patna University in 1973.
He was arrested five times during the JP Movement and Emergency.
He was imprisoned in various locations for 19 months beginning on June 30, 1975.
He led a movement against foreign infiltrators in Bihar's bordering districts.
In 2000, he supported the creation of the State of Jharkhand.
He met his wife, Jessie George, during his time in the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
Despite family objections, they married in 1987.
On April 3, 2024, he announced on Twitter that he would not contest the Lok Sabha elections due to health issues.
He passed away on May 13, 2024, in AIIMS, New Delhi, after battling cancer.