Mewalal Chaudhary

Mewalal Chaudhary (4 January 1953 – 19 April 2021) was a leader of Janata Dal (United) and a minister for a brief period of time in the Nitish Kumar's cabinet. He was elected from the Tarapur assembly constituency to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020, and was made a minister in charge of Education in the Bihar Government. However, he had to resign just three days after his appointment, amidst row over his alleged involvement in a corruption case, for which he was booked earlier. Chaudhary was an educationist, and prior to becoming a legislator, he was serving as Vice Chancellor of various agricultural universities in Bihar.

Mewalal Chaudhary
Mewa Lal Chaudhary
Minister of Education
Government of Bihar
In office
16 November 2020  19 November 2020
Preceded byKrishana Nandan Prasad Verma
Janata Dal (United)
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
November 2015  19 April 2021
ConstituencyTarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Preceded byNeeta Choudhary
Personal details
Born(1953-01-04)4 January 1953
Munger district, Bihar
Died19 April 2021(2021-04-19) (aged 68)
Paras Hospital, Patna
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
SpouseNeeta Choudhary
EducationMaster of Science in Agriculture
PHD
ProfessionAgriculturist, Vice Chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University
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