New Delhi. 05 July 2016. Hansraj Ahir and Coalgate are synonymous and the Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers will be the new Minister of State for Home Affairs, definitely a pat on the back by the PM.
He representsts the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra 4th time from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been re-elected from the Chandrapur Lok Sabha Constituency as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, the results of which were declared on 16 May 2009. In the 14th Lok Sabha, then Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had hailed Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, member of BJP from Chandrapur in Maharashtra as Role-Model for MP’s.
He has also been rated as the best parliamentarian for introduction of 24 private bills out of a total of 288 bills that were introduced so far in the 15th Lok Sabha and he was felicitated with Sansad Ratna Award.