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He is listed as public Service by profession. Rajya Sabha records list 2 terms in the House. He currently serves as a Cabinet Minister in the Union Government, holding Railways; Information and Broadcasting; Electronics and Information Technology. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Ashwini Vaishnaw?\n\nAshwini Vaishnaw represents Odisha in the Rajya Sabha, the Council of States in India's Parliament, as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rajya Sabha members are elected by the elected members of the state's Legislative Assembly. His current term runs from 4 April 2024 to 3 April 2030.\n\nAccording to his Rajya Sabha biodata, he was born on 18 July 1970 in Jodhpur (Rajasthan). His father's name is recorded as Shri Dau Lal Vaishnaw.\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nAshwini Vaishnaw is currently Cabinet Minister – Railways; Information and Broadcasting; Electronics and Information Technology in the Union Council of Ministers (Government of India), according to the official list of the Council of Ministers with portfolios (List of Council of Ministers with Portfolios, as on 25.07.2026 (pmindia.gov.in)). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate Ashwini Vaishnaw: Neta Trust Score\n\n Ashwini Vaishnaw has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this Rajya Sabha MP.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Parliamentary career\n\n- Current term: member from Odisha, Rajya Sabha, 4 April 2024 – 3 April 2030 (Rajya Sabha Secretariat).\n- Rajya Sabha terms listed in his biodata: 2.\n- June 2019: Elected to Rajya Sahba\n- 7 July 2021 - 9 June 2024: Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology\n- April 2024: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)\n- 9 June 2024 onwards: Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.\n- … 11 entries in total are listed in his official Rajya Sabha biodata (see the full list below in 'Positions held').\n- This section uses official Rajya Sabha records only; other career events are not included.\n\n## Ashwini Vaishnaw's education and profession\n\nEducation: B.E., M.Tech., M.B.A.; Educated at MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Rajya Sabha biodata).\nProfession: Public Service.\n\n## Ashwini Vaishnaw's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2024 Rajya Sabha election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 1,44,12,01,998 (about Rs 144.1 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Nil\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Positions held (official record)\n\n- June 2019: Elected to Rajya Sahba\n- Sept. 2019 - July 2021: Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change\n- Oct. 2019 - July 2021: Member, Committee on Petitions\n- Oct. 2019 - July 2021: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting\n- Nov. 2019 - Feb. 2020: Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019\n- Dec. 2019 - July 2021: Member, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019\n- July 2020 - July 2021: Member, Committee on Rules\n- April 2021- July 2021: Member, Press Council of India\n- 7 July 2021 - 9 June 2024: Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology\n- April 2024: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)\n- 9 June 2024 onwards: Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.\n\n## Neta Updates from Ashwini Vaishnaw\n\nAshwini Vaishnaw has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Ashwini Vaishnaw or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nRajya Sabha Secretariat member records (rsdoc.nic.in \u002F sansad.in), ADR\u002FMyNeta Rajya Sabha affidavit data (2024), official Union Council of Ministers list with portfolios (pmindia.gov.in, as on 25.07.2026). 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