Prem Das Rai (born 31 July 1954) is an Indian politician from the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) party. Rai was a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the Sikkim constituency of Sikkim, India, first elected in 2009 election and re-elected in 2014 after serving his first term in 2009-2014. In 2019 Lok Sabha election he did not get the ticket from SDF.
He has the distinction of being the first Member of Parliament with both Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management degrees. In 2002, he was awarded the prestigious and selective Eisenhower Fellowship (USA) for his contribution to Sikkim's economic and industrial growth.He is married to Jean Chun Ping Rai. They have two children, both who work in Singapore. Rai is widely traveled.
Early life and education:
Rai did his schooling at Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie, then in Uttar Pradesh, on a Government of India scholarship. He did his chemical engineering from IIT, Kanpur in 1976 and his Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA), in 1978, from IIM, Ahmedabad.