[2] Subodh Kant Sahay was born on 11 June 1951 in a religious Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha family in Latehar, Bihar (now Jharkhand) to Shri.

[4] He has been involved in social and welfare activities since student days and organized several National and State Level programs for mobilization of youth, working for the upliftment of the downtrodden, deprived and minority communities.

He participated in Jai Prakash Movement of 70s and was groomed under the tutelage of Janta party stalwarts like Chandrashekhar Singh, Satyendra Narayan Sinha & Thakur Prasad.

Upon behest of Bihar Janta party president Sinha, he was placed as a candidate from Hatia, a seat he won and made his electoral debut in assembly.

Sahay served as Minister Of State (Independent Charge) for Food Processing Industries in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet from 2004 to 2009.

On the second Congress victory in the 2009 elections which saw Manmohan Singh continue as Prime Minister, Sahay was elevated to Cabinet rank holding the same Food Processing Industries portfolio.