Summary
Ram Subhag Singh (7 July 1917 – 16 December 1980)[1] was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha for Bikramganj and Buxar in the Bihar state of India in 1962 and 1967, respectively. After the split in the Congress party in 1969, he stayed with the Indian National Congress (Organisation). He was first leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha in 1969. He participated in the Indian independence movement. He was a cabinet minister in the Union Government led by the Congress party.
Ram Subhag Singh | |
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 Ram Subhag Singh in 1967 | |
| Minister of State for Food and Agriculture | |
| In office 08 May 1962 - 8 June 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Constituency | Bikramganj |
| Minister of State for Railways | |
| In office 14 June 1964 - 12 March 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Constituency | Bikramganj |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 09 June 1964 - 13 June 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Preceded by | Nityanand Kanungo |
| Succeeded by | H.C. Dasappa |
| Constituency | Bikramganj |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 13 March 1967 - 14 February 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Satya Narayan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Kotha Raghuramaiah |
| Constituency | Buxar |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |
| In office 13 March 1967 - 14 February 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Satya Narayan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Satya Narayan Sinha |
| Constituency | Buxar |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 14 February 1969 - 4 November 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | C. M. Poonacha |
| Succeeded by | Panampilli Govinda Menon |
| Constituency | Buxar |
| Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha | |
| In office 17 December 1969 - 27 December 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Buxar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ram Subhag Singh 7 July 1917 Khajuria, Dhamar Post, Bhojpur district, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India (present-day Bihar, India) |
| Died | 16 December 1980 (aged 63) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Resting place | Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (Organisation) (from 1969) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Education | Town School, Arrah, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith and Varanasi |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Freedom Fighter, Politician |
Early life edit
Singh was born in July 1917 in Bhojpur district of the Bihar State in India. He undertook his primary education at the Government Town School, Ara Bihar, and his secondary education at Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Singh went to the University of Missouri for completing his Ph.D. degree in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism.
Activism and politics edit
He participated in 1942 Quit India Movement along with Mahatma Gandhi. He was close aid of Jawahar Lal Nehru and he fought Parliamentary Election in 1952 from Sasaram Constituency of Bihar State and elected as Member of Parliament in First Loksabha. In 1957 he again got elected to Parliament from same constituency. In 1962 he won parliamentary seat of Bikramganj constituency in Bihar. In 1967 he fought the general election for the buxar constituency and was elected to parliament for a 4th time.
Positions held edit
- Member of the Central Legislature for over 22 years consecutively.
- Member of Parliament, 1948–1952.
- Provisional Parliament, 1950–1952.
- Member of Parliament, 1952–1957.
- Agriculturist and Journalist; President, Shahabad District Canal (Nahar) Kisan Congress, 1952–1955.
- Member of Parliament, 1957–1962.
- Secretary, Congress party in Parliament, 1955–1962.
- Union Minister of State for Food and Agriculture, 1962–1964.
- Union Minister of Social Security & Cottage Industries, 9 June 1964 – 13 June 1964.
- Union Minister of State for Railways, 1964–1967.
- Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, 1967–1969.
- Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, 1967–1969.
- Union Minister of Railways, 14 February 1969 – 4 November 1969.
- He was the Leader of India's first Opposition in the Lok Sabha, 1969–1970.
References edit
- ^ Data India, Press Institute of India, 1981
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