Ram Sundar Das
Ram Sundar Das | |
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File:Ram Sundar Das.jpg | |
15th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
In office 21 April 1979 – 17 February 1980 |
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Preceded by | Karpuri Thakur |
Succeeded by | Jagannath Mishra |
Personal details | |
Born | Gangajal, Saran district, Bihar, India |
9 January 1921
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Patna, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
Spouse(s) | Savita Devi |
Occupation | Politician |
Religion | Hinduism |
As of 6 March, 2015 Source: [1] |
Ram Sundar Das (Hindi: राम सुन्दर दास; 9 January 1921 – 6 March 2015) was an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar state. He was a leader of the Janata Dal (United) political party.[1] He was the Chief Minister of Bihar from 21 April 1979 to 17 February 1980. In 1991, he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha from Hajipur constituency in Bihar. In 2009, he was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency. He contested from Hajipur again in 2014 general election when in his 90s, but Ram Vilas Paswan won the seat taking advantage of the Narendra Modi - BJP wave. As the Chief Minister of Bihar he enjoyed the trust and support of top Janata Party leaders of Emergency like Chandra Shekhar Singh and then Bihar Janata Party chief Satyendra Narain Sinha.[2] He died on 6 March 2015 at the age of 94. He is survived by two sons and one daughter.[1]
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Lok Sabha | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Hajipur 1991–1996 |
Succeeded by Ram Vilas Paswan |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Hajipur 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Ram Vilas Paswan |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Leader of the Janata Dal (United) Party in the 16th Lok Sabha 2009-2014 |
Succeeded by Kaushalendra Kumar |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Chief Minister of Bihar 21 April 1979 – 17 February 1980 |
Succeeded by President's rule |
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