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 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (September 2020) |
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | |
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.jpg) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | |
| Member of the Lok Sabha | |
| In office May 1996–16 may 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Shiva Saran Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rama Kishor Singh |
| Constituency | Vaishali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1946 Vaishali, Bihar, British India |
| Died | 13 September 2020 (aged 74) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Kiran Singh |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Patna |
| Website | Official website |
As of 25 February, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (6 June 1946 – 13 September 2020)[note 1] was an Indian socialist[1] politician. In the Lok Sabha, he represented the Vaishali constituency of Bihar and was the national vice president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party. He was one of the senior most politicians in India as a people's representative in the legislature for four decades from 1977.[2]
He started his political career when he was elected as an MLA and was subsequently made the Energy minister of Bihar in the Karpoori Thakur ministry.[3] He had represented Belsand constituency five times in the Bihar vidhan sabha. He was made the member of Bihar legislative council in a 1991 post. He became the chairman of Bihar legislative council.[4] He has represented Vaishali constituency from Bihar in Lok Sabha consecutively for five terms and has been in the Union cabinet for three terms. He was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in UPA-I of Manmohan Singh's government and is credited with conceptualization and implementation of NREGA (National rural employment guarantee act).[5]
Singh died from complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on 13 September 2020, at age 74.[6] In his final days, Singh wrote an emotional letter to Lalu Prasad Yadav mentioning the humiliation meted out to him in his last days.[7]
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- ^ "Explained: The importance of Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, the last of true socialists". The Indian Express. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ Mishra, Dipak (13 September 2020). "Raghuvansh Prasad Singh — Lalu's conscience keeper and the driving force behind NREGA". ThePrint. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "रघुवंश प्रसाद: जेपी आंदोलन से शुरू हुआ राजनीतिक सफर, 1977 में पहली बार बने विधायक". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "जब अरुण जेटली ने रघुवंश प्रसाद से कहा था तो 'कैसा चल रहा है वन मैन ऑपोजिशन', ऐसे थे प्रोफेसर साहब". Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News (in Hindi). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Explained: The importance of Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, the last of true socialists". The Indian Express. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passes away in Delhi". newsd.in. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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