Chandrashekhar Singh
| Chandrashekhar Singh | |
|---|---|
| 20 th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
|
In office 14 August 1983 – 12 March 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Bindeshwari Dubey |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 17, 1927 Malaypur, Jamui, Bihar |
| Died |
July 9, 1986 (aged 58) AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Political party |
Indian National Congress  |
| Spouse(s) | Manorama Singh (M.P., BANKA) |
| Children | Kanchan Singh, V. S. Singh, Shashank Shekhar |
| Residence | Boring Canal Road, PATNA |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Nickname(s) | Lallu Jee, Saheb |
| Former Chief Minister of Bihar | |
Chandrashekhar Singh was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985.[1] He also held a number of Cabinet Minister positions in the Cabinet of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. He had also been elected Member of Parliament numerous times.
He last held the position of Union Minister of Petroleum, after which he died due to cancer.
He was elected to the first Bihar Assembly in 1952 after which he served the people of Bihar for 30 years continuously till 1980. He was also close and a relative of Rajput stalwart Satyendra Narain Singh.In 1980, he was invited by Indira Gandhi to contest Elections on an Indian National Congress ticket from Banka. He won with an overwhelming majority. In 1983, he was asked to become the Chief Minister of Bihar. After the 1985 Elections, he was asked by Rajiv Gandhi to return to Government of India as union Minister of Petroleum. He was elected to the Parliament of India a total of 5 times.[2]
A museum has also been opened in Jamui in Bihar in his name. It was established in 1983 by the state government to preserve the antiquities of the surrounding areas.
References
- ↑ "Chief Minister, Bihar". Chief Minister's Secretariat. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combexpr.htm
