Ram Sundar Das

Ram Sundar Das
15th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
21 April 1979 – 17 February 1980
Preceded by Karpuri Thakur
Succeeded by Jagannath Mishra
Personal details
Born (1921-01-09)9 January 1921
Gangajal, Saran district, Bihar, India
Died 6 March 2015(2015-03-06) (aged 94)
Patna, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Janata Dal (United)
Spouse(s) Savita Devi
Occupation Politician
Religion Hinduism
As of 6 March, 2015
Source:

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Bihar Chief Minister Ram Sundar Das passes away". The Economics Times. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. "Detailed Profile: Shri Ram Sundar Das". india.gov.in website. Retrieved 18 May 2010.

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Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Ram Vilas Paswan
Member of Parliament
for Hajipur

1991–1996
Succeeded by
Ram Vilas Paswan
Preceded by
Ram Vilas Paswan
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
Karpoori Thakur
Chief Minister of Bihar
21 April 1979  17 February 1980
Succeeded by
President's rule


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