Chandra Shekhar Dubey (died 10 July 2025), also known as Dadai Dubey, was a Cabinet minister in the Jharkhand government. He was an elected MLA of Bishrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Dadai Dubey was a member of the

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political party. Chandrashekhar Dubey was also member of the

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. He represented the

Dhanbad Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur and a major financial hub of Jharkhand. In terms of economy, Dhanbad has the largest economy in the state of Jharkhand and it is often referred to as th ...

constituency of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. Chandrashekhar Dubey was made the state rural development minister in Jharkhand in

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government in August 2013. Dubey was also the general secretary of Rashtiya Koyla Mazdoor Sangh affiliated with

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. Chandrashekhar Dubey was also a senate member of Nilamber Pitamber University, nominated by Hon'ble Speaker of

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. In July 2015, Dadai Dubey was arrested for misbehaving with the police and was sent to judicial custody. He died at the age of 87 on 10 July 2025.

Political career

* 1970–77 – Mukhia * 1977–2009 – Representative,

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* 1985–2000 – Member,

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(Three Terms) * 2000 – Minister of Labour and Employment in

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government in

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* 2000–2004 – Member,

* 2004 – Elected to 14th Lok Sabha, Member from

, Committee on Coal and Steel, Member- Consultative Committee on Coal & Mines * 5 August 2007 onwards – Member, Standing Committee on Coal * 2013 – MLA, Bishrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency),

; Cabinet Minister, Jharkhand- Gram Vikas, Panchayati raj, Labour and Employment.

Dismissal

He was removed from

by its working committee for anti-union activities. After that he started to falsely claim that he was the president of INTUC. AICC also clarified that he was not the real president of INTUC. Dadai Dubey was also terminated from ministry for raising allegations against Chief Minister in various

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, transfer-posting of officials in the state. He was quoted "Chief Minister

lacks political will to eliminate poverty, corruption and terrorism from the state". He was disappointed with Jharkhand Congress, to continue his fight against corruption and

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References

External links

Jharkhand Cabinet

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