Raghunath Pandey (March 8, 1922 – September 24, 2001) was an Indian politician and businessperson from

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak River, Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur distri ...

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. He served as the

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from 1980 to 1995 by

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ticket. Pandey lost the 1991 general elections from

George Fernandes George Mathew Fernandes (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was an Indian politician, trade unionist, statesman, and journalist, who served as the Minister of Defence (India), Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004. A veteran socialist, h ...

. He filed a case in Patna High Court and finally he won but till then the Parliament was dissolved. He again lost in the 1995 assembly elections. Pandey served as the

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of Muzaffarpur Municipality for ten years. He also served as a minister in

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's cabinet. Prior to entering politics, he had several businesses in Muzaffarpur including transport and cinema halls. Pandey setup several colleges including

Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital Sri Krishna Medical College (SKMCH) is a medical institution located in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. It was established on 11 May 1970. SKMCH is affiliated with Bihar University of Health Sciences and offers courses at the undergraduate and graduate ...

and Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital in the city.

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Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pandey, Raghunath Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar People from Muzaffarpur district 1922 births 2001 deaths Bihar MLAs 1980–1985 Bihar MLAs 1985–1990 Bihar MLAs 1990–1995 State cabinet ministers of Bihar Businesspeople from Bihar