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Ram Charitra Rai Yadav was an Indian politician, activist, social worker, and freedom fighter. He was a member of the
Bihar Legislative Assembly
The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India
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, representing the Sursand
Sursand or Sursand Raj is an Indian town in the Mithila region of Bihar near the Indo-Nepal border. It is about 25 kilometres away from Sitamarhi, the district headquarters, and approximately 5 kilometers away from Bhitthamore.
History
The vil ...
constituency in Sitamarhi district
Sitamarhi is one of the districts in the Indian state of Bihar. Dumra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of the Tirhut Division and is located along the border of Nepal. It is the part of the Mithila re ...
, Bihar. He held this position from 1952 to 1957, during India's first general election, i.e., 1951–52 Indian general election
General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952, the first national elections after India attained independence in 1947. Voters elected 489 members of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of ...
after India gaining independence, and again from 1969 to 1980.
He was a veteran socialist leader and one of the prominent figures in Bihar politics during his era. He became a martyr on August 11, 1998, sacrificing his life in a firing incident at Sitamarhi collectorate while advocating for the rights of the poor and protesting against neglect in providing relief during a movement demanding adequate relief for flood-affected survivors, as this tragic event affected several parts of North Bihar.
After his martyrdom the politics of Bihar became very heated. According to the book Saptkranti's Samvad Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Smriti Granth It is mentioned that "''It is written in the dictionary, India that is Bharat. A handful of people in the country live in India and the masses live in Bharat. He spoke on this in detail and said a very deep thing that our country has become independent, but we have not got real freedom because the country is facing economic, social and economic problems. Social and cultural freedom has not been achieved. I fully realized this deep thing when in 1998, there was police firing on the meeting being held after the demonstration at Sitamarhi Collectorate gate, in which former MLA Ram Charitra Rai along with Dr. Ayub, Mahant Mandal were present. Rampari Devi and Munif Nadaf died''".
Several prominent leaders, including the then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest ...
and Sharad Yadav
Sharad Yadav (1 July 1947 – 12 January 2023) was an Indian politician from the Loktantrik Janata Dal(LJD) party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times and to the Rajya Sabha four times from JD(U). He was the first national president of ...
, and other notable leaders from Bihar and across India, condemned the incident and expressed their condolences. They also visited his house for his funeral.
Political and personal life
Yadav was elected in1952
Events January–February
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and thrice ticket of Indian National Congress
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from Sursand
Sursand or Sursand Raj is an Indian town in the Mithila region of Bihar near the Indo-Nepal border. It is about 25 kilometres away from Sitamarhi, the district headquarters, and approximately 5 kilometers away from Bhitthamore.
History
The vil ...
constituency.
A statue has been made at Radhaur More, NH104, Sursand, Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi is the headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in Tirhut Division, Bihar. The city was named in honour of Sītā, wife of Rāma, who was born in Sitamarhi according to Hindu legends.
In 1875, a subdivision for Sitamarhi was create ...
, Bihar, in memory of him and his struggle.
References
{{Reflist Bihar MLAs 1952–1957 Bihar MLAs 1969–1972 Bihar MLAs 1972–1977 Bihar MLAs 1977–1980 People from Sitamarhi district Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar Janata Dal politicians 1998 deaths