Ram Ratan Ram (1921–2002) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament and former

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. He served as social worker and advocate, under the mentorship of Bose. He was elected to the Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 1952 and won every consecutive election till his move to the centre in 1984. Ram was elected to the

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, the lower house of the

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from

Hajipur Hajipur ( , ) is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India. Hajipur is the 16th most populous city of Bihar, besides being the second-fastest developing city, next to Patna. It had a total population ...

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as a member of the

. He was a prominent member of the

post independence. Mr. Ram Ratan Ram also served as the Chairman of the SC/ST Commission of India and was also one of the pioneers in the formation of the state of

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. At a state level politician in Bihar, he held several portfolios during the years before his Lok Sabha term, most notably as Minister for Home Affairs in the Government of

Early and personal life

Sri Ram was B.A., LL.B., affiliated with ongress (I)—Bihar, Hajipur (Res. Sch. Castes), 1984nbsp; s. of late Shri Laxman Ram; b. at Ranchi, 24 March 1921; early education at Nibaran Ashram started by Mahatma Gandhi, B. K. High School, Ranchi College, Doranda College, Chotanagpur Law College, Ranchi University, Bihar; Married to Smt. Bina Devi, 29 April 1942; they had 8 sons and daughter. He spent most of his time between

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Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

and

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. On 16 August 2002 he was admitted to Escorts Heart Institute under Dr.

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due to a heart attack and passed away on 20 August 2002.

Political career

In his early years, he was a part of the freedom movement as he went on to complete his education in law subsequently working as an advocate, political and social worker, participated in 1942 Movement. He was Cabinet Minister, Government of Bihar, 1974–77; Member, (i) All India Congress Committee and (ii) Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee; President, Ranchi District Congress Committee; Secretary, (i) Backward Classes Federation, 1952–64, (ii) Depressed Classes League, Bihar, 1952–72; and (iii) Ranchi Nagar Charmodyog Sahakari Samiti Limited, 1955–80; chairman, (i) Jagannath Mandir Trust, 1975–85, (ii) Bihar State Leather Industries Development Corporation, 1984–85, (iii) Scheduled Castes Parishad, Bihar and (iv) East Bengal Refugees Association; present chairman, Shaheed Smarak Samiti, Ranchi; General Secretary, D.C.L., Bihar; Member, (i) Railway Consultative Committee, South, Eastern Railway, 1953–62, (ii) Transport Authority, Ranchi, 1953–62, (iii) Bihar State Scheduled Castes Advisory Board, 1952–85 and (iv) Forest Advisory Board, Bihar, 1952–62 and had been member of several Development Committees of State Government in Ranchi District; Member, (i) Bihar Vidhan Sabha, 1952–62, 1972–77, 1980–84 and (ii) Bihar Vidhan Parishad, 1964–70.

References

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External links

Official biographical sketch in Lok Sabha website
Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar India MPs 1984–1989 Lok Sabha members from Bihar 1921 births 2002 deaths