Rudra Pratap Sarangi (1928-2013) was a leader of
Bharatiya Janata Party
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from
Jharkhand
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. He was a member of
Lok Sabha
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from
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...
elected in 1977 and 1980. Sarangi was a member of
Bihar Vidhan Sabha
The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952.
The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ...
from 1962 to 1976. He served as minister of State for Agriculture, Cooperation and Irrigation,
Government of Bihar
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in 1967 to 1968. He was associated with
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh ( translation: ''Indian Workers' Union'') is a trade union in India. It was founded by Dattopant Thengadi on 23 July 1955.
The BMS itself claims to have more than 10 million members. According to provisional stati ...
. He was prominent leader of Vanachal state movement which demanded statehood for forest region for south Bihar.
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1928 births
2013 deaths
India MPs 1977–1979
India MPs 1980–1984
People from Jamshedpur
Jharkhand politicians
Bihar MLAs 1962–1967
Bihar MLAs 1967–1969
Bihar MLAs 1972–1977
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand
Janata Party (Secular) politicians
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