Chandrasekhar Singh
Chandrasekhar Singh (born 26 December 1915 - died 19 July 1976 in Patna) was a leader from the Communist Party of India who served as a minister in the government of Bihar state.
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Personal details | |
Born | Bihat, Begusarai district | 26 December 1915
Died | 19 July 1976 60) Patna, Bihar | (aged
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Communist Party of India |
Spouse(s) | Shakuntala Sinha |
Education | M.A. (Benaras Hindu University) |
Occupation | Politician |
Family
Singh was born in Bihat (masnadpur) village near Barauni in Begusarai district of Bihar. His father, Ramcharitra Singh, was a member of the Congress party, a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and a minister in the Dr. Sri Krishna Singh's cabinet. He is also a distant relative of FormerJNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar
Career
Singh was a founding member of the Communist Party of India in Begusarai district. He was instrumental in converting Begusarai into a bastion of the communist party. Begusarai came to be known as Leningard of Bihar and Singh's village, Bihat, earned the sobriquet Little Moscow.[1][2] [3][4] [5][6] Begusarai has traditionally been a communist stronghold until recent years, when the Bharatiya Janata Party has won several local and national elections from the region.<
Singh was elected form Teghra Vidhan Sabha constituency in 1962 and was of the minister in first non-congress government in Bihar as a minister of Irrigation and Power then Agriculture. [7]
References
- Arun Kumar (23 March 2009). "ULB launches poll campaign". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- Saffron is the new red in Bihar’s Leningrad
- Begusarai, the Leningrad of Bihar, where Left is still a force to reckon with
- "Introduction of Begusarai". Begusarai District. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- In Begusarai, ‘comrades’ include Bhumihars
- Encyclopedia Of Bihar
- BEGUSARAI (BIHAT) ke Laal : Sri Chandra Shekhar Singh