Ram Subhag Singh

Ram Subhag Singh (7 July 1917 – 16 December 1980)[1] was an Indian politician, a member of the Indian National Congress political party and a member of the 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha. He was elected from Bikramganj and Buxar in Bihar state of India in 1962 and 1967 respectively. After the split in the Congress party in 1969, he stayed with the Indian National Congress (Organisation). He was briefly the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha in 1969. He participated in the Indian independence movement. He was a cabinet minister in the Union Government led by the Congress party.

Ram Subhag Singh
Ram Subhag Singh in 1967
Minister of State for Food and Agriculture
In office
08 May 1962 - 8 June 1964
Prime MinisterJawahar Lal Nehru
ConstituencyBikramganj
Minister of State for Railways
In office
14 June 1964 - 12 March 1967
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
ConstituencyBikramganj
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
09 June 1964 - 13 June 1964
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
Preceded byNityanand Kanungo
Succeeded byH.C. Dasappa
ConstituencyBikramganj
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
13 March 1967 - 14 February 1969
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded bySatya Narayan Sinha
Succeeded byKotha Raghuramaiah
ConstituencyBuxar
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
In office
13 March 1967 - 14 February 1969
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded bySatya Narayan Sinha
Succeeded bySatya Narayan Sinha
ConstituencyBuxar
Minister of Railways
In office
14 February 1969 - 4 November 1969
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byC. M. Poonacha
Succeeded byPanampilli Govinda Menon
ConstituencyBuxar
Personal details
Born
Ram Subhag Singh

(1917-07-07)7 July 1917
Khajuria, Dhamar Post, Bhojpur district, Bihar Province, British India
Died16 December 1980(1980-12-16) (aged 63)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Cause of deathHeart Attack
Resting placeNigam Bodh Ghat,New Delhi
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Dhanwati Singh
Children4 Sons 
               (1)Rajendra Prasad Singh
               (2)Binay Prasad Singh
               (3) Surendra Prasad Singh
               (4)Virendra Prasad Singh
               (1) Daughter
Bimal Singh
ParentsRam Balak Singh
EducationTown School, Arrah, Kashi Vidyapith and Varanasi
Alma materUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, United States
OccupationFreedom Fighter,Politician


Education

He has done his primary education from Government Town School, Ara Bihar. He has done his secondary education from Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He went to Columbia University for completing his Ph. D. Degree in Journalism from Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, USA.

Early Life

He was born in 7 July 1917 in Ara district of Bihar State in India.

Freedom Fighter

He participated in 1942 Bharat Chhodo Andolan along with Mahatma Gandhi.

Politics

He was close aid of Jawahar Lal Nehru and he fought Parliamentary Election in 1952 from Sasaram Constituency of Bihar State and elected as Member of Parliament in First Loksabha. In 1957 he again got elected to Parliament from same constituency. In 1962 he won parliamentary seat of Bikramganj constituency in Bihar. In 1967 he fought general election from buxar constituency and 4th time elected as Member of Parliament.



Positions held
Opposition leaders (From right to left) Madhu Limaye, Raj Narayan, George Fernandes, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Ram Subhag Singh.
  • Member of the Central Legislature for over 22 years consecutively.
  • Member of Parliament, 1948–1952.
  • Provisional Parliament, 1950–1952.
  • Member of Parliament, 1952–1957.
  • Agriculturist and Journalist ; President, Shahabad District Canal (Nahar) Kisan Congress, 1952–1955.
  • Member of Parliament, 1957–1962.
  • Secretary, Congress party in Parliament, 1955–1962.
  • Union Minister for Food and Agriculture, 1962–1964.
  • Union Minister of Social Security & Cottage Industries, 9 June,1964-13 June,1964.
  • Union Minister of State for Railways, 1964–1967.
  • Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, 1967–1969.
  • Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, 1967–1969.
  • Union Minister of Railways, 14 February,1969-04 November,1969.
  • He was the Leader of India's first Opposition in the Lok Sabha, 1969–1970.


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References
  1. Data India, Press Institute of India, 1981

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