Party Name : Janata Dal (United)
Constituency : Balia
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Shri Harivansh Singh
Mother's Name : Smt. Ateshwari Devi
Date of birth : 02 Nov 1932
Profession : Agriculturist Social Worker
Positions held :
1960 onwards Pradhan, Panchayat Manjhaul, Distt. Begusarai, Bihar1967-74 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly1968 President, S.S.P., Distt. Munger1971 Minister of State for Agriculture, Bihar1972-74 Member, Panel of Chairmen, Bihar Legislative AssemblyMember, Estimates Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly1977-79 Elected to 6th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Estimates1984-86 President, Lok Dal and Janata Dal, Bihar1990-99 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly1990-97 Cabinet Minister, Bihar1997-99 Member, Rules Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly1998 onwards President, Janata Dal, Bihar1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Defence
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Set up a number of high schools and colleges and actively participated in managing them
Special Interests
Agriculture and Economics
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books
Other Information
Acquired membership of Socialist Party in 1948 and remains committed to its ideas till date inspite of changing political events and changing denominations of the party into Lok Dal and Janata Dal; jailed at least for two dozen times during the entire political career for political reasons and spent a total of seven years in jail during the political career of 50 years
