Party Name : Congress (I)
Constituency : Dhanbad
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 8
More Information :
SINGH, SHRI SHANKAR DAYAL [Congress (I)—Bihar, Dhanbad, 1984] s. of late Shri Radha Sharan Singh; b. at Sitabadiyara Village, Chhapara District, December 24, 1925; Under-Matric; m. Smt. Chhatrapati Debi; 2 s. and 5 d.; Political and Social Worker; previously associated with Bharatiya Kranti Dal; Cabinet Minister, Government of Bihar, for (i) Health and Family Planning, June-July, 1969 and February-December, 1970, (ii) Health, Family Planning, Jails and Reforms, December, 1970—June, 1971, (iii) Without Portfolio, November, 1973—April, 1974, (iv) Food, Civil Supplies, Commerce and Housing, June, 1980—August, 1981, (v) Rural Reconstruction and Panchayati Raj, August, 1981—May, 1982 and (vi) Road Construction and Transport, May, 1982—February, 1983; President, Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Bihar State, January 1970—November, 1971; President, District Council, Dhanbad , 1965-76; Chairman, Bihar State Sugar Development Corporation, 1975-77; Member, (i) Bihar Legislative Council, 1968-72 and (ii) Bihar Legislative Assembly, 1972-85. Social activities: Establishment and running of several educational institutions in Dhanbad and Chhapara District. Permanent address: Polytechnic Road, Dhanbad, Bihar.
