Ram Dulari Sinha

Ram Dulari Sinha (8 December 1922 – 31 August 1994) was a nationalist, freedom fighter Indian National Congress, Indian parliamentarian and a Union Minister.She was married with Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha popularly known as the father of Cooperative Movement in India. She was elected Vice Chairman of the International Labour Organization, was the first woman in Bihar to gain a master's degrees and also the first woman from Bihar to be appointed as Governor when she became Governor of Kerala from 23 February 1988 to 12 February 1990.[1]

Ram Dulari Sinha
Ram Dulari Sinha
Personal details
Born(1922-12-08)8 December 1922
(Village-Manikpur), Gopalganj, Bihar
Died31 August 1994(1994-08-31) (aged 71)
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
ChildrenDr. Madhurendra Kumar Singh
ResidencePatna

Political career

Ram Dulari Sinha with the leaders of Kerala

Election results

Assembly Election results

YearConstituencyVotes PolledVote %Winner
195198. Majorganj1152051.73%Yes
196922. Gopalganj1519736.09%Yes
197222. Gopalganj1974942.36%Yes

Lok Sabha Election results

YearConstituencyVotes PolledVote %Winner
196235. Patna10168744.89%Yes
198012. Sheohar17418841.95%Yes
198412. Sheohar25488152.45%Yes

Political Successor

The legacy is being carried forward by her son Dr. (Prof.) Madhurendra Kumar Singh, Member All India Congress Committee who has contested Lok Sabha election from Sheohar (Lok Sabha Constituency) in 1989. Madhurendra was Vice President of Bihar unit of National Students Union of India and Bihar Pradesh Youth Congress and has also served as President of District Congress Committee, Sitamarhi and is currently Member, Working Committee of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee for past 16 years. His participation in the Cooperative Movement is also exemplary, he was elected and served as Director of Central Warehousing Corporation and Director at Bihar State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Nonetheless he was the elected Chairman of Bihar State Canegrowers Association.

See also

References

  1. "INDIA PROBES DEATH PLOT, BOMBING TIES". Chicago Tribune. 17 May 1985. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
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