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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
| name = Kamal Bahadur Singh<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|09|29|df=y}} <br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|29|1926|09|29|df=y}} <br />
| alma_mater =<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency1 = Shahabad North West<br />
| term_start1 = 1952<br />
| term_end1 = 1957<br />
| predecessor1 = ''Constituency Established''<br />
| successor1 = ''Constituency Dissolved''<br />
| term_start2 = 1957<br />
| term_end2 = 1962<br />
| predecessor2 = ''Constituency Established''<br />
| successor2 = [[Anant Prasad Sharma]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Buxar]]<br />
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kamal Bahadur Singh''' (29 September 1926 – 29 December 2019)<ref name=TimesOfIndia>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/last-surviving-member-of-first-lok-sabha-passes-away/articleshow/73114319.cms Last surviving member of first Lok Sabha passes away], at the [[Times of India]]; published January 2, 2020; retrieved December 30, 2020; "died on Sunday", as published on January 2, 2020, means a death on December 29, 2019</ref> was an Indian politician from [[Bihar]]. He was elected twice as a member of the [[Lok Sabha]]. He was the last [[Maharaja]] of [[Dumraon Raj]].<ref name=k>{{cite web|title=पहली लोकसभा के सांसद और बिहार डुमरांव राज के अंतिम महाराज कमल बहादुर सिंह नहीं रहे<br />
|url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/kamal-bahadur-singh-former-member-of-parliament-passed-away-today<br />
|accessdate=5 January 2020|date=5 January 2020|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi<br />
}}</ref> He was the last surviving member of the [[First Lok Sabha]].<ref name=l>{{cite web|title= पहली लोकसभा के अंतिम जीवित सांसद कमल सिंह का निधन, अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी से थे गहरे संबंध<br />
|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-last-alive-mp-of-first-lok-sabha-maharaj-kamal-singh-no-more-was-very-close-to-atal-vihari-bajpai-too-19907752.html|date=5 January 2020<br />
|accessdate=5 January 2020|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Singh was born on 29 September 1926.<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1026.htm|title=SINGH, KAMAL BAHADUR B.A.|accessdate=5 January 2020|website=Lok Sabha<br />
}}</ref> He studied in [[Colonel Brown Cambridge School]] and [[D.A.V.Post Graduate College Dehradun|D. A. V. College]]. He also studied in [[Allahabad University]] and [[Patna Law College]].<ref name=a/><br />
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Singh was elected as a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from Shahabad North West in the [[1951–52 Indian general election|first Lok Sabha election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Bihar&lsno=1<br />
|title=Bihar|accessdate=5 January 2020|website=Lok Sabha<br />
}}</ref> Later, he was elected from [[Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Buxar]] in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=BIHAR BUXAR 1957 Candidate Names Party Winner Number Votes<br />
|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/general-lok-sabha-elections-data/bihar/buxar/1957-candidate-names-party-winner-number-votes-76<br />
|accessdate=5 January 2020|website=Times Now<br />
}}</ref> He was the youngest member elected, and served until 1962.<ref name=TimesOfIndia/><br />
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Singh also ran for office again in 1989 and 1991, but lost both times.<ref name=TimesOfIndia/><br />
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Singh died on 29 December 2019 at the age of 93.<ref name=k/><ref name=l/><ref>{{cite web|title= Raja Kamal Bahadur Singh, Indian MP During 1952-1962, Passes Away at 93<br />
|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/maharaja-kamal-singh-indian-mp-during-1952-1962-passes-away-at-93-3899557/<br />
|date=5 January 2020<br />
|accessdate=5 January 2020|website=india.com<br />
}}</ref><!-- NOTE: The India.com article published on January 5 2020 that says "Sunday", meant *the previous* Sunday - that is, December 29, 2019. As per the January 2, 2020 Times of India article, cited earlier on this page.--><br />
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[[Category:1926 births]]<br />
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[[Category:1st Lok Sabha members]]<br />
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[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Patna University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:People from Buxar district]]<br />
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]<br />
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