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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lance Naik]]
| name = Ram Ugrah Pandey
| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1942|7|1}}
| birth_place = Aima-Bansi, [[Ghazipur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|11|23|1942|7|1}}
| death_place = Morpara, India-Bangladesh Border
| allegiance = {{Flag|British India}}<br>{{Flag|India}}
| branch = {{Army|India}}
| serviceyears = 1962-1971
| rank = [[Lance Naik]]
| servicenumber = 13657079L
| unit = [[Brigade of the Guards|8 Guards]]
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
| awards = [[Maha Vir Chakra]] (posthumous)
}}

[[Lance naik|Lance Naik]] '''Ram Ugrah Pandey,''' [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] was a war hero of [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Indo-Pakistani war of 1971]]. He was posthumously honored with India's second highest war time gallantry award[[Maha Vir Chakra]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dsalert.org/gallantry-awards/india-pak-1971-fight|title=The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971- List of Awardees}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=ram+ugrah+pandey+MVC&source=bl&ots=Hp28XbBe77&sig=7wKh40_eqnxq-v9FAUhxa3cy1D0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcwKSm7erTAhUIpo8KHcqUAT8Q6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=ram%20ugrah%20pandey%20MVC&f=false|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners by B. Chakravorty}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rotnAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=ram+ugrah+pandey+MVC&source=bl&ots=pbKDbAURpS&sig=m2uTG-Ab4tCVnLheuBkj6__Qa_k&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcwKSm7erTAhUIpo8KHcqUAT8Q6AEIPzAE#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Short Stories from the History of the Indian Army Since August 1947 By Col J Francis (Retd)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianarmy.gov.in/WriteReadData/Documents/awards/MVC.htm|title=Indian Army MVC Award}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://nmm.flagsofhonour.in/maha-vir-chakra/|title=National Military Memorial, MAHA VIR CHAKRA}}</ref>

==Early life==

Lance Naik Ram Ugrah Pandey was born in the village Aima-Bansi in [[Ghazipur]] district of Uttar Pradesh.
His father’s name was H.N. Pandey. He got his education at his native place. After passing matriculation he got enrolled in 8 Guard of 202 Mountain Brigade of Indian Army in 1962.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=ram+ugrah+pandey+MVC&source=bl&ots=Hp28XbBe77&sig=7wKh40_eqnxq-v9FAUhxa3cy1D0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcwKSm7erTAhUIpo8KHcqUAT8Q6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=ram%20ugrah%20pandey%20MVC&f=false|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners by B. Chakravorty}}</ref>

==Death==

During the India-Pakistan war 1971 in the battle of Morpara led assault on enemy’s fortified position supporting the advancing companies of Indian army. To keep the enemy at bay he captured an RCL and destroyed it. He shot three adversaries. However, in doing so a cannon shot burst very closed to him and he was killed on the spot.
He is survived by his daughter Mrs Sunita Dubey .<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=ram+ugrah+pandey+MVC&source=bl&ots=Hp28XbBe77&sig=7wKh40_eqnxq-v9FAUhxa3cy1D0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcwKSm7erTAhUIpo8KHcqUAT8Q6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=ram%20ugrah%20pandey%20MVC&f=false|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners by B. Chakravorty}}</ref>

==Military recognition==

For displaying exceptional gallantry for the nation Lance Naik Ram Ugrah Pandey was decorated with Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rotnAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=ram+ugrah+pandey+MVC&source=bl&ots=pbKDbAURpS&sig=m2uTG-Ab4tCVnLheuBkj6__Qa_k&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcwKSm7erTAhUIpo8KHcqUAT8Q6AEIPzAE#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Short Stories from the History of the Indian Army Since August 1947 By Col J Francis (Retd)}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian military personnel killed in action]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra]]
[[Category:People of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
[[Category:1971 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
[[Category:People from Ghazipur]]
[[Category:1942 births]]

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