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'''Satish Prasad Singh''' (1 January 1936 &ndash; 2 November 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=Former Bihar CM Satish Prasad Singh passes away in Delhi|url=https://newsd.in/former-bihar-cm-satish-prasad-singh-passes-away-in-delhi/|access-date=2020-11-02|website=Newsd.in|language=en-US}}</ref> was an Indian politician. He was the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] for just five days in 1968. He was supported by the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/one-week-cm-holds-real-nayak-flag/cid/1340070|title=One-week CM holds real Nayak flag - Ex-chief minister with many firsts recalls wonder days|date=8 July 2015|work=Nalin Verma|publisher=Telegraph India|accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Bihar | title=States of India since 1947 | publisher=World Statesman | accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="Chaturvedi2007">{{cite book|author=Ritu Chaturvedi|title=Bihar Through the Ages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCnRzJwcqSQC&pg=PA280|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=2007|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-798-5|pages=280–}}</ref><ref name="Sharma1989">{{cite book|author=Bijender Kumar Sharma|title=Political Instability in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHMBgjfitvQC&pg=PA49|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=1989|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-184-7|pages=49–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6kQAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=1982|page=819}}</ref> He retired in 1984. Singh was born in [[Khagaria district|Korchakka Village, Khagaria]], [[Bihar]].
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| death_place        = [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_cause        = [[COVID-19]]
| order              = 6th
| office              = Chief Minister of Bihar
| constituency        =  
| term_start          = 28 January 1968
| term_end            = 1 February 1968
| predecessor        = [[Mahamaya Prasad Sinha]]
| successor          = [[B. P. Mandal]]
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| constituency1      = [[Khagaria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khagaria]], [[Bihar]]
| term1              = 1980–1984
| predecessor1        = Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav
| successor1          = Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma
| office2            = Member of Legislative assembly of [[Bihar]]
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| term_start2        = 1958
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'''Satish Prasad Singh''' (1 January 1936 – 2 November 2020) was an Indian politician.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=Former Bihar CM Satish Prasad Singh passes away in Delhi|url=https://newsd.in/former-bihar-cm-satish-prasad-singh-passes-away-in-delhi/|access-date=2020-11-02|website=Newsd.in|language=en-US}}</ref> He was the Chief Minister of Bihar for a very brief tenure of just five days in 1968.


Singh died of [[COVID-19]] at a [[New Delhi]] hospital on 2 November 2020, aged 84.<ref>[https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/three-days-chief-minister-satish-prasad-singh-dies-of-covid-19 'Three-days-chief minister' Satish Prasad Singh dies of COVID-19]</ref>
==Biography==
He was a member of [[Koeri]] community and his daughter Suchitra Sinha is married to [[Nagmani]], the son of [[Jagdeo Prasad]] who was popularly known as "[[Lenin]] of Bihar".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rik-AAAAMAAJ&q=satish+prasad+singh+caste|title=Teaching Politics, Volume 6 - Volume 7, Issue 4|first=Delhi University|last= Political Science Association|publisher= Delhi University Political Science Association(Original from the University of Michigan)
|year= 1981|accessdate=2020-06-22}} In 1969 , Bindeshwar Prasad Mandal , a rich landlord Yadav of Saharsa district in manipulating some M . L . A ' s to defect from U . F . Parties to cause the fall of Mahamaya Ministry , asked Satish Prasad Singh a lesser known Koeri leader to head the ministry for a day to facilitate his nomination in the Council.</ref>
Singh headed a coalition government led by ''Soshit Samaj Dal'' and supported by the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was elected to the [[7th Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]]) from the [[Khagaria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khagaria constituency]] of [[Bihar]] in 1980 as a member of the Congress Party.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Bihar | title=States of India since 1947 | publisher=World Statesman | accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="Chaturvedi2007">{{cite book|author=Ritu Chaturvedi|title=Bihar Through the Ages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCnRzJwcqSQC&pg=PA280|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=2007|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-798-5|pages=280–}}</ref><ref name="Sharma1989">{{cite book|author=Bijender Kumar Sharma|title=Political Instability in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHMBgjfitvQC&pg=PA49|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=1989|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-184-7|pages=49–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6kQAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=1982|page=819}}</ref> He was the first Chief Minister of Bihar who belonged to the [[Other Backward Class|other backward classes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/one-week-cm-holds-real-nayak-flag/cid/1340070|title=One-week CM holds real Nayak flag – Ex-chief minister with many firsts recalls wonder days|date=8 July 2015|work=Nalin Verma|publisher=Telegraph India|accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref>
 
Singn joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1980 and was elected to the Lok Sabha in his very first attempt. He later joined the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] in September 2013 but later quit the party after protesting against the poor representation of [[Kushwaha]]s in the assembly tickets distribution.<ref name=law/>
 
Singh hailed from a prosperous family and owned more than 50 acre land. He married Gyan Kala, who belonged to another caste. The inter caste marriage being difficult in those days, they had to defy their parents in order to marry each other.<ref name=Kala/>
 
==Death==
Singh died in Delhi from complications from COVID-19 on 2 November 2020, 5 days after his wife died from the same disease.<ref name=Kala>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Madan |title= Patna News: Bihar's shortest-serving CM Satish Prasad Singh dies of Covid-19 in Delhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihars-shortest-serving-cm-satish-prasad-singh-dies-of-covid-19-in-delhi/articleshow/79004872.cms |accessdate=3 November 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=2 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=law>{{Cite web|title='Three-days-chief minister' Satish Prasad Singh dies of COVID-19|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/three-days-chief-minister-satish-prasad-singh-dies-of-covid-19|author=Law Kumar Mishra|publisher=[[The Free Press Journal]]|accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2876.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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Latest revision as of 17:15, 2 November 2021


Satish Prasad Singh (1 January 1936 – 2 November 2020) was an Indian politician.[1] He was the Chief Minister of Bihar for a very brief tenure of just five days in 1968.

Satish Prasad Singh
File:Satish Prasad Singh.jpeg
6th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
28 January 1968 – 1 February 1968
Preceded byMahamaya Prasad Sinha
Succeeded byB. P. Mandal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byGyaneshwar Prasad Yadav
Succeeded byChandra Shekhar Prasad Verma
ConstituencyKhagaria, Bihar
Member of Legislative assembly of Bihar
In office
1958–1968
Personal details
Born(1936-01-01)1 January 1936
Korchakka Village, Khagaria, Bihar, British India
Died2 November 2020(2020-11-02) (aged 84)
Saket, Delhi, India
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Political partyIndian National Congress

BiographyEdit

He was a member of Koeri community and his daughter Suchitra Sinha is married to Nagmani, the son of Jagdeo Prasad who was popularly known as "Lenin of Bihar".[2] Singh headed a coalition government led by Soshit Samaj Dal and supported by the Indian National Congress. He was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India) from the Khagaria constituency of Bihar in 1980 as a member of the Congress Party.[3][4][5][6] He was the first Chief Minister of Bihar who belonged to the other backward classes.[7]

Singn joined the Indian National Congress in 1980 and was elected to the Lok Sabha in his very first attempt. He later joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in September 2013 but later quit the party after protesting against the poor representation of Kushwahas in the assembly tickets distribution.[8]

Singh hailed from a prosperous family and owned more than 50 acre land. He married Gyan Kala, who belonged to another caste. The inter caste marriage being difficult in those days, they had to defy their parents in order to marry each other.[9]

DeathEdit

Singh died in Delhi from complications from COVID-19 on 2 November 2020, 5 days after his wife died from the same disease.[9][8]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Former Bihar CM Satish Prasad Singh passes away in Delhi". Newsd.in. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Political Science Association, Delhi University (1981). Teaching Politics, Volume 6 - Volume 7, Issue 4. Delhi University Political Science Association(Original from the University of Michigan). Retrieved 22 June 2020. In 1969 , Bindeshwar Prasad Mandal , a rich landlord Yadav of Saharsa district in manipulating some M . L . A ' s to defect from U . F . Parties to cause the fall of Mahamaya Ministry , asked Satish Prasad Singh a lesser known Koeri leader to head the ministry for a day to facilitate his nomination in the Council.
  3. ↑ "States of India since 1947". World Statesman. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Ritu Chaturvedi (2007). Bihar Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. pp. 280–. ISBN 978-81-7625-798-5. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Bijender Kumar Sharma (1989). Political Instability in India. Mittal Publications. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-81-7099-184-7. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1982. p. 819. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "One-week CM holds real Nayak flag – Ex-chief minister with many firsts recalls wonder days". Nalin Verma. Telegraph India. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Law Kumar Mishra. "'Three-days-chief minister' Satish Prasad Singh dies of COVID-19". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kumar, Madan (2 November 2020). "Patna News: Bihar's shortest-serving CM Satish Prasad Singh dies of Covid-19 in Delhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.


Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav 		Member of Parliament
for Khagaria
1980–1984 		Succeeded by
Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma
Political offices
Preceded by
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha 		Chief minister of Bihar
28 January 1968 – 1 February 1968 		Succeeded by
B. P. Mandal

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