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| name = Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | |||
| image = Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.jpg | |||
| caption = Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | |||
| birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1946|6|6}} | |||
| birth_place =[[Vaishali district|Vaishali]], [[Bihar Province|Bihar]], [[British India]] | |||
| residence = Patna | |||
| death_date ={{death date and age|2020|9|13|1946|6|6|df=y}} | |||
| death_place =[[New Delhi]], India | |||
| constituency = [[Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vaishali]] | |||
| office = Member of the [[Lok Sabha]] | |||
| term = 1996–2014 | |||
| predecessor = [[Shiva Saran Singh]] | |||
| successor = [[Rama Kishor Singh]] | |||
| party =[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] | |||
| spouse = Kiran Singh | |||
| children = 2 sons and 1 daughter | |||
| footnotes = | |||
| date = 25 February | | |||
| year = 2006 | | |||
| website = {{url|raghuvanshpdsingh.com|Official website}} | |||
| source = http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=430 | |||
}} | |||
[[File:Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Rural Development in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|thumb|Raghuvansh Prasad Singh in his office after taking charge as the Union Minister of Rural Development in New Delhi on May 24, 2004]] | |||
'''Raghuvansh Prasad Singh''' (6 June 1946 – 13 September 2020){{Efn|Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, was former Professor of Mathematics.|name=|group=note}} was an Indian politician. In the [[Lok Sabha]], represented the [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]] constituency of [[Bihar]] and was the national vice president of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] political party. He resigned from RJD party in September, 2020 and in his final days wrote an emotional letter to [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] mentioning the humiliation meted out to him in his last days in the RJD and then few days later he died in AIIMS Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/candidates/raghuvansh-prasad-singh|access-date=2020-09-14|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He was one of the senior most politicians in India as a people's representative in the legislature for four decades from 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=2020-09-13|title=Raghuvansh Prasad Singh — Lalu’s conscience keeper and the driving force behind NREGA|url=https://theprint.in/politics/raghuvansh-prasad-singh-lalus-conscience-keeper-and-the-driving-force-behind-nrega/501786/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
He started his political career when he was elected as an MLA and was subsequently made the Energy minister of Bihar in the [[Karpoori Thakur ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=रघुवंश प्रसाद: जेपी आंदोलन से शुरू हुआ राजनीतिक सफर, 1977 में पहली बार बने विधायक|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-raghuvansh-prasad-singh-political-journey-started-from-jp-movement-first-time-make-mla-in-1977-3486932.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> He had represented Belsand constituency five times in the Bihar vidhan sabha. He was made the member of Bihar legislative council in a 1991 post. He became the chairman of Bihar legislative council.<ref>{{Cite web|title=जब अरुण जेटली ने रघुवंश प्रसाद से कहा था तो 'कैसा चल रहा है वन मैन ऑपोजिशन', ऐसे थे प्रोफेसर साहब|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/national/raghuvansh-prasad-singh-lalu-prasad-yadav-close-friend-and-rjd-leader-arun-jeitly-once-called-him-one-man-in-opposition-india-news-hindi-pwn|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News|language=hi}}</ref> He has represented Vaishali constituency from Bihar in Lok Sabha consecutively for five terms and has been in the Union cabinet for three terms. He was the [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development]] in UPA-I of [[Manmohan Singh]]'s government and is credited with conceptualization and implementation of NREGA (National rural employment guarantee act).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Explained: The importance of Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, the last of true socialists|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/importance-of-raghuvansh-prasad-singh-the-last-of-true-socialists-6594456/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Singh died | Singh died from complications from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] at [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences]] in New Delhi on 13 September 2020, at age 74.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://newsd.in/former-union-minister-raghuvansh-prasad-singh-passes-away-in-delhi/|work = newsd.in|title = Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passes away in Delhi|date = 13 September 2020|accessdate = 13 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and Education== | |||
Singh was born in a [[Rajput]] family<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brain Behind Biggest Anti-Poverty Scheme, How RJD Sidelined Raghuvansh Prasad Amid Family Poll Game|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/face-behind-biggest-anti-poverty-scheme-how-rjd-sidelined-raghuvansh-prasad-amid-family-poll-game-2684857.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=News18}}</ref>{{Efn|Despite belonging to an upper caste - he was a Rajput - he practised the upliftement of Lower castes.|name=|group=note}} of Bihar. He was born to Ramvriksh Singh in the year 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raghuvansh Prasad Singh|url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=9176|url-status=live|website=MyNeta.info}}</ref> He was a Professor and Ph.D. in mathematics and an expert in rural and agricultural landscape in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raghuvansh Prasad Singh|url=https://myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=3148|url-status=live|website=MyNeta.info}}</ref> | |||
==Political history== | |||
* Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.), [[Sitamarhi district]] (1973–77) | |||
* Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (1977–90) | |||
* Minister of State (Independent charge), Power, Government of Bihar (1977–79) | |||
* President, Lok Dal, Sitamarhi district (1980–85) | |||
* Deputy Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly (1990) | |||
* Deputy Leader, Bihar Legislative Council (1991–94) | |||
* Member, Bihar Legislative Council (1991–95) | |||
* Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council (1994–95) | |||
* Minister, Energy, Relief, Rehabilitation and Department of Official Languages, Government of Bihar (1995–96) | |||
* Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (1996) | |||
* Union Minister of State, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Independent Charge) (1996–97) | |||
* Union Minister of State, Food and Consumer Affairs (Independent Charge) (1997–98) | |||
* Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) (1998) | |||
* Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (1999) | |||
* Leader, Rashtriya Janata Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha (1999–2000) | |||
* Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) (2004) | |||
* Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development (2004–09) | |||
* Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management | |||
* Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term) (2009) | |||
== Family == | |||
Singh married Kiran Singh and has 2 sons and 1 daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=End of an era in Bihar politics|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/raghuvansh-prasad-singh-end-of-an-era-in-bihar-politics/20200910.htm|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Social and Cultural Activities== | |||
He was associated with the socialist, Teachers' and Farmers' movements as well as activities related to nation building.<ref>{{Cite web|title=End of an era in Bihar politics|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/raghuvansh-prasad-singh-end-of-an-era-in-bihar-politics/20200910.htm|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> | |||
'''Special Interests''' | |||
His special interests included social service, the struggle against exploitation, legal aid to the farmers, the labourers and the oppressed, as well as promotion of education and educational reforms. | |||
'''Sports, clubs, favourite pastimes and recreation''' | |||
He was interested in Yoga, exercise and music. Among the countries he visited were [[South Korea]], [[Germany]], [[United Kingdom|U.K.]], [[Mauritius]] and [[United States|U.S.A.]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hebbar|first=Nistula|date=2020-09-13|title=Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passes away at 74|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-union-minister-raghuvansh-prasad-singh-passes-away-at-74/article32592250.ece|access-date=2020-09-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
==Other Information== | |||
He was imprisoned during the socialist movement, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan movement and involved in several political agitations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-13|title=Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passes away at 74|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-former-union-minister-raghuvansh-prasad-singh-passes-away-at-74-2842728|access-date=2020-09-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> | |||
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== Notes == | |||
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==External links== | |||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080417092350/http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=430 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website] | |||
* {{url|raghuvanshpdsingh.com|Official website}} | |||
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| years = 1996 – 2014 | |||
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| after = [[Rama Kishore Singh]] | |||
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