Ram Dhan

Ram Dhan was a member of Janata Party . He presented Lalganj in Lok Sabha a number of times. Ram Dhan was part of the rebel group in Indian National Congress with Chandra Shekhar, Krishan Kant, and Mohan Dharia. Ram Dhan was arrested on the night when Emergency was declared by Indira Gandhi.

M.A., LL.B. [Janata Dal—Uttar Pradesh, Lalganj (SC), 1989]:  s. of Late Ram Bahal; b. at Ajampur, Ajamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, July 1, 1921; ed. at Central Hindu College, Law College (BHU); m. Chandrawati Devi, 1963, 2 s. and 2 d.; Lawyer, Journalist; detained under Defence of India Rules for 2 years for participation in the Quit India Movement, 1942;

Public Offices held:  Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;

Previous Association with Political Parties:  Member, DCC, 1945-48; Member, JP Parliamentary Board, UP & All India Executive Member, CPP, 1973-74; Secy. CPP, 1974-76; Gen. Secy. JP, Secy. JP in Parliament; Gen. Secy. AICC(I), Member, Congress Working Committee, AICC(I);

Previous Membership:  Fourth Lok Sabha, 1967-70, Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-77, Sixth Lok Sabha, 1977-79, Eighth Lok Sabha, 1984-89;

Committee Experience:  Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 4th, 5th & 6th Lok Sabhas; Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 1977-79; Chairman Committee on Government Assurances; Member, Railway Convention Committee, 8th Lok Sabha; Member, Informal Consultative Committee of Shipping & Transport, 1967—70; Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, till 15 May 1990; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs, 1990;

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  Reading, gardening;

Publications:  Correspondent, 'Aaj', 'Sansar', (Both Hindi Dailies, Varanasi), Correspondent, Swatantra Bharat, Lucknow and Amrit Bazar Patrika, Allahabad, 1948-53;

Delegation to Foreign Countries:  Member, Indian Delegation to UN General Assembly, 1977;

Travels Abroad:  Austria, France, Italy, Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania, U.K., USA, West Germany;

Special Interests:  Welfare of SC, ST, and the downtrodden; rural development; minority problems;

Sports and Clubs:  Swimming and other sports;

Social Activities:  Member, Central Harijan Welfare Board; President, District Depressed Class League, Azamgarh, 1945-48, Bharatiya Depressed Classes League, 1977-78 and onwards;

Other Information:  Member, District Board, Azamgarh, 1948-58, Central Silk Board and Centenary Committee on Employment; Oath Commissioner, Civil Court, Azamgarh, 1963-66; detained under MISA for 20 months during Emergency; Vice President and President, Parliamentary Forum for SC & ST of MPs;

Permanent Address:  297 Raidopur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

He died in 2001.