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[[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]] | [[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 | '''Raghuvansh Prasad Singh''' (6 June 1946 – 13 September 2020){{Efn|Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, was former Professor of Mathematics.|name=|group=note}} was an Indian socialist<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> 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 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> | 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 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> | 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> In his final days, Singh wrote an emotional letter to [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] mentioning the humiliation meted out to him in his last days.<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> | ||
==Early life and | ==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> | 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== | ==Political history== | ||
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* Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.), [[Sitamarhi district]] (1973–77) | * Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.), [[Sitamarhi district]] (1973–77) | ||
* Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (1977–90) | * Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (1977–90) | ||