Arrah Bihar MP

Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 1980 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

April 6, 2019March 8, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	JNP(S)	CHANDRADEO PRASAD VERMA	158533
Runner up :		JNP	IMAMUL HAI KHAN	149584
MARGIN	:	8949	( 2.17% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
06-01-1980

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 1180		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 702

VOTES
1. POLLED	417138	( 50.29%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	412485
3. REJECTED	4653	( 1.12%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

I. CANDIDATES	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED
2. REJECTED
3. WITHDRAWN
4. CONTESTED	16	0	16
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	13	0	13

II. ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	451960	377490	829450
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	451960	377490	829450

III. ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL	253900	163238	417138
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	253900	163238	417138

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 1984 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 18, 2019March 8, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	INC	BALI RAM BHAGAT	227206
Runner up :		LKD	NOOR AHMAD	72284
MARGIN	:	154922	( 36.27% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
24-12-1984

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 1199		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 742

VOTES
1. POLLED	432394	( 48.58% of Total Electors)
2. VALID	427186
3. REJECTED	5208	( 1.20% of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
I. CANDIDATES
1. NOMINATED
2. REJECTED
3. WITHDRAWN
4. CONTESTED		26	0	26
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT		24	0	24

II. ELECTORS
1. GENERAL		446538	443470	890008
2. SERVICE		0	0	0
3. TOTAL		446538	443470	890008

III. ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL		236550	195844	432394
2. POSTAL		0	0	0
3. TOTAL		236550	195844	432394

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 1989 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 31, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	IPF	RAMESHWAR PRASAD	178211
Runner up :		JD	TULSI SINGH	161771
MARGIN	:	16440	( 3.01% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES

POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
26-11-1989

POLLING STATIONS

NUMBER : 1339 AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 792

VOTES

1. POLLED	557507	( 52.56%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	545791
3. REJECTED	11716	( 2.10%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

ELECTORS WHO VOTED

1. GENERAL	334534	222973	557507
2. POSTAL	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	334534	222973	557507

ELECTORS

1. GENERAL	570432	490327	1060759
2. SERVICE	0	0	0
3. TOTAL	570432	490327	1060759

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

I.CANDIDATES

1.NOMINATED

2.REJECTED

3.WITHDRAWN

4.CONTESTED

5.FORFEITED DEPOSIT

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 1991 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 28, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT

		PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner	:	JD	RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV	275320
Runner up :		JP	SURAJDEO SINGH	219972
MARGIN	:	55348	( 8.23% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
20-05-1991

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 1341		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 798

VOTES
1. POLLED	689440	( 64.40% of Total Electors)
2. VALID	672907
3. REJECTED	6489	( 0.94% of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. BALLOT PAPER SET APART	10044
6. TENDERED	0

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL	375488	313785	689273
2. POSTAL	132	35	167
3. TOTAL	375620	313820	689440

ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	562472	506240	1068712
2. SERVICE	1074	709	1783
3. TOTAL	563546	506949	1070495

CANDIDATES	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED
2. REJECTED
3. WITHDRAWN
4. CONTESTED	37	1	38
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	34	1	35

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 1996 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 26, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT
	PARTY			CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner		JD		CHANDRA DEO PRASAD VERMA	192046
Runner up :		SAP		RAM PRASAD SINGH	151005
MARGIN :		41041	6.44%	of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
	POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	07-05-1996	10-05-1996	13-05-1996

POLLING STATIONS
	NUMBER :	1693		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 651

VOTES
1. POLLED	644523	58.49%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	637325
3. REJECTED	7198	1.12%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL		342117	302325	644442
2.	POSTAL	59	22	81
3. TOTAL		342176	302347	644523

ELECTORS
1.	GENERAL	573401	528096	1101497
2.	SERVICE	322	156	478
3.	TOTAL	573723	528252	1101975

CANDIDATES		MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1.	NOMINATED	65	1	66
2.	REJECTED	1	0	1
3.	WITHDRAWN	4	0	4
4.	CONTESTED	60	1	61
5.	FORFEITED DEPOSIT	56	1	57

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 1998 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 23, 2019March 7, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT
	PARTY			CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner		SAP		H.P.SINGH	286286
Runner up :		RJD		CHANDRA DEO PRASAD VERMA	228122
MARGIN :		58164	8.01%	of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
	POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	16-02-1998	02-03-1998	03-03-1998

POLLING STATIONS
	NUMBER :	1700		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 657

VOTES
1. POLLED	736254	65.88%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	726373
3. REJECTED	9881	1.34%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	7

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL		430664	305527	736191
2.	POSTAL	52	11	63
3. TOTAL		430716	305538	736254

ELECTORS
1.	GENERAL	590919	525713	1116632
2.	SERVICE	559	318	877
3.	TOTAL	591478	526031	1117509

CANDIDATES		MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1.	NOMINATED	20	1	21
2.	REJECTED	2	0	2
3.	WITHDRAWN	3	0	3
4.	CONTESTED	15	1	16
5.	FORFEITED DEPOSIT	12	1	13

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 1999 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 19, 2019March 1, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT
	PARTY			CANDIDATE	VOTES
Winner		RJD		RAM PRASAD SINGH	264140
Runner up :		JD(U)		H P SINGH	171858
MARGIN :		92282	13.54% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
	POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	25-09-1999	06-10-1999	07-10-1999

POLLING STATIONS
	NUMBER :	1701		AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 660

VOTES
1. POLLED	689472	61.46%	of Total Electors)
2. VALID	681789
3. REJECTED	7683	1.11%	of Total Votes Polled)
4. MISSING	0
5. TENDERED	0

ELECTORS WHO VOTED
1. GENERAL		449464	239899	689363
2.	POSTAL	89	20	109
3. TOTAL		449553	239919	689472

ELECTORS
1.	GENERAL	600289	520503	1120792
2.	SERVICE	666	367	1033
3.	TOTAL	600955	520870	1121825

CANDIDATES		MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
1.	NOMINATED	14	1	15
2.	REJECTED	0	0	0
3.	WITHDRAWN	1	0	1
4.	CONTESTED	13	1	14
5.	FORFEITED DEPOSIT	10	1	11

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 2004 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

March 12, 2019March 1, 2019 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT	PARTY		CANDIDATE	VOTES

Winner :		RJD	KANTI SINGH	299422
Runner up :	CPI(ML)(L)		RAM NARESH RAM	149679
MARGIN	:	149743 ( 19.02% of Total Valid Votes )

DATES
POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
20-04-2004	13-05-2004	13-05-2004

POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER : 1349	AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 1009
DATE(s) OF RE-POLL, IF ANY :		23-04-2004
NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS WHERE RE-POLL WAS ORDERED		38

VOTES
1. REJECTED VOTES (Postal)					69
2. VOTES NOT RETREIVED FROM EVM					482
3. TOTAL VALID VOTES POLLED					787399
4. TENDERED VOTES					3388

VOTERS
1. GENERAL	492604	295176	787780
2. PROXY			0
3. POSTAL			170
4. TOTAL			787950

POLLING PERCENTAGE

66.93

47.34

57.90

ELECTORS
1. GENERAL	736040	623479	1359519
2. SERVICE	907	368	1275
3. TOTAL	736947	623847	1360794

CANDIDATES	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
1. NOMINATED	12	1	13
2. NOMINATION REJECTED	1	0	1
3. WITHDRAWN	1	0	1
4. CONTESTED	10	1	11
5. FORFEITED DEPOSIT	7	0	7

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Shri Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 15, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav

Political Party: Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 10

Tenth Lok Sabha

Members BioprofileYADAV, SHRI RAM LAKHAN SINGH

[Janata Dal – Arrah (Bihar)]

Father’s NameDate of Birth

Place of Birth

Marital Status

Spouse’s Name

Children

Educational Qualifications

Profession

Permanent Address

Present Address

Positions held

1946-90

1952-91

1986-89

1989

1991

Social and Cultural Activities

Special Interests

Favourite Pastime
and Recreation

Sports and Clubs

Countries visited

Other Information

Late Shri Paltu Singh Yadav9th March, 1920

Amdehari Hari Rampur in Distt. Patna (Bihar)

Married in 1937

Late Smt. Reshmi Devi

One son and one daughter

Educated at Patna College, Patna (Bihar)

Agriculturist and Social Worker

Kidwai Puri, Patna-80001 (Bihar), Tel. 226374, 222435

9, Pandit Pant Marg, New Delhi-110001. Tel. 3711404, 3718235

Member, A.I.C.C.

General Secretary, P.C.C., Bihar

President, P.C.C., Bihar

Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly

Cabinet Minister, P.W.D.

Public Health Engineering and Home Guards, Bihar

Chairman, Nivedan Samiti, Bihar Legislative Assembly

Cabinet Minister, Land Revenue, Land Reforms, Rehabilitation and Relief, Bihar

Member, Janata Dal

Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)

Chairman, Bihar Art Theatre, 1981-85; Chairman/ Secretary of 22 cultural organisations in Patna from 1950 onwards

Spread of education and social welfare

Reading, gardening, catlle rearing, travelling 10 different places to know the condition of the poor masses

Football, badminton and wrestling

Widely-travelled; Member, High power delegations to Canada. France, Italy, Switzerland, U.K., U.S.A and U.S.S.R.

Participated in the freedom struggle; Founder of more than 100 educational institutions and cultural centres in Bihar; organised students, labour unions, backward classes, freedom fighters and Kisan Sabha.

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Shri Chandradeo Prasad Verma Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 15, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Chandradeo Prasad Verma

Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,11

Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha


VERMA, SHRI CHANDRADEO PRASAD
JANATA DAL - ARRAH (BIHAR)



Father's Name	:   	Late Shri Ram Kumar Verma

Date of Birth	:   	21 January 1921

Place of Birth	:   	Purushottampur Painathi in Distt. Patna (Bihar)

Martial Status	: 	Married in 1932

Spouse's Name	:   	Late Smt. Panna Devi Verma

Children	:   	Three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
	B.A., LL.B. (II)
	Educated at B.N. College, Patna University, Patna, (Bihar)

Profession :
   	Social Worker, Journalist and Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   	(i) Vill. P.O. Purushottampur Painathi Block Bihata, 
	Distt. Patna (Bihar)
	(ii) 165, MIG Flats, Lohia Nagar (Kankar Bagh), 
 	Patna-80002 (Bihar)
	Tel. (0612) 350416

Positions Held :
   	
1937-48 	Member, Congress Socialist Party, Bihar
1957-62 	Chief Whip, Praja Socialist Party, Bihar
1957-62,1967-72	Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
and 1992-95
1967-70 	Chief Secretary, Samyukta Socialist Party, Bihar
1970-71 	Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Bihar
1973-74 	Secretary, Central Parliamentary Board, Socialist Party
1977	  	Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
1977-80 	Member, Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions
		Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1980		Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980		Member, National Executive, Lok Dal
1993-95 	Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare, Education,
		Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Bihar
April 1995-	Cabinet Minister, Excise and Prohibition, Bihar
May 1996
1996		Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
June 1996-	Union Minister of State, Rural Areas and Employment
June 1997

Books Published :
	'Smarika' Shaheed Ank

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   	Edited a journal brought out by Bihar Rajya Swantrata Sainani
	Sangathan; Worked as an Assistant Editor and Secretary in "Janata",
	a Hindi daily published from Patna, 1951-52; Chief Editor; 'Janata'
	A weekly, 1952-57 

Social and Cultural Activities :
	Fought against social injustice; supported the cause of socially
	oppressed people and worked for their interests; took up the case
	of 384 civilian employees of Air-Force-2 B.R.D. stationed at Gwalior
	and were facing termination; actively pursued the cause of
	Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway and Fatuha Islampur Martins Light-Railway
	employees for their regularisation.

Special Interests :
   	Reading, writing and gardening

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
	Folk songs

Sports and Clubs :
   	Played hockey and football at college level

Other Information :
   	Participated in freedom movement; involved in the labour Strike of
	1940 in South Bihar Sugar Mills, Bihta (Patna) under the Leadership
	of Swami Sahjanand Saraswati and put behind the bars; arrested during
	Quit India Movement in 1943; underwent two years of rigorous
	imprisonment in Central Jail, Patna, Gaya, Phoolwari Sharif camp;
	involved in revolutionary activities after release from jail in
	1945; made attempts to blast the Bikram Airport (Patna); President
	(i)Bihar State Leather Industries Association, Patna, 1957-84; and
	(ii) Bihar State Telephone Employees Union, Trade Union Patna,
	1958-62; Founder, Secretary, G.J. College, Rambagh, Bihta, Patna,
	1957; President (i) Jai Prakash Ashram, Paliganj, Patna, 1972
	onwards; involved in 1974 JPÕs Total Revolution; (ii) Bihar State
	Class iv Employees Association, Patna, 1969-84; (iii) Fatuha-Islampur
	and Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Employees Union, Bihar, 1984-85;
	(iv) Mahatma Phule Trust, Patna,  1990 till date; and (v) Bihar Rajya
	Swatantrata Sainani Sangathan, Patna, 1992

Election Result :
   
Arrah Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate	11,01,975
Total votes polled	6,44,523
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Chandradeo Prasad Verma 	(J.D.)		1,92,046
(2) Shri Ram Prasad Singh 		(S.A.P.)	1,51,005
(3) Shri Rameshwar Prasad 	[C.P.I.(ML)(L)]		1,46,398
(4) Shri Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav 	(I.N.C.)	1,24,628

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Shri Ram Prasad Singh Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 11, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Ram Prasad Singh

Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 9,10,13

Members Bioprofile

Singh, Shri Ram Prasad

Constituency :	Arrah (Bihar)
Party Name :	Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

Father’s Name

Late Shri Jagdeo Singh

Mother’s Name

Late Shri Jagdeo Singh

Date of Birth

03 Mar 1941

Place of Birth

Kochas, Distt. Rohtas (Bihar)

Marital Status

Married

Spouse’s Name

Smt. Munishwari Devi

No. of Sons

No.of Daughters

Educational
Qualifications

B.A., B.T., M.A. (previous)
Educated at Magadh University, Bodh Gaya (Bihar)

Profession

Agriculturist
Social Worker, Teacher, Sportsperson

Permanent Address

Vill. & P.O. -Kochas,

Distt. Rohtash, Bihar

77542

Present Address

32, Meena Bagh

New Delhi – 110003

(011) 23018967

Positions Held

1961-71 and 1978-89

Mukhia, Gram Panchayat, Kochas, Bihar

1976-78

Secretary, Cong. (I), Rohtas, Bihar

1981-88

Secretary, Lok Dal, Rohtas, Bihar

1989	Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1991-96

Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Member, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Committee on Science and Technology

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Telecommunications

1998-99

Member, Bihar Legislative Council

Member, Committee on Public Accounts

Member, Estimates Committee

1999	Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1999-2000

Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

Social And Cultural Activities

Promotion of education through establishment of schools such as (i) Senior Secondary Samata School, Kochas, Distt. Rohtas; (ii) Senior Secondary School, Babhani, Distt. Rohtas; and (iii) Mahatama Gandhi Memorial College, Kochas

Special Interests

Reading and upliftment of down-trodden children and depressed classes; and rural development

Sports and Clubs

Promotion of sports at the block level; and played Cricket at district level; Member, (i) Football Club, Kochas, Distt. Rohtas; and (ii) Palion Cricket Club

Other Information

Teacher, Middle School, Dinara, Rohtas, Bihar, 1971-78; Secretary and President, Kishan Bazar Samiti, Kochas

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Shri Raj Kumar Singh Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 11, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Raj Kumar Singh

Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 16

Sixteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

Singh, Shri Raj Kumar

Constituency :	Arrah (Bihar)
Party Name :	Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
Email Address :	rajkumar[DOT]singh19[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in rksinghmpare[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name

Shri Haldhar Prasad Singh

Mother’s Name

Smt. Chandrakala Devi

Date of Birth

20 Dec 1952

Place of Birth

Supaul (Bihar)

Marital Status

Married

Date of Marriage

27 Feb 1975

Spouse’s Name

Smt. Shiela Singh

No. of Sons

No.of Daughters

Educational
Qualifications

B.A. (Hons.) in English Literature, LL.B., Diploma in Management
Educated at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, Magadh University and RVB Delft (Netherlands)

Profession

Civil Servant
Lawyer

Permanent Address

Flat No- 903, Mani Orchid Appartment,
Near R.P.S. Mor, Bailey Road,

Patna, Bihar – 801503

Telefax. (06182) 2248444
09661399999 (M)

Present Address

3, Talkatora Road,

New Delhi -110 001

Telefax. (011) 23712381
09661399999 (M)
Tel : (011) 23717474 (O)

Positions Held

May, 2014

Elected to 16^th Lok Sabha

1 Sep. 2014 onwards

Member, Committee of Privileges

Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

15 Sep. 2014 onwards

Member, Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha

Member, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)

1 May 2015 – 7 June 2018

Member, Jonit Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex

Member, The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Standing Committee on International Peace and Security

Member, India China Parliamentary Friendship Group

19 Oct. 2016 – 3 Sept. 2017

Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

3 Sept. 2017 onwards

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Power; and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Social And Cultural Activities

Life Member of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation

Special Interests

Internal Security and Defence

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Reading

Sports and Clubs

Riding and shooting

Countries Visited

Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Iran, Italy, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, U.K. and U.S.A.

Other Information

District Magistrate, East Champaran 1981 – 1983; District Magistrate, Patna 1983-1985; Director and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence 1991 – 1996; Home Secretary, Govt. of Bihar 1997 – 1999; Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India 2000 – 2005; Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar 2006 – 2009; Secretary Production, Govt. Of India 2009 – 2011; Union Home Secretary from 2011 to June, 2013
Joined the IPS in 1974 and the IAS in 1975;
Was District Magistrate of East Champaran from 1981-1983;
Was District Magistrate of Patna from 1983-1985 and the riots which erupted after the assassination of the then Late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi was brought under control in two days;
When there were numerous escapes from prison, I was posted as Inspector General of Prisons;
Was Administrator of the State Cooperative Marketing Federation. State Cabinet commended the way fertilizer availability was ensured and prices kept in check;
Joined the Ministry of Defence, Government of India in 1991 was Director and thereafter Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. Handled Operation and Intelligence (G Branch) as Director. Did the NDC Course;
In 1997 joined the Bihar State Govt.; Was Commissioner, Patna Division for a brief period, and thereafter was Home Secretary of the State from 1997-1999.
Came back to Government of India in 2000. Was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs from 2000-2005. Revamped the Scheme for Police Modernization and started the Scheme for Prison Modernization. Laid down the framework for Disaster Management. Started the NDRF.
Went back to the State after the Central tenure got over. Was Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department of the State from 2006-2009. Transformed the road network of the State from being one of the worst in the country to being one of the best in the country.
Came to the Government of India as Secretary, Department of Defence Production in 2009. As Secretary, Defence Production (2009-2011) ensured that the production from Ordance Factories, Defence Shipyards, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and other Defence Manufacturing facilities touched record levels

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Smt. Meena Singh Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 11, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Smt. Meena Singh

Political Party: Janata Dal (United)

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 14,15

Fifteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

Singh, Smt. Meena

Constituency :	Arrah (Bihar)
Party Name :	Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))

Father’s Name

Shri Rameshwar Singh

Mother’s Name

Smt. Naina Devi

Date of Birth

01 Jan 1962

Place of Birth

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status

Widow

Date of Marriage

09 May 1984

Spouse’s Name

Late Shri Ajit Kumar Singh

No. of Sons

Educational
Qualifications

B.A.
Educated at Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Profession

Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address

804, Santosha Complex, Bander Bagicha,
Dakbanglow Road, Patna

Bihar.

Tel. (0612) 2206842

Present Address

83, North Avenue,

New Delhi – 110 001

Tel. 9313674800 (M)
Fax. 011-23093455

Positions Held

Jan. 2008

Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election

2009	Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

31 Aug. 2009

Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare

23 Sep. 2009

Member, Committee on Private Members` Bill and Resolutions

Social And Cultural Activities

Getting poor girls married and arranging medical assistance to the poor people suffering from ill-health

Special Interests

Cooking food

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Listening old melodies and playing Sitar

Other Information

Associated with Tapendu Education Society, Delhi which runs schools in Patna, Bihar and Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

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Smt. Kanti Singh Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 11, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Smt. Kanti Singh

Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 11,13,14

Fourteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

Singh, Smt. Kanti

Constituency :	Arrah (Bihar)
Party Name :	Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

Father’s Name

Shri Ram Sunder Singh

Mother’s Name

Smt. Kavitri Devi

Date of Birth

08 Mar 1957

Place of Birth

Pachhahar, Distt. Rohtas (Bihar)

Marital Status

Married

Date of Marriage

29 May 1972

Spouse’s Name

Shri Keshaw Prasad Singh

No. of Sons

No.of Daughters

Educational
Qualifications

M.A.
Educated at Magadh University, Bihar

Profession

Social Worker
Artist

Permanent Address

Mohanpur, Punaichak, P.O. Shastri Nagar,

Distt. Patna – 800 023 (Bihar)

Tels. (0612)2282957, 2284504

Present Address

8, Tughlak Lane

New Delhi-110 011

Tels.(011) 23017807, 23018094 (R), 23062294, 23061251 (O)
Fax: (011) 23019807, 23018094 (R), 23061150 (O)

Positions Held

1991-97

General Secretary, Janata Dal, Bihar

1992-95

Member, District Consumer Forum

1995-96

Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly

Member, Estimates Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly

1996	Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

June 1996

Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development

1996-97

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Coal

1999	Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2000

Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

1999-2004

Member, Committee on Commerce

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Member, Committee on Women Empowerment

Member, Committee on Official Language

2000 -2004

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Member, Committee on Information Technology

2004	Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 3rd term)

23 May 2004 – 28 Jan. 2006

Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development

29 Jan. 2006-onwards

Union Minister of State, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments

Being keenly interested in literry articles and artistic values, popularised them by acting and advocating various measurs promoting them through Radio Programmes and partcipation as film Artist

Social And Cultural Activities

Organiser, Mahila Vikas Manch, Bihar on socio-educational front and remained actively involved in social and educational activites, social ceremonial functions even in teh remote corners of the rural a reas; working for the upliftment of rural poor, downtrodden, women and children suffering from mainutrition and fatal diseases

Special Interests

Works for creating political as well as social awareness by particulary educating people belonging to down/trodden, and dalit classes of society and also securing social justice for them, especially for women and children

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Singing folk songs of social and patriotic nature; always likes the melodious songs; reading books on natonal, political, social and cultural issues

Countries Visited

Widely travelled; (i) vistited Poland in 1996 for discussion regarding importing the latest technology in Coal mines; (ii) visited China (Hong Kong, Singapore) in 1997 for discussion with regard to importing the technology for improving Coal mines in India; (iii) visited Thailand (Bangkok) and attended UNESCAP high level Inter Governmental meeting to review the regional implementation of the Beijing platform for action and its regional and global outcome; (iv) visited USA and attended 49th Commission on status of women at New York; also attended 23rd special session of theGeneral Assembly on current challenges and forward looking strateglies for the advanacement and empowerment of women and girls; and visited Pakistan and led India delegation to Islamabad to participate in the 5th South Asian Regional Ministerial Conference celebrating “Beijing + 10” and discussed the issues which are of immense value and importance and for better relation with our neighbouring country, Pakistan

Other Information

Adopted farfetched profit earning measures as Minister of State, Coal, and earned profit to the tune of about 1200 crore for the Ministry; implemented a Pension scheme for the first time, for the welfare of the employees which increased productivity in companies like BCCL, ECL, CCL; lauched Jharia reconstruction and Rehabilitation Programme to save millions of tonnes of Coking Coal; oversaw big projects in NCL, CCL, ECL, MCL and WCL which started production of Coal to meet the the requirments of the country and also to achieve its exporting capacity; rehaillitated land awarded them well being measurs like jobs, houses, compensation at increased rates, etc., thereby improving industrial relations; introduced technologies of Coal producing countries to avoid basket loading in Coal mines of India; as Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development; (i) associated with the Mission Statement, “Budgetng for Gender Equity” to guide all public expenditure and Policies; (ii) the National Commission for Protection of the Child Rights, Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, Amendment in the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act 1987; and also with ITPA, Relief & Rehabilitation measurs to the sufferers of Tsunami Tidal waves: and (iii) a portal of NRCW inaugurated on the 8 March, 2005 which creates a base for data generation, information and dissemination on contemporary gender issues

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Shri H.P. Singh Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 11, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri H.P. Singh

Political Party: Samata Party

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 12

Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha


SINGH, SHRI H.P.
[SAMATA PARTY - ARRAH (BIHAR)]

Father's Name       	Late Shri L. P. Singh                   

Date of Birth       	27 September 1947

Place of Birth      	Dhamaar, Distt. Bhojpur (Bihar)                   

Marital Status      	Married

Spouse's Name       	Smt. B. Devi                            

Children            	Two sons and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               Matriculate

Profession         

               Agriculturist, Trade Union Leader, 
               Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               Vill. and P.O. Dhamaar,                   
               Distt. Bhojpur - 802231                 
               (Bihar)                                 

Present Address   

	       14-B,  Ferozeshah Road,            
	       New Delhi-110001              

	       Tel. (011) 3359228            

Positions Held  

1998           Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99        Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
       
               Member, Committee on Human Resource Development;
               also its sub-Committee on Value based education
 
               Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food
	       and Consumer Affairs

Social and Cultural Activities  

Helping people in getting justice; fighting against
exploitation and social evils; upliftment of the weaker
sections of the society; supporting the needy, the
handicapped, the downtrodden and the sick; providing aid
to people affected by natural calamities like flood and
famine and promoting education

Special Interests  

Serving mankind and environmental conservation

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Meeting people, travelling, reading religious books and
listening to Bhojpuri music

Other Information  

Vice-President, Paradeep Port Mazdoor Union;
General-Secretary, (i) Food Corporation of India Workers'
Union; (ii) All India Food and Allied Workers' Union; and
(iii) Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation Workers'
Union; Founder, (i) Bharatiya Samajik Utthan Sansthan; and
(ii) Ghanshyam Hemlata Vidya Mandir Society; and Member,
(i) Minimum Wages Advisory Committee; (ii) Zonal Railway
Users Consultative Committee, Eastern Railway and;
(iii) Informal Consultative Committee, Eastern Railway Zone

Election Result of
Arrah Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	11,17,509
Total votes polled 	 7,34,044

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri H.P.Singh 			(S.A.P.) 2,86,286
(2) Shri Chandra Deo Prasad Verma 	(R.J.D.) 2,28,122
(3) Shri Krishna Deo Yadav 	  [C.P.I.(ML)(L)]1,63,945
(4) Shri Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav 	(B.J.C.)   24,886

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Shri Rameshwar Prasad Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

February 4, 2019December 28, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Rameshwar Prasad

Political Party: Indian Peoples’ Front

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 9

9th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

RAMESHWAR PRASAD, SHRI [I.P.F.—Bihar, Arrah, 1989]: s. of Radhe Nonia; b. at Bharatpura, Patna District, Bihar, July, 1947; ed. at Banshidhari High School, Bharatpura, up-to Middle; m. Lalpari Devi, May 1, 1960, 1 s. and 1 d.; Political and Social Worker;

Previous Association with Political Parties: Secy. District Janata Party, Patna, Bihar, 1977—79;

Committee Experience: Member, Committee on Private Members’ Bills & Resolutions, 1990, Estimates Committee, May 1, 1990 and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour & Welfare, 1990;

Favourite Pastime and Recreation: Reading;

Social Activities: Rural upliftment;

Permanent Address: Village & PO. Bharatpura, District Patna, Bihar.

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 2009 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

VII. RESULT
	PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
WINNER	JD(U)	Meena Singh	212726
RUNER-UP	LJP	Rama Kishore Singh	138006
MARGIN	74720

VI. DATES
	POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
	16-Apr-2009	16-May-2009	16-May-2009

V. POLLING STATIONS
NUMBER	1634	AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION	950
DATE(s) OF RE-POLL, IF ANY :			NIL
NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS WHERE RE-POLL WAS ORDERED			NIL

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Arrah Constituency, Bihar Loksabha Election 2019 Results, MP, Voters, Political Parties Data

November 18, 2019December 26, 2018 by M Prakash

Constituency Name: Arrah

RESULT

	PARTY	CANDIDATE	VOTES
WINNER	BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY	R. K. SINGH	566480
RUNER-UP	COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)	RAJU YADAV	419195
MARGIN			147285

DATES

POLLING	COUNTING	DECLARATION OF RESULT
2019-05-19	2019-05-23	2019-05-23

POLLING STATIONS

NUMBER	2162	AVERAGE ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION	966
DATE(S) OF RE-POLL, IF ANY:			NA
NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS WHERE RE-POLLS WAS ORDERED

VOTES
	1. TOTAL VOTES POLLED ON EVM	1072919

	2. TOTAL DEDUCTED VOTES FROM EVM(TEST VOTES+VOTES NOT RETRIVED+ NOTA)	21763

	3.TOTAL VALID VOTES POLLED ON EVM	1051156

	4. POSTAL VOTES COUNTED	9545

	5. POSTAL VOTES DEDUCTED (REJECTED POSTAL VOTES + ‘NOTA’)	1842

	6. VALID POSTAL VOTES	7703

	7. TOTAL VALID VOTES POLLED	1058859

8. TEST VOTES POLLED ON EVM				0

9. VOTES POLLED FOR ‘NOTA’ (INCLUDING POSTAL)				21825

10. TENDERED VOTES				0

I. CANDIDATES	MEN	WOMAN	THIRD GENDER	TOTAL
	1. NOMINATED	24	0	0	24

	2. NOMINATION	13	0	0	13
	REJECTED	13	0	0	13
	REJECTED

	3. WITHDRAWN	0	0	0	0

	4. CONTESTED	11	0	0	11

	5.FORFEITED DEPOSIT	9	0	0	9

	II. ELECTORS	MEN	WOMAN	THIRD GENDER	TOTAL
	1. GENERAL	1133531	938782	117	2072430

	2. OVERSEAS	4	0	0	4

	3. SERVICE	16326	593	0	16919

	4. TOTAL	1149861	939375	117	2089353

	III. VOTERS	MEN	WOMAN	THIRD GENDER	TOTAL
	1. GENERAL	607717	465201	1	1072919

	2. OVERSEAS	0	0	0	0

	3. PROXY				0

	4. POSTAL				7765

	5. TOTAL	607717	465201	1	1080684

	6. VOTES REJECTED
	DUE TO OTHER				0
	REASON

	III(A). POLLING PERCENTAGE				51.72

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Shri Bali Ram Bhagat Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah (Bihar) Biodata

January 3, 2019December 24, 2018 by M Prakash

Name of Member: Shri Bali Ram Bhagat

Political Party: Congress (I)

Constituency & State: Arrah (Bihar)

Lok Sabha Experience: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8

8th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

BHAGAT SHRI BALI RAM, B.A., (Hons.), M.A., (Economics) [Congress (I)—Bihar, Arrah 1984] s. of late Shri Ham Rup Bhagat; b. at Mehdiganj; Patna city, October 1, 1922; ed. at Patna College and Patna University; m. Smt. Vidya Bhagat, 1944; 1 s. and 1 d.; Agriculturist and Political and Social Worker; Associated with Indian National Congress since 1939; participated in ‘Quit India’ movement and remained underground for two years, 1942-44; was Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Finance, Government of India, August 1952—January, 1956; Union Deputy Minister of Finance, January, 1956—September, 1963; Minister of Planning, September, 1963—March, 1967; also Minister of State for Finance, September, 1963—March, 1967; Minister for Defence Production, March—November, 1967; Minister of State for External Affairs, November, 1967–February, 1969; Cabinet Minister for Foreign Trade and Supply, February, 1969—June, 1970; and Cabinet Minister for Steel and Heavy Engineering, June, 1970—March, 1971; Founder, All India Student Congress in Nagpur, 1944; Member, Executive Committee of the All India Students Congress, 1945-46; General Secretary, Bihar Pradesh Students’ Congress, 1946-47; Member, All India Congress Committee since 1958; Chairman, Foreign Affairs Department of A.I.C.C. since 1983; President, Indian Council of World Affairs, 1982-84, re-elected in 1984; Member, (i) Provisional Parliament, 1950-52; (ii) First Lok Sabha, 1952-57; (iii) Second Lok Sabha, 1957-62, (iv) Third Lok Sabha, 1962-67; (v) Fourth Lok Sabha, 1967-70; (vi) Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-77; Speaker, Lok Sabha, January, 1976-March, 1977; Member, Seventh Lok Sabha, 1980-84; Leader of the Indian Delegation to (i) the Conference of U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and Far East (ECAFE) Bangkok, (ii) the 8th, 9th, 10th and 16th Meetings of the Colombo Plan Conference held respectively at Wellington, 1956, Saigon, 1957, Seattle, 1958 and London, 1964; (iii) The Budapest International Trade Fair, Budapest, 1965; (iv) the Second Ministerial Conference on Asian, Economic Cooperation and the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Asian Development Bank, Manila, 1965, (where signed the Charter on behalf of the Government and the People of India); (v) the inaugural session of the Asian Development Bank at Tokyo, 1966; (vi) the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Delhi, 1968; (vii) the first Indo-American Talks at New Delhi, July, 1968; (viii) the first Indo-Soviet Talks at New Delhi, September, 1968; (ix) the U.N. General Assembly at New York, October, 1968; (x) the first Round Table Conference of the Indo-Japan Committees on Economic Development at New Delhi, November, 1968; (xi) Trade Delegation to Kathmandu, November, 1968; and (xii) the first Indo-British Talks at New Delhi, December, 1968; Deputy Leader of Indian Delegation to (i) the Conference of U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and Far East (ECAFE), Tokyo, 1954, and Bangalore, 1955; (ii) the Colombo Plan Conference, Delhi, 1953, Ottawa, 1954 and Singapore, 1955; (iii) the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva, 1964; and (iv) the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, London, 1969; Governor, Asian Development Bank, Manila, 1964 and Tokyo, 1965; Alternate Governor, World Bank and International Monetary Fund Conference, Washington 1954 and Delhi, 1958; Chairman. U.N. Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 1972 and its Member, 1972-77: Member of the Indian Delegation to (i) the Fortieth Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Istanbul, 1951 and Havana, Cuba, 1981, and (ii) the Meeting of the Economic Commission for Asia and Far East (ECAFE), Tokyo, 1955; Visited Mauritius to represent India at Independence Celebrations, March, 1968; Visited Nairobi to discuss problems of the U.K. Immigrants of Indian origin with Kenya Government, March, 1968; Leader, Indian Delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, 1982-1983 held at Geneva, Chairman, U.N. Seminar on the Thirty-Third Anniversary of the Human Rights Commission held at Geneva in 1983; represented the Indian National Congress at Party Congress of Zimbabwe, July, 1984 and Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan, January, 1985; Seminar on European Nuclear Disarmament June, 1984.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Walking, trekking and swimming.

Special interests: Political organisations; actively interested in the progress of the rural areas and the weaker sections.

Publications: Edited two underground weeklies in 1942 ‘Quit India’ underground movement,—’Our Struggle’ and ‘Non-Violent Revolution’; started ‘Rushtra Doot’—a progressive Hindi Weekly in 1947 from Patna, started and edited ‘Economic Review’ as Secretary of Economic Research Section of the Bihar Provincial Congress Committee; regular writer on economic, national and international affairs in National newspapers.

Sports and clubs: Badminton, Swimming and Tennis.

Travels abroad: All the continents of the world several times.

Permanent address: 55C/A, Shrikrishna Puri, Patna, Bihar.

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