Ram Ratan Ram
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Ram Ratan Ram | |
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 Ram speaking at the Kremlin, Russia at 70th anniversary celebrations of the October Revolution in 1987 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 28 December 1984 – 28 November 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Succeeded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Constituency | Hajipur, Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1921 |
| Died | 20 August 2002 (aged 81) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Bina Devi |
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Ram Ratan Ram (1921–2002) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament and former General Secretary, Indian National Congress. He served as social worker and advocate, under the mentorship of Bose. He was elected to the Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 1952 and won every consecutive election till his move to the centre in 1984. Ram was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Hajipur in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3]
He was a prominent member of the Indian National Congress post independence. Mr. Ram Ratan Ram also served as the Chairman of the SC/ST Commission of India and was also one of the pioneers in the formation of the state of Jharkhand.
At a state level politician in Bihar, he held several portfolios during the years before his Lok Sabha term, most notably as Minister for Home Affairs in the Government of Bihar.
Sri Ram was B.A., LL.B., affiliated with [Congress (I)—Bihar, Hajipur (Res. Sch. Castes), 1984] s. of late Shri Laxman Ram; b. at Ranchi, 24 March 1921; early education at Nibaran Ashram started by Mahatma Gandhi, B. K. High School, Ranchi College, Doranda College, Chotanagpur Law College, Ranchi University, Bihar;
Married to Smt. Bina Devi, 29 April 1942; they had 8 sons and daughter.
He spent most of his time between New Delhi, Ranchi and Patna. On 16 August 2002 he was admitted to Escorts Heart Institute under Dr. Naresh Trehan due to a heart attack and died on 20 August 2002.