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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 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Succeeded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Constituency | Hajipur, Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1921 Ranchi, Bihar, British India (now Jharkhand, India) |
| Died | 20 August 2002 (aged 81) New Delhi |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Bina Devi |
| Source: [1] | |
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 Animal and Fish Resources Department in the Government of Bihar.
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