Chandrasekhar Singh (26 December 1915 - 19 July 1976 in Patna) was a leader from the Communist Party of India who served as a minister in the government of Bihar state.
Chandrasekhar Singh | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1915 Bihat village, Begusarai district, Bihar |
| Died | 19 July 1976 (aged 60) Patna, Bihar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | Shakuntala Sinha |
| Education | M.A. (Benaras Hindu University) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Family
editSingh was born in Bihat (Masnadpur) village near Barauni in Begusarai district of Bihar. His father, Ramcharitra Singh, was a member of the Congress party, a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and a minister in the Dr. Sri Krishna Singh's cabinet. He is also a distant relative of former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Career
editSingh was a founding member of the Communist Party of India in Begusarai district. He was instrumental in converting Begusarai into a bastion of the communist party. Begusarai came to be known as Leningrad of Bihar and Singh's village, Bihat, earned the sobriquet Little Moscow.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Begusarai has traditionally been a communist stronghold until recent years, when the Bharatiya Janata Party has won several local and national elections from the region.
Singh was elected from Teghra Vidhan Sabha constituency in 1962 and was the minister in first non-congress government in Bihar as a minister of Irrigation and Power then Agriculture.[7]
References
edit- ^ Arun Kumar (23 March 2009). "ULB launches poll campaign". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ Saffron is the new red in Bihar’s Leningrad
- ^ Begusarai, the Leningrad of Bihar, where Left is still a force to reckon with
- ^ "Introduction of Begusarai". Begusarai District. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ In Begusarai, ‘comrades’ include Bhumihars
- ^ Encyclopedia Of Bihar
- ^ BEGUSARAI (BIHAT) ke Laal : Sri Chandra Shekhar Singh