Ram Sundar Das

Ram Sundar Das
15th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
21 April 1979 – 17 February 1980
Preceded by Karpuri Thakur
Succeeded by Jagannath Mishra
Personal details
Born (1921-01-09)9 January 1921
Gangajal, Saran district, Bihar, India
Died 6 March 2015(2015-03-06) (aged 94)
Patna, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Janata Dal (United)
Spouse(s) Savita Devi
Occupation Politician
As of 6 March, 2015
Source:

Ram Sundar Das (Hindi: राम सुन्दर दास; 9 January 1921 – 6 March 2015) was an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar state. He was a leader of the Janata Dal (United) political party.[1]

He was the Chief Minister of Bihar from 21 April 1979 to 17 February 1980. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha from Hajipur constituency in Bihar in 1991. He was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the same constituency in 2009. He contested from Hajipur again in 2014 general election when in his 90s, but Ram Vilas Paswan won the seat taking advantage of the Narendra Modi - BJP wave.

As the Chief Minister of Bihar he enjoyed the trust and support of top Janata Party leaders of Emergency like Chandra Shekhar Singh and then Bihar Janata Party chief Satyendra Narayan Sinha.[2] He died on 6 March 2015 at the age of 94. He is survived by two sons and one daughter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Bihar Chief Minister Ram Sundar Das passes away". The Economics Times. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Detailed Profile: Shri Ram Sundar Das". india.gov.in website. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Ram Vilas Paswan		 Member of Parliament
for Hajipur
1991–1996 		Succeeded by
Ram Vilas Paswan
Preceded by
Ram Vilas Paswan		 Member of Parliament
for Hajipur
2009–2014 		Succeeded by
Ram Vilas Paswan
Party political offices
Preceded by
 Leader of the Janata Dal (United) Party in the 16th Lok Sabha
2009-2014 		Succeeded by
Kaushalendra Kumar
Political offices
Preceded by
Karpoori Thakur		 Chief Minister of Bihar
21 April 1979 – 17 February 1980 		Succeeded by
President's rule
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