Baleshwar Ram

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980-1984
Preceded by| Ram Sewak Hazari
Succeeded by| Ram Bhagat Paswan
Constituency| Rosera, Bihar
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1952–1957
Constituency| Hasanpur
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1957–1967
Preceded by| Devaki Nandan Jha
Succeeded by| Y. K. Chaudhary
Constituency| Dalsinghsarai
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1967–1977
Preceded by| Constituency established
Succeeded by| Nagendra Jha
Constituency| Hayaghat
Personal details
Born| (1928-03-07)7 March 1928
Samartha, Darbhanga district, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died| 3 May 2015(2015-05-03) (aged 87)
Samartha, Samastipur, Bihar, India
Political party| Indian National Congress
Spouse| Chinta Devi
Children| 4 including, Dr. Ashok Kumar

Baleshwar Ram (1928-2015) was an Indian politician, seven-times MLA and former Union Minister of State from Bihar.

## Early life[edit]

Baleshwar Ram was born to Batahu Ram into a Dalit family at Samartha vill., Darbhanga district, Bihar and Odisha Province, British India (now Samastipur distt. Bihar).

He was married to Chinta Devi and they have four children. His son, Dr. Ashok Kumar (Ashok Ram) is a doctor, six-times elected MLA and president of BPPC.[1][2]

## Political career[edit]

Ram joined INC and fought his first in 1952 from Hasanpur constituency. He again got elected in 1957 from Dalsinghsarai and in 1962 from Dalsinghsarai West constituency. In 1963 he became Minister of Tourism.[3][4]

In 1967 Bihar elections he fought successfully from Hayaghat constituency and was re-elected from same seat in 1969 and 1972.[5] He became Minister of Information and Broadcasting in Harihar Singh govt.

In 1980, he became member of Parliament of India from Rosera constituency in Bihar.[6][7] He was given the portfolio of Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development.[8][9]

Ram became Parliamentary Secretary in Bihar govt. He also served as Chairman, Board of Trustees of Ravidas Ashram, General Secretary of State Committee of Dalit Varg Sangh, I.P.S.O. of Bihar and Vice President Indo-Soviet Cultural Society (Bihar).[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Smt. Sonia Gandhi has expressed sadness at the passing away of Shri Baleshwar Ram". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. ^ "Bihar poll: Mixed bag of luck for sons, relatives". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
3. ^ Year of Freedom. 1963.
4. ^ "Dalsingh Sarai West 1962 Assembly MLA Election Bihar". Retrieved 26 October 2020.
5. ^ "Hayaghat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
6. ^ Manish Verma. Current Affairs Manual 2016. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 173–. ISBN 978-93-5083-016-1. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
7. ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1984). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman. p. 846. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
8. ^ "Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Sunday appointed 11 new ministers,..." UPI. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
9. ^ "Ex-Union minister Baleshwar Ram dead". The Times of India. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
10. ^ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official biographical sketch on the Parliament of India website