Chandrasekhar Singh
Chandrasekhar Singh | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1915 Bihat, Begusarai district |
| 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 |
Chandrasekhar Singh (born 26 December 1915 - died 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.
Family
Singh 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 FormerJNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar
Career
Singh 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 Leningard 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 form Teghra Vidhan Sabha constituency in 1962 and was of the minister in first non-congress government in Bihar as a minister of Irrigation and Power then Agriculture. [7]
References
- ^ Arun Kumar (23 March 2009). "ULB launches poll campaign". The Times of India. 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