Bali Ram Bhagat
Bali Ram Bhagat Yadav | |
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N. Sanjiva Reddy | |
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Born | Mehdiganj, British India | 7 October 1922
Died | 2 January 2011 New Delhi, India | (aged 88)
Spouse |
Vidya Bhagat (m. 1944) |
Children | 2 (1 son and 1 daughter) |
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Bali Ram Bhagat (7 October 1922 – 2 January 2011) was an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha representing Patna-cum-Shahabad from 1952 to 1957 and Shahabad from 1957 to 1977. Bhagat has also served as the 6th Speaker of the Lok Sabha and 13th Foreign Minister of India.
Early life
BR Bhagat was born into a wealthy Yadav family in
Career
After independence, Bali Ram Bhagat served as the Member of Parliament (MP) from Patna-cum-Shahabad in the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957) and then Shahabad for four terms (1957-1977).[3] Bhagat lost his seat to Chandradeo Prasad Verma in the 1977 general election, where the Congress lost power in India for the first time.[4] He won as MP from Sitamarhi in 1980 and Arrah in 1984.
Between 1963 and 1967, Bhagat served as the Minister of State for Planning as well as Finance. He was a Minister in the Ministry of Defence for a short period in 1967 before he became the Minister of State for External Affairs in the same year. Bhagat became a member of the cabinet in 1969 when he was appointed the Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply. Later, he was the Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering for a period of eight months.[3]
Bhagat served as the
Positions held
Bali Ram Bhagat has served seven times as Lok Sabha MP.[5]
He lost the 6th and 9th Lok Sabha election from Arrah in 1977 and 1989 respectively. Bhagat also lost the 10th Lok Sabha election from Samastipur in 1991.
# | From | To | Position | Party |
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1. | 1952 | 1957 | MP (1st term) in 1st Lok Sabha from Patna-cum-Shahabad | INC |
2. | 1957 | 1962 | MP (2nd term) in 2nd Lok Sabha from Shahabad | INC |
3. | 1962 | 1967 | MP (3rd term) in 3rd Lok Sabha from Shahabad | INC |
4. | 1967 | 1971 | MP (4th term) in 4th Lok Sabha from Shahabad | INC |
5. | 1971 | 1977 | MP (5th term) in 5th Lok Sabha from Shahabad | INC |
6. | 1980 | 1984 | MP (6th term) in 7th Lok Sabha from Sitamarhi | INC (U) |
7. | 1984 | 1989 | MP (7th term) in 8th Lok Sabha from Arrah | INC |
Note
- The Patna-cum-Shahabad constituency was renamed as Shahabad constituency in the 2nd Lok Sabha (1957).
- The Shahabad constituency was renamed as Arrah constituency in the 6th Lok Sabha (1977).
References
- ^ "When Bali Ram Bhagat was defeated by his own people". Hindustan. 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Former Lok Sabha Speaker Baliram Bhagat passes away". The Hindu. 3 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha". speakerloksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ [1] p.95
- ^ "Member Profile: 8th Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 7 October 2022.