Raghunath Jha
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Raghunath Jha was Union minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise and member of the 14th Lok Sabha
of India
. He represented the Bettiah
constituency of Bihar
and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal
(RJD) political party. He is one of the highly respected politicians of Mithilanchal region.
His political career has seen a lot of ups and downs.In the year 1985 he was denied a congress ticket and he contested on a Janata Party ticket. The electorate of Sheohar gave the slogan " hath nahi Raghunath Chahiye, sher e Bihar ka sath chahiye" and he won by a huge margin.
In 1985 he was elected as the leader of Janata party Legislature party.In 1989 he was made the Chairman of janata Dal Parliamentary board and unsuccessfully contested for the post of Bihar Chief Minister in the year 1990 against Ram Sundar Das and Lalu Prasad Yadav.Lalu Prasad Yadav emerged as the winner.Jha entered parliament from gopalganj in the year 1999.Currently,he is the Vice President of RJD.In April 2008 he was also inducted as minister in UPA government
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He represented the Bettiah
Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Members of Parliament:*1962: Kamal Nath Tewari, Indian National Congress*1967: Kamal Nath Tewari, Indian National Congress*1971: Kamal Nath Tewari, Indian National Congress*1977: Fazlur Rahman, Janata Party*1980: Kedar Pandey, Indian National Congress...
constituency of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...
(RJD) political party. He is one of the highly respected politicians of Mithilanchal region.
Personal life
Raghunath Jha was born in Village-Amba Ojha Tola,district Sheohar.From a very young age he was actively participating in student politics.He was inspired by leaders such as Jay prakash Narayan,Ram manohar lohia and Karpori thakur.He was also closely associated with former prime minister Chandrashekhar Singh. He is married to dev karma devi and has one son and one daughter.His son Ajit Kumar Jha is the Member of Legislative Assembly from sheohar the seat once represented by his father.He has two grandsons- Rakesh and Navneet.Political career
Jha entered Bihar Legislative Assembly in the year 1972 on a congress ticket from his home constituency Sheohar.He has represented the constituency for a record twenty seven years.His political career has seen a lot of ups and downs.In the year 1985 he was denied a congress ticket and he contested on a Janata Party ticket. The electorate of Sheohar gave the slogan " hath nahi Raghunath Chahiye, sher e Bihar ka sath chahiye" and he won by a huge margin.
In 1985 he was elected as the leader of Janata party Legislature party.In 1989 he was made the Chairman of janata Dal Parliamentary board and unsuccessfully contested for the post of Bihar Chief Minister in the year 1990 against Ram Sundar Das and Lalu Prasad Yadav.Lalu Prasad Yadav emerged as the winner.Jha entered parliament from gopalganj in the year 1999.Currently,he is the Vice President of RJD.In April 2008 he was also inducted as minister in UPA government