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	9 January 1921 Gangajal, Saran district, Bihar, India
Died	6 March 2015 (aged 94) Patna, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Janata Dal (United)
Spouse(s)	Savita Devi
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Hinduism
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 Narain 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. "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.

External links

• Chhote Saheb was a leader of the masses-former Bihar CM Ram Sundar Das