Ram Dhan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984–1991
Preceded byChhangur Ram
Succeeded byRam Badan
ConstituencyLalganj
In office
1967–1979
Preceded byVishram Prasad
Succeeded byChhangur Ram
ConstituencyLalganj
Personal details
Born(1921-07-01)1 July 1921
Azampur, Azamgarh, United Provinces, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died23 May 2001(2001-05-23) (aged 79)
New Delhi, India
Political partyJanata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Janata Party
Indian National Congress
SpouseChandrawati Devi

Ram Dhan (1 July 1921 – 23 May 2001) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter.[1] He represented Lalganj in Lok Sabha a number of times.[2] Ram Dhan was arrested on the night when Emergency was declared by Indira Gandhi.[3]

Early life

Ram Dhan was born on 1 July 1921 in a Dalit family at Azampur in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.[4] He attended Central Hindu College (now Banaras Hindu University) and was awarded Bachelor of Law degree at Law College, BHU.[2] He joined the Socialist movement and grew close to leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan and Acharya Narendra Dev.[4] But later he joined Congress.

In 1963, he married Chandrawati Devi.[2] The couple had two son and two daughters.[2] He also served as a correspondent of Aaj and Sansar of Varanasi, Swatantra Bharat of Lucknow and Amrit Bazar Patrika of Allahabad.[1][2]

Political career

Before 1947, he took part in many freedom struggles. He was detained under Defence of India Rules for 2 years for taking part in the Quit India Movement in 1942.[1][2] He joined the Socialist movement but in 1960 he joined Congress party.[4] He was member of 4th, 5th Lok Sabha, representing Lalganj on Congress ticket.[5][6] He was arrested under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency.[3][2] He was among the few in Congress who were arrested along with Chandra Shekhar, Mohan Dharia and Krishan Kant.[3]

In 1977, he was elected as Lok Sabha MP on Janata Party ticket from Lalganj Lok Sabha constituency.[7] He was also made General Secretary of Janata Party, but when Morarji Desai was declared as Prime Minister instead of Jagjivan Ram, he resigned in protest.[4] Later he joined Congress but along with VP Singh he resigned from Congress and formed Janata Dal.[4]

Positions held

  • 1945–1948 President of District Depressed Class League, Azamgarh.[2]
  • 1967–1970 Member, 4th Lok Sabha.[2]
  • 1967–1970 Member of Informal Consultative Committee of Shipping and Transport of Parliament.[2]
  • 1971–1977 Member, 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term).[2]
  • 1977–1979 Member, 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term).[2]
  • 1977–1978 President of Bharatiya Depressed Classes League.[2]
  • 1977 Selected as General Secretary of Janata Party.[2][4]
  • 1977–1979 Chairman of Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of Parliament.[2]
  • 1984–1989 Member, 8th Lok Sabha (4th term).[2]
  • 1984–1989 Member of Railway Convention Committee of Parliament.[2]
  • 1989–1991 Member, 9th Lok Sabha (5th term).[2]
  • 1990 Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs.[2]
  • 1990–1995 Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "OBITUARY REFERENCE". Lok Sabha Digital Library. 23 July 2001.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Vice-President Krishan Kant dies of massive heart attack". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 rti_admin (16 October 2010). "The Dalits lose their mirror & Ramdhan". Round Table India. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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