Kamal_Singh_(Bihar_politician)

Kamal Singh (politician)

Kamal Singh (politician)

Indian politician (1926–2020)

Kamal Bahadur Singh (29 September 1926 – 5 January 2020)[1] was an Indian politician from Bihar. He was elected twice as a member of the Lok Sabha. He was the last Maharaja of Dumraon Raj.[2] He was the last surviving member of the First Lok Sabha.[3]

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Early life

Singh was born on 29 September 1926.[4] He studied in Colonel Brown Cambridge School and D. A. V. College. He also studied in Allahabad University and Patna Law College.[4]

Career

Singh was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from Shahabad North West in the first Lok Sabha election.[5] Later, he was elected from Buxar in 1957.[6] He was the youngest member elected, and served until 1962.[1]

Singh also ran for office again in 1989 and 1991, but lost both times.[1]

Death

Singh died on 5 January 2020 at the age of 93.[2][3][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Last surviving member of first Lok Sabha passes away, at the Times of India; published January 2, 2020; retrieved December 30, 2020; "died on Sunday"
  2. [2]
    "पहली लोकसभा के सांसद और बिहार डुमरांव राज के अंतिम महाराज कमल बहादुर सिंह नहीं रहे". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    "पहली लोकसभा के अंतिम जीवित सांसद कमल सिंह का निधन, अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी से थे गहरे संबंध". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    "SINGH, KAMAL BAHADUR B.A." Lok Sabha. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Bihar". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  6. [6]
    "BIHAR BUXAR 1957 Candidate Names Party Winner Number Votes". Times Now. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Raja Kamal Bahadur Singh, Indian MP During 1952-1962, Passes Away at 93". india.com. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

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