Chandrasekhar Singh (26 December 1915 - 19 July 1976 in

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) was a leader from the

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who served as a minister in the government of Bihar state.

Family

Singh was born in Bihat (Masnadpur) village near

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. His father, Ramcharitra Singh, was a member of the

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, a member of the

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and a minister in the Dr. Sri Krishna Singh's cabinet. He is also a distant relative of former JNUSU president

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Career

Singh was a founding member of the

. He was instrumental in converting Begusarai into a bastion of the communist party.

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came to be known as Leningrad of Bihar and Singh's village, Bihat, earned the sobriquet Little

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. Begusarai has traditionally been a

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stronghold until recent years, when the

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has won several local and national elections from the region. Singh was elected from Teghra Vidhan Sabha constituency in 1962 and was the minister in first non-congress government in

as a minister of Irrigation and Power then Agriculture. BEGUSARAI (BIHAT) ke Laal : Sri Chandra Shekhar Singh
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Chandrasekhar 1927 births 1976 deaths People from Begusarai Communist Party of India politicians from Bihar Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly Banaras Hindu University people