Niral Enem Horo (1925–2008) was an Indian politician and a former member of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

. He represented

Khunti Khunti is the headquarter of Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is in South Chotanagpur division and one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on 12 Sept ...

in 4th and 5th

. He was associated with the

Jharkhand Party The Jharkhand Party (JP) (Hindi:झापा ) is an oldest Political Party in India formed in the year of 5 March 1949 by Jaipal Singh Munda.Which grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state. Jharkhand Party participated in Electio ...

and served as a minister in the

government of Bihar The Government of Bihar, known locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Bihar and its 9 divisions which consist of 38 districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a jud ...

. He was the losing candidate for Vice President of India in the 1974 election.

Early life

Horo was born on March 31, 1925, to Abraham Horo at Govindpur village,

Ranchi district Ranchi district is the most populous district of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is the district headquarters. It was established as a district in 1899. History Iron slag, potsherds and iron tools have been ...

. He began his education at Zila School,

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...

. He earned a B.A. from St. Columba's College,

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribagh ...

and a B.L. from

Chotanagpur Law College Chotanagpur Law College (also known as C.N. Law College) is a college imparting legal education in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The College was established in the year 1954 under the tutelage of Barrister S.K. Sahay and was first affiliated to the Bi ...

in Ranchi. He married Lilian Alice Horo on March 15, 1951. The couple had five sons.

Political career

Horo was associated with the

from the beginning of his public life. He was minister of Education, Planning, and Public Relations in the government of Bihar from 1968 to 1969. He was a member of the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ...

from 1967 to 1970 and from 1977 to 1980. He was a member of the

in 1970 and from 1971 to 1976. Horo became the president of the Jharkhand Party in 1971.

References

1925 births 2008 deaths India MPs 1971–1977 Lok Sabha members from Bihar India MPs 1967–1970 Indian vice-presidential candidates India MPs 1980–1984 Jharkhand Party politicians {{Jharkhand-politician-stub