Raghunath Singh (1911 – 26 April 1992) was an Indian politician

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

leader and was the first Member of Parliament. He belongs to a village Khewali,

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from

Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...

, being elected in 1952, 1957 and 1962. He was the Chairman of

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in 1968. He was the Chairman of

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in 1977. He was born in Khewali, Varanasi and died on 26 April 1992 in

Varanasi, India Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tr ...

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Indian National Congress politicians Politicians from Varanasi India MPs 1952–1957 India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1962–1967 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh 1911 births 1992 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh People from Varanasi {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub