Ram Lal Rahi (1 January 1934 – 10 December 2020) was a leader of

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and a former Minister in the Union Government 1991-1996. He was the Minister of State for Home Affairs during the Narasimha Rao government and was a four- time MP from Mishrikh and a two time MLA from Hargaon in

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Personal life

Born on 1 January 1934 into

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caste to Shri Dhodey at Vill. Dhakhara in Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh). He completed his high school from Raja Raghubar Dayal Inter College, Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh).

Politics

He became Minister of State for Home Affairs during the Narasimha Rao government and was a four-time MP from Mishrikh and a two time MLA from Hargaon in

. He left his party and unofficially joined

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before Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2017 and later re-joined

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in 2019. His son Suresh Rahi is an MLA of Hargaon from

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Death

Ramlal Rahi was admitted to the district hospital in Sitapur after complaining of chest pain and breathing difficulty. He died around 5:30 pm on 10 December 2020, of a

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and also testing positive for

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during the

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. He was 86 years old.

References

1934 births 2020 deaths Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Sitapur district Union ministers of state of India Indian National Congress politicians India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{INC-politician-stub