Ram Tahal Choudhary (born 1942) is an

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n politician,

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. He was a BJP member of the

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from

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from 1991 to 2004, and then 2014 to 2019. He used to belong to

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, but resigned from the party when he was denied a ticket for 2019 Lok Sabha polls. He contested from Ranchi as an independent in 2019 but polled less than 2.5% votes. He had earlier served as member of

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Early life

Ram Tahal Choudhary is son of Late Dashrath Choudhary. He was born in Kuchchu village in

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of Ranchi district. His father's name was Dashrath Choudhary and mother's name Janki Devi. He married Savitri Devi and has two sons and two daughters. He is a

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by religion and

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by caste.

Career

He was chief of Gram panchayat in kuchchu village in Ormanjhi. Then he elected to Bihar legislative assembly from 1969 to 71 and 1972 to 1977. Then he was head of gram panchayat of Ormanjhi from 1977 to 1996. Then he became president of

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in Ranchi in 1988. In 1991 and 1996, he became member of Parliament of Lokshabha for two terms. Then he re-elected to Lokshabha in 1988 and again in 1999. In 2014, he again elected to Lokshabha.

Philanthropy

Ram Tahal Choudhary is a well known philanthropist. He has established many educational institutions in Ranchi. He established Ram Tahal Choudhary High School in 1978 by Ram Tahal Choudhary in Buti Ranchi. This school is affiliated to CBSE, Delhi and comes under CBSE, Patna zone. He established Ram Tahal Choudhary Institute of Technology (RTCIT) in 2008 and is affiliated from

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and is approved by

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. He also established Ram Tahal Choudhary B.Ed College and is affiliated from

Ram Tahal Choudhary High School

Ram Tahal Choudhary High School is a school established in 1978 by Ram Tahal Choudhary in Buti Ranchi. This school is affiliated to CBSE, Delhi and comes under CBSE, Patna zone.

Ram Tahal Choudhary Institute of Technology (RTCIT)

RTCIT was established in 2008 and is affiliated from

and is approved by

Ram Tahal Choudhary B.ed College

This college is known as RTC B.ed College. This college is providing

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degree and is affiliated from

Ram Tahal Chaudhary Petrol Pump

He owns several petrol pumps in Jharkhand state.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Choudhary, Ram Tahal Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand People from Ranchi district 1942 births Living people India MPs 2014–2019 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand India MPs 1991–1996 Politicians from Ranchi