Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (1 May 1909 – 1987) was an Indian politician. He was the fifth Chief Minister of Bihar from March 1967 to January 1968 which was the first non congress Government in Bihar. Sinha was a follower of Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh and Maharaj Kumar Basant Narain Singh and was a member of their political Jan Kranti Dal. He was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Patna constituency of Bihar in 1977. Before quitting Congress, he was among the four prominent leaders of Bihar unit during 1960s, the others being Krishna Ballabh Sahay, Satyendra Narayan Sinha and Binodanand Jha.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | |
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| 5th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 5 March 1967 – 28 January 1968[1] | |
| Preceded by | K. B. Sahay |
| Succeeded by | Satish Prasad Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977-1980 | |
| Preceded by | Ramavatar Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Ramavatar Shastri |
| Constituency | Patna, Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1909 Siwan, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1987 (aged 77-78) Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress, Jana Kranti Dal |
| Source: [1] | |
Early life
editMahamaya Prasad was born in 1909. He sprang from a very aristocratic Kayastha family of Siwan district in Bihar. His academic career was marked by brilliance and popularity. He was in the public gaze as an athlete.
Political career
editIn 1929 he was to go to the I.C.S but joined the Civil Disobedience Movement. He was appointed the Dictator of the District and imprisoned for one year. Again he was arrested and sentenced to seven months imprisonment. In the prison he had a heat stroke and completely lost his voice.
Since 1931 he was a member of the A.I.C.C. for many years and became the President of the District Congress Committee. He was a very prominent political worker of Bihar. He was an able organizer and a gifted writer. Said Babu Rajender Prasad, "Mr Sinha is a most powerful speaker and one of the best workers of the province and is just like a son to me".[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "States of India since 1947". World Statesman. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Verinder Grover (1997). Political Parties and Party System. Deep & Deep Publications. pp. 553–. ISBN 978-81-7100-878-0. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Sibranjan Chatterjee (1 January 1992). Governor's Role in the Indian Constitution. Mittal Publications. pp. 175–. ISBN 978-81-7099-325-4. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "1967 to 2017: Bihar Celebrates Half a Century of Decay in Education". DR. BINOY SHANKER PRASAD. Patna Daily. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "One-week CM holds real Nayak flag". Nalin Verma. Telegraph India. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Surendra Gopal (22 December 2017). Mapping Bihar: From Medieval to Modern Times. Taylor & Francis. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-1-351-03416-6. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Bihar in Bharat: Election through the years". Indian Express. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
External links
edit- Biography: Mahamaya Prasad Sinha, Kamat Research Database
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website