Krishna Ballabh Sahay

Krishna Ballabh Sahay
K B SAHAY
Member Bihar Legislative Council
In office
1937–1939
Member of Constituent Assembly of India
In office
9 December 1946 – 26 January 1950
Preceded byPost Created
Succeeded byPost Abolished
Revenue Minister, Government of Bihar
In office
20 April 1947 – 2 August 1962
Chief MinisterS K Singh
Member Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1952–1967
ConstituencyGiridih
4th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
2 October 1963 – 5 March 1967
Preceded byBinodanand Jha
Succeeded byMahamaya Prasad Sinha
Personal details
Born(1898-12-31)31 December 1898
Sheikhpura, Bengal Presidency, British India
(present-day Bihar, India)
Died3 June 1974(1974-06-03) (aged 75)
Hazaribagh, Bihar, India
(present-day Jharkhand, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Alma materSt. Columba's College
ProfessionSocial Activist, Politician
Signature
NicknameK B Sahay

Krishna Ballabh Sahay (31 December 1898 – 3 June 1974), popularly known as K. B. Sahay, was an Indian freedom fighter, who after Indian independence became the revenue minister of Bihar and then the fourth Chief Minister of unified Bihar.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Official Website of Chief Ministers of Bihar". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Ministry of I & B on Instagram: "📍Krishna Ballabh Sahay 31st December, 1898 - 5th May, 1974 🔹Remembering the great freedom fighter & social activist on his birth anniversary 🔹He is credited with having authored the first pioneering legislation in the country to abolish the Zamindari system 📍कृष्ण बल्लभ सहाय (31 दिसंबर, 1898 - 5 मई, 1974) 🔹महान स्वतंत्रता सेनानी और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता को उनकी जयंती पर शत्-शत् नमन 🔹उन्हें 1952 में ज़मींदारी व्यवस्था को ख़त्म करने के लिए देश में पहला अग्रणी कानून लिखने में प्रमुख भूमिका निभाने का श्रेय दिया जाता है #AmritMahotsav @official.anuragthakur @murugan_tnbjp @pibindia @ddnews_official @airnewsalerts @ministryofculturegoi"".