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Raghunath Jha | |
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| Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Madan Prasad Jaiswal |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Bettiah |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghafoor |
| Succeeded by | Sadhu Yadav |
| Constituency | Gopalganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1939 Sitamarhi, Bihar, British India |
| Died | 15 January 2018 (aged 78) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata DalSamata Party led by Uday Mandal[1] |
| Source: [1] | |
Raghunath Jha (9 August 1939 – 15 January 2018) was an Indian politician who was Union minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Bettiah constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party. Born in Village Amba Ojha Tola, in Sheohar (then Sitamarhi in British India) He started his career by becoming the Mukhiya of his home panchayat in the year 1967. Thereafter, in 1967 he became Chairman of Zila Parishad. He started his legislative career in 1972 when he was elected as a MLA on Congress Ticket. He was elected from Sheohar for a record six consecutive terms before 1998. He was twice elected as a Member of Parliament from Gopalganj and Bettiah respectively.