Raj Narain | |
|---|---|
 Narain on a 2007 postage stamp of India | |
| Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 24 March 1977 – 25 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Karan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rabi Ray |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 March 1977 – 22 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Arun Nehru |
| Constituency | Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raj Narain Singh 23 November 1917[1] Motikot, Benares State, British India[1] (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 31 December 1986 (aged 69)[2] New Delhi, Delhi, India[2] |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | See Narayan dynasty |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Raj Narain (23 November 1917 – 31 December 1986) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He won in a famous electoral malpractice case against the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which led to her disqualification and imposition of the Emergency in 1975.[3] He defeated Gandhi during the 1977 Lok Sabha elections.
- ^ a b Raj Narain. 6th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile
- ^ a b Raj Narain; the Only Politician to Defeat India's Indira Gandhi. LA Times. 2 January 1987
- ^ 1975: Region Of Terror – Cover Story News. Indiatoday.intoday.in (2 July 2007). Retrieved on 13 November 2018.