Raj Narain | |
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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[2] New Delhi, Delhi, India[2] | (aged 69)
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.