Raghunath Pandey Explained

Raghunath Pandey
Birth Date:8 March 1922
Occupation:Politician
Businessperson
Nationality:Indian
Party:Indian National Congress
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly for Muzaffarpur
Term Start1:1980
Term End1:1995
Predecessor1:Manjay Lal
Successor1:Vijendra Chaudhary
Constituency1:Muzaffarpur

Raghunath Pandey (March 8, 1922 – September 24, 2001) was an Indian politician and businessperson from Muzaffarpur, Bihar.[1] He served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarpur from 1980 to 1995 by Indian National Congress ticket.[2] Pandey lost the 1991 general elections from Muzaffarpur to George Fernandes. He filed a case in Patna High Court and finally he won but till then the Parliament was dissolved. He again lost in the 1995 assembly elections.[3] [4]

Pandey served as the mayor of Muzaffarpur Municipal corporation for ten years.[5] [6] He also served as a minister in Satyendra Narayan Sinha's cabinet.[7] [8] [9] Prior to entering politics, he had several businesses in Muzaffarpur including transport and cinema halls.[10] [11] Pandey setup several colleges including Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital and Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital in the city.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fernandes' 'last' battle is against his own party. The Hindu. 21 April 2009. 26 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 59 - Muzaffarpur Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. 7 February 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302103825/http://eci.nic.in/archive/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp59.htm. 2 March 2018. dmy-all.
  3. News: EVM पर बहस क्यों है समय की बर्बादी.... NDTV. 2 March 2018. hi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163929/https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/blogs/why-debate-on-evm-is-a-waste-of-time-by-manish-kumar-1696428. 2 March 2018. dmy-all.
  4. Book: Jha, Vikas Kumar. Bihar, criminalisation of politics. 41. Srishti Prakashan. 1996.
  5. News: कुशल प्रशासक थे रघुनाथ पांडेय. Dainik Jagran. Hindi. 9 March 2014. 19 May 2018.
  6. Book: Naī Dillī Pālikā samācāra, Volume 6. Naī Dillī Nagara Pālikā. 1978. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044755/https://books.google.com/books?id=1sESEJkWIKoC&q=raghunath+pandey+muzaffarpur&dq=raghunath+pandey+muzaffarpur&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZz9PKhszZAhVCGZQKHce_A_Q4FBDoAQg4MAQ. 2 March 2018. dmy-all.
  7. News: Ex-Congress leader ridicules expulsion report. Kumar. Madan. The Times of India. 2 February 2015. 2 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523210110/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Ex-Cong-leader-ridicules-expulsion-report/articleshow/46089475.cms. 23 May 2017. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Bihar: The Communal Conundrum. Sajjad. Mohammed. Sabrang Communications. 7 December 2015. 2 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044810/https://sabrangindia.in/indepth/bihar-communal-conundrum?page=1. 2 March 2018. dmy-all.
  9. News: Arun Jaitley had close relation with Pandeys. Ramashankar. The Times of India. 25 August 2019. 28 January 2021.
  10. Book: India Today, Volume 10, Issues 1-15. Living Media India Pvt. Limited. 1985. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044638/https://books.google.com/books?id=-uUOAQAAIAAJ&q=raghunath+pandey+muzaffarpur&dq=raghunath+pandey+muzaffarpur&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-jrr0g8zZAhWJFJQKHZ2jCOgQ6AEITDAI. 2 March 2018. dmy-all.
  11. News: Civic axe falls on car gallery: GM showroom run by Scion of political family razed. Sinha. Ashish. The Telegraph. 7 March 2006. 2 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220181043/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060307/asp/jamshedpur/story_5935992.asp. 20 December 2014. dmy-all.
  12. News: रघुनाथ पांडेय ने पूरी ईमानदारी से की जनता की सेवा. Hindustan. 8 March 2017. 2 March 2018. hi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044555/https://www.livehindustan.com/news/muzaffarpur/article1-muzaffarpur-congress-Raghunath-Pandey-732882.html. 2 March 2018. dmy-all.