| Ram Krishna Sinha | |
| Constituency: | Faizabad |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, 4th & 5th Lok Sabha From 1967 to 1977 |
| Term Start: | 1967 |
| Term End: | Jan 1977 |
| Predecessor: | Ram Krishna Sinha |
| Successor: | Anantram Jaiswal |
| Constituency2: | Faizabad |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament, 4th & 5th Lok Sabha |
| Term2: | Mar 1967 – Dec 1977 |
| Predecessor2: | Brij Basi Lal |
| Successor2: | Ram Krishna Sinha |
| Birth Date: | 1920 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Faizabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now-Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Death Place: | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Parents: | Rajeshwari Prasad (Father) |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Congress |
| Otherparty: | Socialist Party Congress Socialist Party (till 1951) |
| Spouse: | Lokmudi Sinha |
| Children: | Rashi Krishna Sinha |
| Residence: | "Ram Krishna Sinha Kuteer", 646 Babu Ram Krishna Sinha Marg,Sahabganj,Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) & A-15-D, D.D.A. Flats Munirka New Delhi-110067 |
| Alma Mater: | Lucknow University |
| Profession: | Advocate, politician |
| Committees: | 1 chairman i. Estimates Committee of the Parliament (1974–75 & 1975–76) ii. Railway Convention Committee (1971–73) iii. 1st Pay Committee of Parliament (1974) 2. Member of several committees |
Ram Krishna Sinha (1 September 1920 - 24 August 1984) was an Indian freedom fighter, politician and Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 4th and the 5th Lok Sabhas of India. Sinha represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Congress political party.[1] [2] [3]
Sinha was born in Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended Lucknow University where he attained LL.B followed by MSc degrees. Sinha worked as an advocate prior to joining Indian independence movement and politics. Sinha got married in 1949.
Sinha participated in the Indian independence movement. He got involved with the Quit India Movement in 1930s and was imprisoned twice between 1938 and 1942. After his release and between 1942 and 1944, Sinha was detained in Faizabad and Lucknow jails. After getting released from detention, he had to remain underground till 1945. In 1945, Sinha assumed the post of President, UP Student's Congress and entered active politics.
Sinha entered active politics in early 1930s. He joined Congress party but soon moved to Socialist Party (India) followed by Congress Socialist Party. By 1951, Sinha was back with Congress party. He held several key party and parliamentary positions in the coming years. Sinha was Member of Parliament, twice from the same constituency.
Sinha convened several conferences; viz "Northern India Freedom Fighters Conference", "National Conference on Freedom Fighters", "Socialism", "Democracy", "Non-alignment and National Integration" etc.[4]
| From | To | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1967 | 1970 | Member, 04th Lok Sabha |
| 02 | 1969 | 1969 | Represented India in UN |
| 03 | 1970 | 1970 | Parliamentary group leader to GDR & Yugoslavia |
| 04 | 1971 | 1971 | Member, 05th Lok Sabha |