Ram Charitra Rai Yadav

Ram Charitra Rai Yadav
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office 1952–1957
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinha
Constituency	Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar
In office 1969–1972
Preceded by	Pratibha Devi
Constituency	Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar
In office 1972–1977
Constituency	Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar
In office 1977–1980
Succeeded by	Nagendra Prasad Yadav
Constituency	Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar
Personal details
Born	Sardalpatti, Sitamarhi, Bihar
Died	(1998-08-11)11 August 1998 Sitamarhi, Bihar
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	Janta Dal
Children	Dr. Chandeshwar Prasad Yadav, Former MLA Dr. Jainandan Prasad Yadav and Suresh Kumar
Relatives	Grandchildrens : Prabhat Kumar, Prakash Kumar, Nishant Kumar, Nishu Kumari, Vikash Kumar, Chandan Kumar, Neelu Kumari, Jyoti Kumari, Avinash Kumar, Prince Kumar
Occupation	Politician social worker activist

Ram Charitra Rai Yadav was an Indian politician, activist, social worker, and freedom fighter. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, representing the Sursand constituency in Sitamarhi district, Bihar. He held this position from 1952 to 1957, during India's first general election, i.e., 1951–52 Indian general election after India gaining independence, and again from 1969 to 1980.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

He was a veteran socialist leader and one of the prominent figures in Bihar politics during his era. He became a martyr on August 11, 1998, sacrificing his life in a firing incident at Sitamarhi collectorate while advocating for the rights of the poor and protesting against neglect in providing relief during a movement demanding adequate relief for flood-affected survivors,as this tragic event affected several parts of North Bihar.

After his martyrdom the politics of Bihar became very heated. According to the book Saptkranti's Samvad Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Smriti Granth, after his martyrdom, former Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur also mentioned his name in a meeting at Sitamarhi Gandhi Maidan and said, "It is written in the dictionary, India that is Bharat. A handful of people in the country live in India and the masses live in Bharat. He spoke on this in detail and said a very deep thing that our country has become independent, but we have not got real freedom because the country is facing economic, social and economic problems. Social and cultural freedom has not been achieved. I fully realized this deep thing when in 1998, there was police firing on the meeting being held after the demonstration at Sitamarhi Collectorate gate, in which former MLA Ram Charitra Rai along with Dr. Ayub, Mahant Mandal were present. , Rampari Devi and Munif Nadaf died". ^[10]

Several prominent leaders, including the then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav, and other notable leaders from Bihar and across India, condemned the incident and expressed their condolences. They also visited his house for his funeral. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Political and personal life

Yadav was elected in 1952 as an Independent and thrice ticket of Indian National Congress from Sursand constituency.

A statue has been made at Radhaur More, NH104, Sursand, Sitamarhi, Bihar, in memory of him and his struggle.

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