- Raghunath Jha
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name = Raghunath Jha
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birth_date =Birth date and age|1939|8|9|df=y
birth_place =Sitamarhi ,Bihar
residence =Bettiah
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office = MP
constituency = Bettiah
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party =RJD
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spouse = Dev Karma Devi
children = 1 son and 1 daughter
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date = September 25
year = 2006
source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=169Raghunath Jha (born
9 August ,1939 ) is a member of the14th Lok Sabha ofIndia . He represents the Bettiah constituency ofBihar and is a member of theRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party.Early Life:Raghunath Jha was born in Village-Amba Ojha Tola,district Sheohar.From a very young age he was actively participating in student politics.He was inspired by leaders such as Jai prakash Narayan,Ram manohar lohia and Karpori thakur.He was also closely associated with former prime minister Chandrashekhar.
Political Career:Jha entered Bihar Legislative Assembly in the year 1972 on a congress ticket from his home constituency Sheohar.he has represented the constituency for a record 28 years.His political career has seen a lot of ups and downs.In the year 1985 he was denied a congress ticket and he contested on a janata party ticket.The people of sheohar gave a slogan-"Hame Haanth nahi Raghunath Chahiye Shere Bihar Ka saath Chahiye".In 1985 he was elected as the leader of Janata party Legislature party.In 1989 he was made the Chairman of janata Dal Parliamentary board and unsuccessfully contested for the post of chief ministership in the year 1990 against Ram Sundar Das and Lalu Prasad Yadav.Lalu Yadav emerged as the winner.Jha entered parliament from gopalganj in the year 1999.Currently,he is the Vice President of RJD.In April 2008 he was also inducted as minister in UPA government
Personal life: He is married to dev karma devi and has one son and one daughter.His son Ajit Kumar Jha is the Member of Legislative Assembly from sheohar the seat once represented by his father.Jha is also a proud grandfather of two grandsons Rakesh And Navneet.
Social work:Jha has been closely associated with development projects in his home district Sheohar.He was the one responsible for making sheohar a district.He was actively involved in the construction of Dubba pul and devkuli mandir.
Other facets:Jha continues to be a popular leader particularly in his home district Sheohar,Gopalganj,Champaran and Mithalanchal.
External links
* [http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=169 Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]
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