Jaipal Singh Munda
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| 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1952–1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | (seat established) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Niral Enem Horo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Khunti (until 1967, the constituency was Ranchi (West)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Jaipal Singh 3 January 1903 Takra Pahantoli, Ranchi, Bengal presidency, British India (now Khunti district, Jharkhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1970 (aged 67) New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Jharkhand Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (from 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Tara Wienfried Majumdar
(m. 1931)Jahanara Jeyaratnam (m. 1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Bachelor of Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford (under University of Oxford) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jaipal Singh Munda (3 January 1903 – 20 March 1970) was an Indian politician, writer, and sportsman. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly, which debated the new Constitution of the Indian Union. He also captained the Indian field hockey team to a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Later, he emerged as a campaigner for the causes of Adivasis and the creation of a separate homeland for them in central India. As a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, he advocated for the rights of the entire tribal community.