Raj Narain
Raj Narain | |
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Narain on a 2007 postage stamp of India | |
| Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 24 March 1977 – 25 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Karan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rabi Ray |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 March 1977 – 22 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi (vacated) Arun Nehru |
| Constituency | Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raj Narain Singh 23 November 1917 Motikot, Benares State, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 31 December 1986 (aged 69) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | See Narayan dynasty |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Raj Narain (23 November 1917 – 31 December 1986) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He won in a famous electoral malpractice case against the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which led to her disqualification and, eventually, imposition of the Emergency in 1975. He defeated Gandhi during the 1977 Lok Sabha elections.