Raj Bahadur

Raj Bahadur
India Ambassador to Nepal
In office
January 1968 – January 1971
Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
9 November 1973 – 22 December 1976
Preceded by Karan Singh
Succeeded by Kotha Raghuramaiah
Ministry of Communications
In office
7 December 1956 – 17 April 1957
Preceded by Jagjivan Ram
Succeeded by Lal Bahadur Shastri
Personal details
Born (1912-08-21)21 August 1912
Basan Gate, Bharatpur (present-day Rajasthan, India)
Died 22 September 1990(1990-09-22) (aged 78)
New Delhi, India

Raj Bahadur (21 August 1912 – 22 September 1990) was a leader of Indian National Congress and a minister in the Indian government.

Career

He was three times elected to Lok Sabha from Bharatpur (Lok Sabha constituency). He also served as Minister of Telecommunications for year 1956 - 57.[1] He was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bhar in 1980. Raj Bahadur also served as India's ambassador to Nepal.

He died on 22 September 1990 in New Delhi.

Postal Stamp was released by the Governor of Rajasthan Margaret Alva on 21/08/2013 to honor the freedom fighter,member of constituent assembly and a former minister.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Former Ministers - Department of Telecommunications - Government of India Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://www.mumbaigpophilately.gov.in/commonpages/LatestStamps.asp


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