Daroga Prasad Rai | |
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| 10thChief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 16 February 1970 – 22 December 1970 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Karpoori Thakur |
| Constituency | Parsa, Saran District, Sub Division- Sonepur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1922-09-02)2 September 1922 Bajahiya,Saran district,Bihar and Orissa Province,British India, |
| Died | 15 April 1981 (age 58) Patna,Bihar,India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Parvati Devi (Died.2005) |
| Children | Chandrika Ray (Ex. Minister Bihar), Bidhan Ray (Business man), Anil Ray (Retd. Colonel), Ashok Ray (Retd. Chief engineer, TISCO), Sunil Ray (Supreme Court advocate) |
As of February 9, 2008 | |
Daroga Prasad Rai (2 September 1922 – 15 April 1981) was an Indian politician from the state ofBihar. He was theChief Minister of Bihar in 1970 for ten months, but Congress was reduced to a minority in December 1970 andKarpoori Thakur became the first socialistChief Minister for a few months, withJana Sangh support. From 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975, he was theDeputy Chief Minister and in charge of finance in Abdul Gafoor's ministry. In the 1990s, when theJanata Dal family began to be dominant in politics, his son,Chandrika Roy, also accompaniedLalu Prasad Yadav.[1] Chandrika Roy is the second of the five sons of Dara Raja Rai. Daroga Prasad Rai's grand daughter, Aishwarya Rai, marriedTej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Lalu Prasad Yadav, on 12 May 2018.[2][3][4][5]
In First General Elections held in 1951-52 he contested fromParsa constituency of Bihar Vidhan Sabha and won.[6]
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