Raghunath Jha (1939-2018) Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	09/08/1939
Age	78 years (died on 15, Jan, 2018)
Birthplace	Village Ambha, Piprahi, Sheohar District, Bihar
Date of Death	15/01/2018

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Raghunath Jha

Physical Stats & More

Height	5’ 7”
Weight	80 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black (dyed)

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualification	12th Standard

Personal Life

Place of Death	Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Leo

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Wife/Spouse

Dev Karma Devi

Children

Son	Ajit Jha (Politician)
Daughter	1

Affairs/Girlfriends

Not Known

Family

Father

Jiya Lal Jha

Mother

Name Not Known

Siblings

Brother	Not Known
Sister	Not Known

Religion

Hinduism

Caste

Maithil Brahmin

Career

Political Party(s)	Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Samajwadi Party
Political Journey	1960s: Entered the active politics as a Socialist. 1972: Elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency on the Congress ticket. 1977: Again, elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency on the Congress ticket. 1980: Elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency for the 3rd time on the Congress ticket. 1980-1983: Served as a minister in the erstwhile Jagannath Mishra ministry in Bihar. 1985: Resigned from the Congress and joined the Janata Party. Also, he was elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency for the 4th time on the Janata Party ticket. 1988: Became the State President of Janata Dal in Bihar. 2015: On 3 September, he left the RJD and joined the Samajwadi Party. Also, he was elected an M.L.A. on Samajwadi Party ticket.

Political Party(s)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Samajwadi Party

Political Journey

1960s: Entered the active politics as a Socialist.
1972: Elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency on the Congress ticket.
1977: Again, elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency on the Congress ticket.
1980: Elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency for the 3rd time on the Congress ticket.
1980-1983: Served as a minister in the erstwhile Jagannath Mishra ministry in Bihar.
1985: Resigned from the Congress and joined the Janata Party. Also, he was elected an M.L.A. from the Sheohar constituency for the 4th time on the Janata Party ticket.
1988: Became the State President of Janata Dal in Bihar.
2015: On 3 September, he left the RJD and joined the Samajwadi Party. Also, he was elected an M.L.A. on Samajwadi Party ticket.

Favourites

Favourite Politician	Chandra Shekhar (Former Indian Prime Minister)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Raghunath Jha's smoking habits are unknown.
2. Raghunath Jha's alcohol consumption is not known.
3. He was born into a Maithli Brahmin family in Sheohar District, Bihar.
4. Jha's political journey ranged from being a Village Panchayat Chief to a Union Minister.
5. Throughout his career, Jha switched between various political parties, including Socialist, Indian National Congress, Janata Party, RJD, Janata Dal (United), RJD again, and eventually, the Samajwadi Party.
6. In 1985, Congress refused to re-nominate Jha from Sheohar after he openly supported Jagannath Mishra, leading to his resignation from the party.
7. In 1990, Jha competed for the position of Bihar's Chief Minister but lost to Lalu Prasad Yadav and Ram Sunder Das in a three-way competition.

Raghunath Jha Politician Indian Village Ambha, Piprahi, Sheohar District, Bihar