Jaipal Singh Munda
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1952–1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | seat established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Niral Enem Horo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Ranchi (West)/ Khunti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Jaipal Singh 3 January 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1970 (aged 67) New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Indian National Congress (1963–1970)
Jharkhand Party (1949/1950–1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Adivasi Mahasabha (1939–1949/1950) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Tara Wienfried Majumdar
(m. 1931) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Bachelor of Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St John's College, 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. He is popularly known as "Marang Gomke" (meaning Great Leader in Santali) by the Adivasis of Chhotanagpur.