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 |
| Died | 31 December 1986 (aged 69) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | See Narayan dynasty |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University |
| Occupation | Politician |
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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 21-month Emergency in India from 1975. He defeated Gandhi during the 1977 Lok Sabha elections.