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| name = Kalpnath Rai<br />
| birth_date = 4 January 1941<br />
| birth_place = [[Mau, Uttar Pradesh|Mau]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| death_date = 6 August 1999 <br>(aged 58)<br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Kalpnath Rai''' (4 January 1941 – 6 August 1999) was an Indian politician. He served as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] between 1974&ndash;80, 1980&ndash;86, and 1986&ndash;92, as well as being elected on four occasions to the [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Ghosi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghosi constituency]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He was a minister in various national [[Congress (I)]] governments.<br />
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Rai is credited with giving [[Mau, Uttar Pradesh|Mau]] the status of a district during his days as an MP from Ghosi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mau.nic.in/History.html|work=Article|title=History of Mau|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130101700/http://mau.nic.in/History.html |archivedate=2011-11-30}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Rai was born in a [[Bhumihar]] family and educated at [[Gorakhpur University]] in Uttar Pradesh. He had MA degrees in English and Sociology, as well as a LL.B. degree. He practised as an advocate in the [[Allahabad High Court]].<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
* 1963-66 General-Secretary, Samajvadi Yuvjan Sabha, Uttar Pradesh<br />
* 1967-69 Executive Member, Samyukta Socialist Party (S.S.P.)<br />
* 1969-70 Chairman, National Central Commission, S.S.P.<br />
* 1974-76 Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (Indira) [C.P.P.(I)]<br />
* 1974-78 Member, Rajya Sabha<br />
* 1978-79 General-Secretary, C.P.P. (I) Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]<br />
* June 1980- Joint-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)<br />
* 1980-81 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C. (I)<br />
* 1980 Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)<br />
* 1982-83 Union Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Affairs; and Industry<br />
* 1982-84 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs<br />
* 1986 Member, Rajya Sabha (3rd term)<br />
* 1988-89 Union Minister of State, Power<br />
* 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha<br />
* Jan. 1990- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation<br />
* Aug. 1990 1990-91 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy<br />
* 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)<br />
* 1991-92 Union Minister of State, Power and Non- Conventional Energy Sources (Independent Charge)<br />
* 1992-93 Union Minister of State, Power (Independent Charge)<br />
* 1993-94 Union Minister of State, Food (Independent Charge)<br />
* 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)<br />
* 1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests<br />
* 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)<br />
* 1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce and its Sub-Committee on Textiles Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Rai died in Ram Manohar Hospital on 6 August 1999, aged 58, from a heart attack. He was survived by his wife, a son and five daughters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19990807/ige07034.html|location=New Delhi|work=Newspaper|title=Kalpnath Rai passes away|date=1999-08-06}}</ref><br />
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