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| name = Kedar Pandey<br />
| image = File:Kedar Pandey.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| office = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]<br />
| primeminister = [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />
| term_start = 12 November 1980<br />
| term_end = 14 January 1982<br />
| predecessor = [[Mohsina Kidwai]]<br />
| successor = [[Buta Singh]]<br />
| office1 = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]<br />
| primeminister1 = Indira Gandhi<br />
| term_start1 = 12 November 1980<br />
| term_end1 = 14 January 1982<br />
| predecessor1 = [[T. A. Pai]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]<br />
| office2 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start2 = 6 January 1980<br />
| term_end2 = 31 December 1984<br />
| predecessor2 = Fazlur Rahman<br />
| successor2 = Manoj Pandey<br />
| constituency2 = [[Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bettiah]]<br />
| office3 = [[List of Health Ministers of Bihar|Minister of Health of Bihar]]<br />
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata3 = [[Abdul Ghafoor (politician)|Abdul Ghafoor]]<br />
| term_start3 = 11 April 1975<br />
| term_end3 = 30 April 1977<br />
| predecessor3 = Abdul Gafoor<br />
| successor3 = Bindeshwari Dubey<br />
| order4 = <br />
| office4 = Chief Minister of Bihar<br />
| governor4 = [[D. K. Barooah]]<br />[[Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare]]<br />
| term_start4 = 19 March 1972<br />
| term_end4 = 2 July 1973<br />
| predecessor4 = [[President's rule]]<br />
| successor4 = [[Abdul Gafoor]]<br />
| birth_date = 14 June 1920<br />
| birth_place = [[West Champaran]], [[Bihar and Orissa Province]], [[British India]]<br />
| occupation = <br />
| residence = <br />
| death_date = 3 July 1982<br /> (aged 62)<br />
| death_place = <br />
| resting_place = <br />
| alma_mater = [[Banaras Hindu University]]<br />
| children = 4<br />
| spouse = Kamala Pandey<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kedar Pandey''' (14 June 1920 – 3 July 1982) was an Indian freedom fighter and [[Indian National Congress]] politician, who remained the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] from March 1972 to 2 July 1973, and [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]] in the Union Cabinet from 12 November 1980 to 14 January 1982 as a part of the [[Government of India]].<ref>http://biharjagran.com/government.php</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha|date=2003|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|location=India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19800430-sanjay-gandhi-spearheads-new-thrust-in-congress-806644-2014-01-29|title=Sanjay Gandhi spearheads new thrust in Congress|work=India Today|accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
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His father's name was the late Pandit Ramphal Panday. He was born at Taulaha Village, West Champaran District on June 14, 1920. His early schooling took place in Paroraha village along with [[Vikas Mishra (economist)|Vikas Mishra]]. Later on, both were imprisoned during the Indian freedom movement.<br />
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He married Smt. Kamla Panday on June 6, 1948. He was the father of two sons, including Dr. [[Manoj Pandey (politician)|Manoj Pandey]], and two daughters. He did M.Sc. and LL.B from [[Banaras Hindu University]]. By profession, he was an agriculturist as well as a political worker and advocate. He practised in the District Courts of [[Motihari]] and [[Bettiah]] from 1945 to 1948. He also enrolled as an advocate in the Patna High Court in 1949.<br />
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== Freedom Movement ==<br />
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Before independence, he participated in the Freedom Movement in 1942. Pandey was a part of the famous Young Turks of Bihar Congress during the independence movement along with [[Bindeshwari Dubey]], [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]], [[Chandrashekhar Singh]], [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]], [[Abdul Ghafoor]] all future chief ministers and [[Sitaram Kesri]], future national president of Indian National Congress. He participated in the Trade Union Movement from 1946 to 57.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
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In the first General Election's held in 1957, he contented for the [[Bagaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bagaha]] legislative constituency of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha and won. He served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Police, Irrigation & Power among other portfolios from 1957 to 1962. He was again elected to the [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]] in the [[Nautan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nautan]] constituency, serving from 1967 to 1977 holding ministerial portfolios such as Industry and Agriculture. He was the [[List of Health Ministers of Bihar|Health Minister of Bihar]] from 27 September 1973 to 11 April 1975 in the [[Abdul Gafoor]] cabinet.<br />
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He was imprisoned for 11 months. courted arrest three times during 1977-79, when [[Indira Gandhi]] was arrested. Post-Imergency, he named [[Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee]] President in 1977. He was Vice-Chairman of Bihar [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]]. He was [[Chief Ministers of Bihar]] from March 1972 to 2 July 1973.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19800531-assembly-elections-a-look-at-the-line-up-for-chief-ministers-dissensions-within-the-congressi-and-poll-prospects-821673-2014-11-25|title=A look at the line-up for chief ministers, dissensions within the Congress(I) and poll prospects|accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830831-bihar-cm-jagannath-removed-by-congressi-high-command-detractors-surprised-770988-2013-07-18|title=Bihar CM Jagannath removed by Congress(I) high command, detractors surprised|accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19850515-bindeshwari-dubey-shuns-official-cm-residence-moves-into-state-guest-house-770039-2013-12-10|title=Bindeshwari Dubey shuns official CM residence, moves into state guest-house|accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref>><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830831-bihar-cm-jagannath-removed-by-congressi-high-command-detractors-surprised-770988-2013-07-18|title=Bihar CM Jagannath removed by Congress(I) high command, detractors surprised|accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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In 1980 Congress (I) provided a ticket from [[Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bettiah]] and he became a member of parliament [[Lok Sabha]]. He was [[Minister of Railways]] as well as [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Ministry of Rural Development]] from 12 November 1980 to 14 January 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1951-election-results.html/ |title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1951 |website=www.elections.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329011641/http://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1951-election-results.html |archive-date=2014-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19821015-incomes-of-cabinet-ministers-in-1980-81-772277-2013-08-27|title=Incomes of Cabinet ministers in 1980-81|accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Special interests==<br />
Science and Mathematics.<br />
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==Travels abroad ==<br />
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Round the world trip; U.S.A. (1968) U.K. (1974), South East Asian countries, Japan, U.S.S.R., and Hungary.<br />
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==References==<br />
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