Neurologist
Gopal Prasad Sinha is an Indian neurologist,[1] politician[2] and a member of the Institutional Ethical Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research.[2][3] He was born and brought up in Patna, in the Indian state of Bihar and is an alumnus of Patna University.[4] He unsuccessfully contested in 2014 Indian Parliament elections from the Patna Sahib constituency under the Janata Dal (United) candidacy, against the incumbent Member of Parliament, Shatrughan Sinha.[5]
Sinha was married to late Indira Sinha, an educationist, and has a daughter, Jaya Sinha Kumra, and a son, Ajay Alok, who is a known politician from Bihar.[6] He is a 2004 recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award, Padma Shri for his services to the field of medicine.[7]
References
- ↑ Sehat. Sehat(2015). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times(19 March 2014). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ ICMR. Indian Council of Medical Research(2015). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Patna University. Patna University(2015). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Mahachaupal: JDU candidate Dr Gopal Prasad Sinha's agenda for Patna Sahib. Inext Live(2 April 2014). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Economic Times. Economic Times(15 May 2014). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Padma Awards(2015). Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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