Bilat Paswan Vihangam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 vill+Po-Eakhuttha,PS-Khutauna,Disst-Madhubani Bihar, India |
| Died | October 5, 2017 Patna |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Politician |
| Known for | Hindi & Maithili literature |
| Spouse | late Bhulkun Devi |
| Parent | late Bhutai Paswan |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Bilat Paswan, who wrote under the pen name Vihangam, was an Indian writer and politician, known for his writings in Hindi & Maithili literature. [1] He was a former chairman of Bihar Public Service Commission & former chairman of Bihar Inter University Board. Born in 1940 to Bhutai Paswan in Bihar, [2] he represented Rajnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) at the Bihar Legislative Assembly for two terms in 1968 and 1972 & Khajauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) at the Bihar Legislative Assembly for two terms in 1985 and 1990, [3] contesting under Indian National Congress candidature, defeating Ram Lakhan Ram of the Communist Party of India on both the elections. [4] He also contested two elections unsuccessfully, in 1980 and 2000. [5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to literature. [6]
Ram Vilas Paswan was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, nine-times Lok Sabha member and two-time Rajya Sabha MP. He started his political career as member of Samyukta Socialist Party and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969. Later, Paswan joined Lok Dal upon its formation in 1974, and became its general secretary. He opposed the emergency, and was arrested during this period. He first entered the Lok Sabha in 1977, as a Janata Party member from Hajipur constituency, and was elected again in 1980, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014.
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