Bhagat Ram

Bhagat Ram
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1977-1980
Preceded by	Chaudhary Sadhu Ram
Succeeded by	Chaudhary Sunder Singh
Constituency	Phillaur Punjab
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-02) 2 November 1942 (age 82) Dhaliwal Kadian, Jullundur Punjab, British India
Citizenship	India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse	Satya Devi
Children	4; 2 sons and 2 daughters
Parent(s)	Shri Baru Ram (father), Dhan Devi (mother)
Residence	Bhardwajian

Bhagat Ram is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Phillaur constituency of Punjab as a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1][2][3][4][5]

He firmly believes in and working for the victory of Secularism, communal harmony, national unity, upliftment of toiling people, democracy, Socialism and Marxism.

Personal life and career

Bhagat Ram was married to Satya Devi, who passed away on February 7, 2021. The couple had four children—two sons and two daughters. He identifies as a non-believer in religion.

Bhagat Ram had a teaching career spanning 16 years, serving in secondary schools from 1961 to 1977. He held the position of Headmaster at Government Middle School, Sunner Kalan, in Jalandhar district before resigning in 1977 to contest the Lok Sabha elections.

He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1977 to 1980, representing the Phillaur (Jalandhar) Parliamentary Constituency as a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. Over the years, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Phillaur as a CPI(M) candidate six times, in 1977, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1992, and 1996. Additionally, he contested the Vidhan Sabha election from the Banga Assembly Constituency in 1980 as a CPI(M) candidate.

Publications

Title	Date	Ref.
Adhyapak Lehar	1972-1974	[6]
Parliamentary Debate On Constitution Amendment Bill 1978 - To remove Anti Employees Articles 310, 311 (2C)	1978	[7][8]

References

1. "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
2. Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1979. p. 427.
3. The Indian Journal of Political Science. Indian Political Science Association. 1978. p. 219.
4. Verinder Grover (1995). The story of Punjab, yesterday and today: political history and development with chronology of major political events. Deep and Deep. p. 302. ISBN 978-81-7100-679-3.
5. "PHILLAUR Parliamentary Constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
6. Adhyapak Lehar. JULLUNDUR: SHRI BHAGAT RAM. 1972–1974.
7. Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1987.
8. Constitution (Amendment) Bill: Omission of Article 310 Etc.

External links

• Lok Sabha Debates, 1978-1979 - Part 1 (Questions & Answers) and Part 2 (Other than Questions & Answers)