Ram Tahal Choudhary
Indian politician
Ram Tahal Choudhary (born 1942; Hindi pronunciation: [ɾaːm ʈəɦəl t͡ʃɔːd̪ʱ.ɾiː]) is an Indian politician, Educationalist, philanthropist. He was a BJP member of the Lok Sabha from Ranchi in Jharkhand from 1991 to 2004, and then 2014 to 2019. He used to belong to Bharatiya Janata Party, but resigned from the party when he was denied a ticket for 2019 Lok Sabha polls. He contested from Ranchi as an independent in 2019 but polled less than 2.5% votes. He had earlier served as member of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Ram Tahal Choudhary is son of Late Dashrath Choudhary. He was born in Kuchchu village in Ormanjhi Block of Ranchi district. His father's name was Dashrath Choudhary and mother's name Janki Devi. He married Savitri Devi and has two sons and two daughters. He is a Hindu by religion and Kudmi Mahato by caste.
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