--- title: "Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party?" description: "Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party?" author: "Ranbir Sharma" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39639/former-union-minister-raghunath-jha-passed-away-on-14th-january-2018-he-was-a-senior-member-of-which-political-party category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party? Former [Union minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62152/which-union-minister-inaugurated-atal-setu-in-goa) Raghunath Jha [passed away](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34761/kunwar-bai-the-brand-ambassador-of-swachch-bharat-has-passed-away-she-was-native-of-which-state) on 14th January 2018. He was a [senior](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32245/now-who-has-been-appointed-as-a-distinguished-senior-fellow-of-atlantic-ocean) member of which [political party](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42897/what-political-party-did-theodore-roosevelt-represent-in-the-1912-presidential-election)? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bc37643a-9926-4b6c-a280-2c9904b307e6/images/cfbd8776-3e9a-4601-bd4b-a22d86de42fa.jpg) (Raghunath Jha) Former **Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise** and member of the **14th Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament)** Raghunath Jha passed away on **15th January 2018**. Raghunath Jha an Indian politician belonged to the **Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)** political party. ![Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bc37643a-9926-4b6c-a280-2c9904b307e6/images/56615931-500b-4996-9859-3916f74d04f6.jpg) Raghunath Jha was born on **9th August 1939** in **Sitamarhi, India (then British India)**. He represented the **Bettiah** constituency of **Bihar** in the 14th Lok Sabha. He was a **Member of Parliament** from **2004 to 2009**. He was regarded as one of the most successful politicians of Bihar because of his effort which resulted in the formation of **Sheohar** as a district in **1994**. Sheohar was a block at that time and to recognize such a small block as a district was considered as a valiant effort. Raghunath Jha was hugely applauded for this effort. Raghunath Jha entered politics in the **1960s** as a Socialist before joining the **Indian National Congress (INC)** [party](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42806/which-of-the-populist-party-s-policies-undermined-its-attempts-to-appeal-to-urban-workers) in **1972**. Later he became a member of the **Janata Party** and later he joined **Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)**. Raghunath Jha left Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and joined the **Janata Dal (United)** party. He finally again joined Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party whose head was **Lalu Prasad Yadav**. ![Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bc37643a-9926-4b6c-a280-2c9904b307e6/images/8f41c383-b049-4a0b-aae9-108de8b4daed.jpg) Raghunath Jha contested assembly elections from **Sheohar** on **Congress** ticket and won it. He became a minister in the government formed by **Jagannath Mishra** in **Bihar**. Raghunath Jha represented his constituency on the ticket of Indian National Congress (INC) party in the year **1972, 1977** and **1980** and won the assembly elections each time. He won the assembly elections for the **fourth** time representing Sheohar on the ticket of **Janata Party**. ![Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bc37643a-9926-4b6c-a280-2c9904b307e6/images/6eedb2ad-6d9e-4ef3-b3d2-cc6a1909a347.jpg)\ Raghunath Jha resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and joined the **Samajwadi party** on **3rd September 2015** thus becoming the **first MLA** from this party. He passed away on **15th January 2018** at the age of **78** at **Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital** in **Delhi**. ![Former Union minister Raghunath Jha passed away on 14th January 2018. He was a senior member of which political party?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bc37643a-9926-4b6c-a280-2c9904b307e6/images/a2c8d2d6-b4ca-4857-b61e-7abff212bae1.jpg)\ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39639/former-union-minister-raghunath-jha-passed-away-on-14th-january-2018-he-was-a-senior-member-of-which-political-party Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.