{{Short description|Indian politician (1962–2019)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ram Chandra Paswan | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1962|01|01|df=y}} | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2019|07|21|1962|01|01}} | birth_place = Khagaria, Bihar, India | death_place = New Delhi, Delhi, India | term_start = 16 May 2014 | term_end = 21 July 2019 | predecessor = Maheshwar Hazari | successor = Prince Raj | party = Lok Janshakti Party | children = 3 (including Prince Raj) | website = | footnotes = | date = 26 May | year = 2014 | source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=297 | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | constituency = Samastipur, Bihar | relations = Ram Vilas Paswan {{Small|(brother)}}<br> Pashupati Kumar Paras {{Small|(brother)}}<br> Chirag Paswan {{Small|(nephew)}}<br>Arun Bharti {{small|(son-in-law)}}<br> Yash Raj Paswan {{Small|(nephew)}} | spouse = {{marriage|Sunaina Kumari|1984}} }}
'''Ram Chandra Paswan''' (1 January 1962 – 21 July 2019) was an Indian politician who was elected four times to the Lok Sabha in 1999 and 2004 from Rosera (Lok Sabha constituency), and in 2014 and 2019 from Samastipur constituency of Bihar. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Lok Janshakti Party political party. His son Prince Raj won the by-election triggered by his death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-25 |title=Post-Samastipur bypoll win, Prince Raj chosen to lead Bihar wing of LJP |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/post-samastipur-bypoll-win-prince-raj-chosen-to-lead-bihar-wing-of-ljp/story-MTdTncDRZRlYrxAJYuPgPN.html |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526055009/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/post-samastipur-bypoll-win-prince-raj-chosen-to-lead-bihar-wing-of-ljp/story-MTdTncDRZRlYrxAJYuPgPN.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the younger brother of Ram Vilas Paswan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ram-vilas-paswans-mp-brother-ramchandra-paswan-dies-at-57-5840752/|title=Ram Vilas Paswan's MP brother Ramchandra dies at 57|website=Indian express|accessdate=18 August 2023|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108005654/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ram-vilas-paswans-mp-brother-ramchandra-paswan-dies-at-57-5840752/|url-status=live}}</ref>
He died after suffering cardiac arrest at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Delhi on 21 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lok Sabha MP Ram Chandra Paswan, brother of Ram Vilas Paswan, dies after heart attack |url=https://www.hinadustantimes.com/india-news/ljp-mp-ram-chandra-paswan-dead/story-vEg9dlL3doB0yOQbeb9kfI.html |accessdate=22 July 2019 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=297|title=MP biodata|access-date=26 September 2006|archive-date=13 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513222503/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=297|url-status=live}}</ref>
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060206050801/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=297 Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website] {{Reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{s-par|in-lwr}} {{s-bef|before=Pitambar Paswan}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament<br>for Rosera |years=1999– 2009}} {{s-aft|after=Constituency ceased to exist}} |- {{s-bef|before=Maheshwar Hazari}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament<br>for Samastipur |years=2014 – 2019}} {{s-aft|after=Prince Raj}} |- {{s-end}}
{{16th LS members from Bihar}} {{17th LS members from Bihar}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paswan, Ram Chandra}} Category:1962 births Category:2019 deaths Category:People from Khagaria district Category:India MPs 2004–2009 Category:Lok Janshakti Party politicians Category:Lok Sabha members from Bihar Category:Janata Dal politicians Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians Category:India MPs 1999–2004 Category:India MPs 2014–2019 Category:India MPs 2019–2024
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