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Damodar Pandey, Member of Parliament 5th and 8th Lok sabha

Shri Damodar Pandey ,Associated with various cooperatives societies among coal mine workers (born January 3, 1933) began as a politician of INC.He belongs to erstwhile  BIHAR HAZARIBAGH  District. Political carreer:- Pandey won  1971 ELECTION  by  defeating JANTA PARTY  LALITA RAJYA LAKSHMI and  represented Hazaribagh in  Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-76 .Further he defeated BHUWANESHWAR PD. MEHTO of CPI in 1984 by record vote 1,76,762 and presented Hazaribagh in 8th Lok sabha. Born in the family of a poor brahmin shri  Brahmadeo pandey and Smt Anuradha Devi in Bihar in Nawada district at Rajapur Village in January 3, 1933 he raised upto the member of parliament and  spent his life working for Mine worker. He was brought up and helped for his livelihood and education by his elder cousin brother Shri Rajendra Upadhyay .He spent his childhood living with all his cousin and siblings (24 in total). Political and Social Worker; Member, (i) Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, (ii) Working Committee, Hazaribagh District Congress Committee; Secretary, (i) Indian National Trade Union Congress, (ii) Indian National Trade Union Congress (Bihar Branch); President, (i) Indo Asahi Glass, Mazdoor Sangh, (ii) Refractories Ceramics Mazdoor Congress; Chairman, Employment Liaison Committee, Government of Bihar, 1980-83; Director, Allahabad Bank; Joint General Secretary, (i) Indian National Mine Workers' Federation, (ii) Rashtriya Colliery Mazdoor Sangh; Assessor, Due of his activism Court of Enquiry was appointed by the Government of India  on (i) Chasnallah Colliery Mines disaster, (ii) Sudamdih Colliery Mine disaster, (iii) Jagannath Colliery Mine, accident; He has been Member of, Governing Body of Jubilee College, Bhurkunda, District Hazaribagh, Bihar; As Member of Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-76,he was also into the Committee on Public Undertakings for 2 years,  Railway Convention Committee for 4 years,  Joint Committee on Mines Act (Amendment) Bill,  Joint Committee, Plantation Labour Act Bill;

He further Represented mine workers of India at ILO Coal Mines Committee meeting held at Geneva, 1964; attended ILO Seminars held at Hague (Holland), Turin (Italy) and Bangkok (Thailand); attended ICFTU Promotion Policy Seminar at Bangkok (Thailand).

Travels abroad: U S.A., U.S.S.R., U.K., France, Germany, Yugoslavia, Thailand, Italy and Holland.

Permanent address: P.O. Ramgarh Cantt., District Hazaribagh (Bihar)