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Biography
*Name*: Mahendra Pratap, Advocate,High court,Patna.
*Father's name*: Late Santlal Singh
Present residence: 201, Raunak Vatika Apartment, Akashvani Road, Khajpura, Patna-800014.
Original resident: Village-Post- Malkhachak, Police Station- Dighwara, District- Saran (Bihar)
Date of birth: 02 January, 1957
Educational qualification: LLB, MBA
Contact No.: 9431033596
Details of political and social activism and participation:
1. Imprisoned in Central Jail Buxar and Divisional Jail Chhapra due to notable role in J P led movement in 1974. During the emergency The Collector, saran along with dozens of magistrates and CRPF jawans cordoned off Malkhachak and tortured the people. 22 persons including father and younger brother were arrested and sent to jail. he edited and published the agitation bulletin "Jankranti" from Dighwara in the emergency period as a editor.

2. As the convener of Buddhijivi Vichar Manch, he edited and published a booklet titled "Janata Dal Ka Vibandhan: Kya Sach, Kya Jhoot" in 1992 on the division of the Janata Dal.

3. Contested the 1995 assembly elections from Sonpur assembly constituency as a candidate of the Samata Party.

4. From 1999 to 2008, he performed his duties as the State General Secretary of the Samata Party and the Janata Dal U. Due to the alliance of the JD(U) with the RJD, he resigned from the JD(U) in January 2015 and joined the NDA constituent party "RLSP".

5. From 2016 to 2019, he was the member of the R.L.S.P. He performed his duties as National General Secretary of R. L.S.P. but after alliance of R.L.S.P. with the Mahagathbandhan before the Lok Sabha elections, 2019, he resigned from R.L.S.P. and separated himself.

6. He bore the responsibility of Convenor, General Secretary and President of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Pratibha Anusan Parishad, an organization that honours the talents of the society with the title of "Patna Ratna" "Patna Shri" for their excellent work from 1987 to 1995.

7. As the President of "Students Parents Forum", he conducted and implemented the student-parent public campaign from 2099 to 2005 against the arbitrariness and economic exploitation of private schools.

8. As the President of "Krishi udyog vikas manch", he conducted and implemented programs from 2005 to 2011 to make agriculture profitable and to free Bihar from economic distress through agriculture product based industries.

9. As Vice President of 'Veer Kunwar Singh Sansthan', he conducted and implemented programs related to social reform and health services.

10. Successful organization of Amrit Mahotsav in native village Malkhachak, the land of freedom movement, on 27th November 2022 under the guidance of R S S and Chief Guestship of Pujya Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat ji. On this occasion, the statue of the martyr was unveiled, the family members of the martyrs and freedom fighters from 11 districts were honored by giving clothes, mementos and citation letters. He performed his responsibilities as the Organizing General Secretary.