Krishna Ballabh Sahay
| Krishna Ballabh Sahay कृष्ण बल्लभ सहाय |
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| Member Bihar Legislative Council | |
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In office 1937–1939 |
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| Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
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In office 9 December 1946 – 26 January 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished |
| Revenue Minister, Government of Bihar | |
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In office 20 April 1947 – 02 August 1962 |
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| Chief Minister | S K Singh |
| Member Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1952–1967 |
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| Constituency | Giridih |
| 4 thChief Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 02 October 1963 – 05 March 1967 |
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| Governor | M. A. S. Ayyangar |
| Deputy | S N Sinha |
| Preceded by | Pandit Binodanand Jha |
| Succeeded by | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha |
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31 December 1898 Sheikhpura, Patna, Bihar |
| Died | 3 June 1974 (aged 75) Sindur, Hazaribag |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | St. Columba's College, Hazaribag |
| Profession | Social Activist, Nationalist, Freedom Fighter |
| Nickname(s) | K B Sahay |
Krishna Ballabh Sahay (Hindi: कृष्ण बल्लभ सहाय) (31 December 1898 – 3 June 1974) was an Indian freedom fighter, who after independence became the Revenue minister of Bihar and then became the Chief Minister of unified Bihar.
Krishna Ballabh Sahay popularly known as K. B. Sahay was born on 31 December 1898 at Sheikhpura in the Patna district of Bihar. He was the eldest son of Munshi Ganga Prasad, who served as a Daroga under British Rule. In 1919, he graduated with first class in English honors from St. Columba's College, Hazaribag and was also awarded the Gait's Gold Medal from the then Governor of Bihar & Orissa Mr. Gait.
Soon thereafter in 1920, Sri Krishna Ballabh Sahay jumped into the fray giving up further studies by joining the Civil Disobedience Movement at the call of Mahatma Gandhi. Between 1930 and 1934, he was jailed four times for different periods while taking part in the independence movement. During one of these incarcerations, he met his mentor Sri Babu and this bond of friendship remained intact throughout their lives. He was also close to Anugrah Narayan Sinha, the other legendary nationalist from Bihar.
Came 1942 and with it came Gandhi's battle cry of "Do or Die" for the "Quit India Movement". Before this, senior leaders of Bihar including Dr. Rajendra Prasad & Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha visited Bihar to convey the conclusions of the "Vardha Accord" as well as to charter an action plan for Bihar during the Quit India Movement, in an important meeting at Sadaquat Ashram. Sri Krishna Ballabh Sahay was a notable contributor to this plan. "Quit India Movement" was launched with great fierceness all over India and K B Sahay led the movement at Hazaribagh. The British Government ordered immediate arrest of all its leaders. An order to arrest K B Sahay was passed by Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribagh (Order No.: 132 of 10.08.1942) and the very next day he was sent off to jail. In jail, he was instrumental in the escape of Jayaprakash Narayan from jail along with his associates namely Rama Nandan Mishra, Yogendra Shukla, Suraj Narayan Singh, Sri Gulab Chand Gupta and Sri Shaligram Singh on 9 November 1942. As a consequence, he was sent off to Bhagalpur jail with orders for rigorous imprisonment.
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