Former U.P. Minister Ram Govind Chaudhary cremated in Ballia with State honours
Veteran Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Ram Govind Chaudhary was cremated with state honours in Ballia. Thousands of supporters and political figures attended the funeral to pay their final respects to the socialist leader.
Why it matters
The death of a long-serving political figure like Chaudhary marks the end of a significant era for the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.
Samajwadi Party veteran and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Ram Govind Chaudhary was cremated with state honours in his native Ballia district on Sunday (September 27, 2026), with a large number of party leaders, workers and supporters attending his last rites.
Chaudhary, an eight-time MLA and former leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, died on Friday (September 25, 2026) while undergoing treatment at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow.
His mortal remains were brought from Lucknow to his residence at the district headquarters on Saturday evening (September 26, 2026) for people to pay their last respects and were later taken to his native village, Gosainpur, in the Sikanderpur area.
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