Gopal Prasad Sinha

{{Short description|Indian neurologist}}

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| birth_place = Patna, Bihar, India

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| occupation = Neurologist

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| known for = service in the field of Neurology

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| awards = Padma Shri

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Gopal Prasad Sinha is an Indian neurologist,{{cite web | url=https://www.sehat.com/dr-gopal-prasad-sinha-neurologist-patna | title=Sehat | publisher=Sehat | date=2015 | access-date=14 February 2015}} politician{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/state-of-the-states/meet-the-woman-chosen-by-aap-to-take-on-shatrughan-sinha-in-patna-sahib/article1-1197291.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217114645/http://www.hindustantimes.com/state-of-the-states/meet-the-woman-chosen-by-aap-to-take-on-shatrughan-sinha-in-patna-sahib/article1-1197291.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 February 2015 | title=Hindustan Times | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=19 March 2014 | access-date=14 February 2015}} and a member of the Institutional Ethical Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research.{{cite web | url=http://www.icmr.nic.in/annual/2005-06/rmri/committees.pdf | title=ICMR | publisher=Indian Council of Medical Research | date=2015 | access-date=14 February 2015}} He was born and brought up in Patna, in the Indian state of Bihar and is an alumnus of Patna University.{{cite web | url=http://www.patnauniversity.ac.in/awards.html | title=Patna University | publisher=Patna University | date=2015 | access-date=14 February 2015 | archive-date=26 December 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226130255/https://www.patnauniversity.ac.in/awards.html%20 | url-status=dead }} He unsuccessfully contested in 2014 Indian Parliament elections from the Patna Sahib constituency under the Janata Dal (United) candidacy, against the incumbent Member of Parliament, Shatrughan Sinha.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2kQlFE0NaA | title=Mahachaupal: JDU candidate Dr Gopal Prasad Sinha's agenda for Patna Sahib | publisher=Inext Live | work=YouTube video | date=2 April 2014 | access-date=14 February 2015}}

Sinha was married to late Indira Sinha, an educationist, and has a daughter, Jaya Sinha Kumra, and a son, Ajay Alok, who is a known politician from Bihar.{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-15/news/49873584_1_patna-sahib-state-jd-former-minister-parveen-amanullah | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214205339/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-15/news/49873584_1_patna-sahib-state-jd-former-minister-parveen-amanullah | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 February 2015 | title=Economic Times | publisher=Economic Times | date=15 May 2014 | access-date=14 February 2015}} He is a 2004 recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award, Padma Shri for his services to the field of medicine.{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2015 |access-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}

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