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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter (1914–1984)}}
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'''Shobha Ram Kumawat''' (7 January 1914<ref name=LSBio/> – 23 March 1984{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}) was an Indian independence activist{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} and politician from [[Rajasthan]], India. He was a member of the [[1st Lok Sabha]] and the [[2nd Lok Sabha]].

== Early life and education ==
Shobha Ram Kumawat was born in [[Kathumar]], [[Alwar State]], [[British Raj|British India]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}. Shobha Ram Kumawat's father's name is Buddha Ram Kumawat. He got his education from [[Raj Rishi College|Raj Rishi College, Alwar]] and [[Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur]]. Kumawat was married on December 12, 1932 to Ram Pyari Kumawat.<ref name=LSBio/>

==Political career==
Kumawat was the first and only chief minister of the [[United States of Matsya]], serving from its formation on 18 March 1948 until it was merged into the [[United State of Rajasthan]] on 15 May 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian states since 1947 |url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html |website=worldstatesmen.org |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of Legislature in Rajasthan |url=https://rajassembly.nic.in/OverviewRajLegislature.aspx |website=rajassembly.nic.in |publisher=[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> Following that he was the first Revenue Minister of the [[Rajasthan government]] from 1949 to 1950.<ref name=LSBio/> In 1952 he was elected as a member of the [[1st Lok Sabha]] for the [[Alwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alwar]] Lok Sabha constituency. He was elected again in 1957 for the [[2nd Lok Sabha]]<ref name=LSBio>{{cite web |title=Members Bioprofile: Shobha Ram |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1016.htm |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> but lost his chair in 1962 in the elections for the [[3rd Lok Sabha]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Members Bioprofile: Kashi Ram Gupta |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1486.htm |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |accessdate=10 October 2019}}</ref> Following that he was member of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] on the fourth (1967–72) and fifth (1972–77) assemblies.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Kumawat also served as the head of the [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]].{{when|date=October 2019}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/4702505|title=Activities of first Lok Sabha in brief, 1952–57|year=1957|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|oclc=4702505}}</ref>

=== Political offices held===
* Chief minister (only) of [[United States of Matsya|Matsya Union]] (1948–49)<ref name="LSBio" />
* Member of [[All India Congress Committee]] (1948–50)<ref name="LSBio" />
* Revenue Minister (first) of the [[Government of Rajasthan]] (1949–50)<ref name="LSBio" />
* [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] of [[1st Lok Sabha]] (1952–57)<ref name="LSBio" />
* State President of [[Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee]] (1956–57)
* Member of Parliament of [[2nd Lok Sabha]] (1957–62)<ref name=":0" />
* First Chairman of [[Urban Improvement Trust]], [[Alwar]] (1966–67)
* Member of 4th [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] (1967–72)
* Agriculture Minister of [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] (1967–71)
* [[Finance minister|Finance Minister]] of [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] (1971–72)
* Member of 5th [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] (1972–77)

==References==
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[[Category:Members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 1967–1972]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 1972–1977]]

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