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{{Infobox Indian politician
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|name          = Ghanshyam Oza
|name          = Ghanshyam Oza
|image        =  
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|constituency  =  
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|order        = 4th
|order        = 4th
|office        = Chief Minister of Gujarat
|office        = [[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]]
|governor      = [[Shriman Narayan]]<br>[[P. N. Bhagwati]] {{small|(Acting)}}<br>[[K. K. Viswanathan]]
|governor      = [[Shriman Narayan]]<br>[[P. N. Bhagwati]] {{small|(Acting)}}<br>[[K. K. Viswanathan]]
|term_start    = 17 March 1972
|term_start    = 17 March 1972
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|predecessor  = [[President's rule]]
|predecessor  = [[President's rule]]
|successor    = [[Chimanbhai Patel]]
|successor    = [[Chimanbhai Patel]]
|birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1911|10|25}}
| constituency1 = [[Rajkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajkot]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 1971
| term_end1 = 1972
| predecessor1 = [[Minoo Masani]]
| successor1 = [[Arvind Mohanlal Patel]]
| constituency2 = [[Surendranagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surendranagar]]
| term_start2 = 1957
| term_end2 = 1967
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = [[Meghrajji III]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Gujarat]]
| term4= 1978-1984
|birth_date    = {{birth date|df=yes|1911|10|25}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/Member_Biographical_Book.pdf | title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952-2019 | publisher=Rajya Sabha | accessdate=5 September 2021}}</ref>
|birth_place  = [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
|birth_place  = [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
|residence    =  
|residence    =  
|death_date    = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|07|12|1911|10|25}}
|death_date    = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|07|12|1911|10|25}}<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8p4_HoTjiEC&q=Ghanshyam+Oza+passed+away+2002 | title=Parliamentary Debates: Official Report, Volume 196, Issue 2 | publisher=Rajya Sabha | year=2002 | pages=1}}</ref>
|death_place  = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
|death_place  = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
|party        = [[Indian National Congress]]
|party        = [[Indian National Congress]]
|otherparty =[[Janata Party]]
|spouse        = Ramalaxmi
|spouse        = Ramalaxmi
|children      = Hansa, Rohit, Sharad, Pragna.
|children      = Hansa, Rohit, Sharad, Pragna.
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'''Ghanshyam Chhotalal Oza''' (25 October 1911 &ndash; 12 July 2002<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-13/ahmedabad/27313222_1_ministership-gandhians-chief-minister|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024170328/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-13/ahmedabad/27313222_1_ministership-gandhians-chief-minister|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2012|title=Ex CM Ghanshyam Oza passes away|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 July 2002|accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref>) was the [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/gujarat/chief-ministers.html | title=List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Gujarat | publisher=Maps of India | accessdate=5 September 2021}}</ref> from 17 March 1972<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NfraAAAAQBAJ&dq=Ghanshyam+Oza+was+born+in&pg=PA17 | title=Gujarat Beyond Gandhi: Identity, Society and Conflict | publisher=Routledge | author=Nalin Mehta, Mona G. Mehta | year=2011|pages=17| isbn=9781317988359 }}</ref> to 17 July 1973.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5vwCQAAQBAJ&dq=Ghanshyam+Oza+was+born+in&pg=PA99 | title=Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000 | publisher=Royal Asiatic Society Books | author=Tommaso Bobbio | year=2018| pages=99| isbn=9781317514008 }}</ref>
'''Ghanshyam Chhotalal Oza''' (25 October 1911 &ndash; 12 July 2002<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-13/ahmedabad/27313222_1_ministership-gandhians-chief-minister|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024170328/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-13/ahmedabad/27313222_1_ministership-gandhians-chief-minister|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2012|title=Ex CM Ghanshyam Oza passes away|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 July 2002|accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref>) was the [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]], [[India]] from 17 March 1972 to 17 July 1973. He had a B.A. and L.L.B. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Saurashtra State]] from 1948 to 1956. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Bombay state]] in 1956. He was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1957 to 1967 and again from 1971 to 1972. Later, he was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 10 April 1978 to 9 April 1984. He was a member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from 1972-74.
He had a B.A. and L.L.B. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Saurashtra State]] from 1948 to 1956. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of [[Bombay state]] in 1956. He was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1957 to 1967 and again from 1971 to 1972. Later, he was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 10 April 1978 to 9 April 1984. He was a member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from 1972-74.
 
He was a minister (1952–56) in [[U. N. Dhebar]] ministry when '[[United State of Kathiawar]]' was formed. He became M.P. in 1957 when he won [[Lok Sabha]] seat from [[Surendranagar district|Surendra Nagar]].
He was a minister (1952–56) in [[U. N. Dhebar]] ministry when '[[United State of Kathiawar]]' was formed. He became M.P. in 1957 when he won [[Lok Sabha]] seat from [[Surendranagar district|Surendra Nagar]].
In a very closely contested Loksabha election of [[Rajkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajkot]] constituency in 1971, Ghanshyam Oza defeated [[Minoo Masani]] of the ([[Swatantra Party|Swatantra party]]) and became a minister in the cabinet of PM [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eg5QAQAAMAAJ&q=Ghanshyam+Oza | title=Lok Sabha Debates | publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat. | year=1971 | pages=81}}</ref>


In a very closely contested Loksabha election of [[Rajkot]] constituency in 1971, Ghanshyam Oza defeated the famous Minu Masani ([[Swatantra Party|Swatantra party]]) and became a minister in the cabinet of PM [[Indira Gandhi]].
Oza opposed [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]] imposed by Indira Gandhi, and in the Lok Sabha election of 1977, he worked for the then [[Janata Party|Janta party]] under [[Morarji Desai]]. He was elected from Gujarat to [[Rajya Sabha]] (Janta Party) from 10-04-1978 to 09-04-1984.
 
Shree Ghanshyam Oza disliked the 'emergency' imposed by Indira Gandhi, and in the Lok Sabha election of 1977, he worked for the then [[Janata Party|Janta party]] under [[Morarji Desai]]. An unconfirmed report stated that he was under house arrest for part of the duration of the emergency. He was elected from Gujarat to [[Rajya Sabha]] (Janta Party) from 10-04-1978 to 09-04-1984. Till his last days, he did his best for the betterment of the poor.


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*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1288.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 22 December 2021

Ghanshyam Oza
4th [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]]
In office
17 March 1972 – 17 July 1973
GovernorShriman Narayan
P. N. Bhagwati (Acting)
K. K. Viswanathan
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byChimanbhai Patel
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971–1972
Preceded byMinoo Masani
Succeeded byArvind Mohanlal Patel
ConstituencyRajkot
In office
1957–1967
Succeeded byMeghrajji III
ConstituencySurendranagar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1978-1984
ConstituencyGujarat
Personal details
Born(1911-10-25)25 October 1911[1]
Bombay Presidency, British India
Died12 July 2002(2002-07-12) (aged 90)[2]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Janata Party
Spouse(s)Ramalaxmi
ChildrenHansa, Rohit, Sharad, Pragna.
RelativesDivyang Dave, Dr . Devang Dave (Grandchildren), Bharat Damodardas Trivedi (Nephew)

Ghanshyam Chhotalal Oza (25 October 1911 – 12 July 2002[3]) was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, India[4] from 17 March 1972[5] to 17 July 1973.[6] He had a B.A. and L.L.B. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saurashtra State from 1948 to 1956. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bombay state in 1956. He was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1967 and again from 1971 to 1972. Later, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 10 April 1978 to 9 April 1984. He was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 1972-74. He was a minister (1952–56) in U. N. Dhebar ministry when 'United State of Kathiawar' was formed. He became M.P. in 1957 when he won Lok Sabha seat from Surendra Nagar. In a very closely contested Loksabha election of Rajkot constituency in 1971, Ghanshyam Oza defeated Minoo Masani of the (Swatantra party) and became a minister in the cabinet of PM Indira Gandhi.[7]

Oza opposed the emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi, and in the Lok Sabha election of 1977, he worked for the then Janta party under Morarji Desai. He was elected from Gujarat to Rajya Sabha (Janta Party) from 10-04-1978 to 09-04-1984.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952-2019" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report, Volume 196, Issue 2. Rajya Sabha. 2002. p. 1.
  3. "Ex CM Ghanshyam Oza passes away". The Times of India. 13 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  4. "List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Gujarat". Maps of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. Nalin Mehta, Mona G. Mehta (2011). Gujarat Beyond Gandhi: Identity, Society and Conflict. Routledge. p. 17. ISBN 9781317988359.
  6. Tommaso Bobbio (2018). Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000. Royal Asiatic Society Books. p. 99. ISBN 9781317514008.
  7. Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1971. p. 81.

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