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'''C. Silvera''' (6 May 1935 – 9 April 2016)<ref name=indiapress>{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11mz01.php|website=Indiapress|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> was a retired medical doctor and a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] politician in Mizoram, India. He was the longest serving member of Parliament of India from the [[Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
'''C. Silvera''' (6 May 1935 – 9 April 2016)<ref name=indiapress>{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11mz01.php|website=Indiapress|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> was a medical doctor and a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] politician in Mizoram, India. He was the longest serving member of Parliament of India from the [[Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency)]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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He was elected member of [[Rajya Sabha]] for the term 1984-1990 from Mizoram.<ref name="Rajya Sabha">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |title=List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952 }}</ref> He was elected in the [[9th Lok Sabha]], [[10th Lok Sabha]] and the [[11th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11mz01.htm|publisher=India Parliament|accessdate=15 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612150228/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11mz01.htm|archive-date=12 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mizoram Parliamentary Constituency|url=http://www.elections.in/mizoram/parliamentary-constituencies/mizoram.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref>
He was elected member of [[Rajya Sabha]] for the term 1984-1990 from Mizoram.<ref name="Rajya Sabha">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |title=List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952 }}</ref> He was elected in the [[9th Lok Sabha]], [[10th Lok Sabha]] and the [[11th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11mz01.htm|publisher=India Parliament|accessdate=15 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612150228/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11mz01.htm|archive-date=12 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mizoram Parliamentary Constituency|url=http://www.elections.in/mizoram/parliamentary-constituencies/mizoram.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref>


C. Silvera was inducted as the first Mizo to be in the Indian Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State for [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronology for Mizos in India|url=http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=75013|publisher=MAR Data|accessdate=17 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622225715/http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=75013|archive-date=22 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was inducted to office on 17 February 1994.{{cn|date=November 2020}} In 1995 he became Minister of State for Industry.<ref name=indiapress/>
C. Silvera was inducted as the first Mizo to be in the Indian Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State for [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronology for Mizos in India|url=http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=75013|publisher=MAR Data|accessdate=17 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622225715/http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=75013|archive-date=22 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was inducted to office on 17 February 1994.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} In 1995 he became Minister of State for Industry.<ref name=indiapress/>


==Death==
==Death==
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 15 November 2021

C. Silvera
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
In office
17 February 1994 – 15 September 1999
Preceded byD.K. Tara Devi Siddhartha
Succeeded byPaban Singh Ghatowar
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
In office
1991–1996, 1996–1997, 1997-1998
Preceded byLalduhawma
Succeeded byH. Lallungmuana
ConstituencyMizoram
Personal details
Born(1935-05-06)6 May 1935
Muallianpui, Lunglei District, Mizoram
Died9 April 2016(2016-04-09) (aged 80)
Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl, Mizoram
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Lallawmzuali
Children3 sons
ResidenceAizawl
As of 15 September, 2012
Source: [1]

C. Silvera (6 May 1935 – 9 April 2016)[1] was a medical doctor and a Congress politician in Mizoram, India. He was the longest serving member of Parliament of India from the Mizoram (Lok Sabha constituency).

Early life[edit | edit source]

Son of C. Hlunthuama, Silvera was born in Muallianpui village in southern Mizoram.[1] He studied medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore, and earned his MBBS in 1964. He was appointed as the first Medical Superintendent at Christian Hospital Serkawn, a hospital under Baptist Missionary Society (BMS), London, and later under Baptist Church of Mizoram.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

He was elected member of Rajya Sabha for the term 1984-1990 from Mizoram.[3] He was elected in the 9th Lok Sabha, 10th Lok Sabha and the 11th Lok Sabha.[4][5]

C. Silvera was inducted as the first Mizo to be in the Indian Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[6] He was inducted to office on 17 February 1994.[citation needed] In 1995 he became Minister of State for Industry.[1]

Death[edit | edit source]

He died of sudden stroke on 9 April 2016 at his home in Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl.[citation needed]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha". Indiapress. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "History of Medical Department". Baptist Church of Mizoram. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952".
  4. ↑ "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI Lok Sabha". India Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mizoram Parliamentary Constituency". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chronology for Mizos in India". MAR Data. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.