Shyama Charan Shukla
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Shyama Charan Shukla | |
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7th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 9 December 1989 – 1 March 1990 | |
Preceded by | Motilal Vora |
Succeeded by | Sunder Lal Patwa |
In office 23 December 1975 – 30 April 1977 | |
Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Sethi |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
In office 26 March 1969 – 28 January 1972 | |
Preceded by | Nareshchandra Singh |
Succeeded by | Prakash Chandra Sethi |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1999 – 2004 | |
Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar Sahu |
Succeeded by | Ajit Jogi |
Constituency | Mahasamund |
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1990 – 1999 | |
Preceded by | Punit Ram Sahu |
Succeeded by | Amitesh Shukla |
Constituency | Rajim |
In office 1957 – 1977 | |
Preceded by | Shyamkumari Devi |
Succeeded by | Pawan Diwan |
Constituency | Rajim |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 February 1925 Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
Died | 14 February 2007 (aged 81) Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress (1957-2004) |
Spouse(s) | Padmini Shukla ( m. 1949) |
Relations | Vidya Charan Shukla (brother) |
Children | 3 (including Amitesh Shukla) |
Parent(s) | Ravishankar Shukla (father) |
Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007)[1] was an Indian National Congress politician and thrice Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Personal life[edit]
Shyama Charan Shukla was born on 27 February 1925 in Raipur. His father Ravishankar Shukla was a lawyer, an Indian National Congress politician from Central Provinces and Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. His younger brother, Vidya Charan Shukla, was also an INC politician, a union minister, and a nine-time Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.
His son Amitesh Shukla is an INC politician and currently a Member of Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh from Rajim.[2]
Political career[edit]
Shyama Charan Shukla was first elected as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Rajim in 1957. He was re-elected from the same seat in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1990, 1993 and 1998.[2] He lost from Rajim in 1977.
Shukla served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on three occasions - 1969-72, 1975–77 and 1989-90.[1][2]
In 1999, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mahasamund, and served till 2004.[2]
Memorials[edit]
India Post issued a postage stamp depicting his photo in 2012 as a memorial.
External links[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shyama Charan Shukla: Aristocrat by disposition". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pandit Shyama Charan Shukla. pccchhattisgarh.org
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