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{{Use Indian English|date= | {{Short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Balram Jakhar | | name = Balram Jakhar | ||
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| successor4 = Prakash Singh Badal | | successor4 = Prakash Singh Badal | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|8|23|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|8|23|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Panjkosi]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|3|1923|8|23|df=y}}<ref>{{cite | | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|3|1923|8|23|df=y}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Balram Jakhar passes away |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-lok-sabha-speaker-balram-jakhar-passes-away/article8187870.ece |work=The Hindu | date = 4 February 2016}}</ref> | ||
| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]] | ||
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]] | | nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]] | ||
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'''Balram Jakhar''' (23 August 1923 – 3 February 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] and [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]. <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[File:Balram Jakhar.jpg|frame|Balram Jakhar]] --> | '''Balram Jakhar''' (23 August 1923 – 3 February 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] and [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]. He was also the longest serving [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[File:Balram Jakhar.jpg|frame|Balram Jakhar]] --> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Jakhar was born in a Jat family in [[Pankosi|Panjkosi]] village of [[Fazilka district]] in Punjab now in [[Fazilka]] on 23 August 1923. His father was Chaudhari Rajaram Jakhar and his mother Patodevi Jakhar. His elder son, Sajjan Kumar Jakhar, is a former Punjab minister and his youngest, Sunil Jakhar is three time MLA from Abohar and became Leader of the Opposition in Punjab in March 2012 and Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur and became PPCC President in 2017. | Jakhar was born in a [[Punjabi Hindu]] [[Jat]] family in [[Pankosi|Panjkosi]] village of [[Fazilka district]] in Punjab now in [[Fazilka]] on 23 August 1923. His father was Chaudhari Rajaram Jakhar and his mother Patodevi Jakhar. His elder son, Sajjan Kumar Jakhar, is a former Punjab minister and his youngest, Sunil Jakhar is three time MLA from Abohar and became Leader of the Opposition in Punjab in March 2012 and Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur and became PPCC President in 2017. | ||
Jakhar earned a degree in [[Sanskrit]] from [[Forman Christian College]], [[Lahore]], in 1945. He had knowledge of English, [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Urdu]], Sanskrit and [[Hindi]] languages. | Jakhar earned a degree in [[Sanskrit]] from [[Forman Christian College]], [[Lahore]], in 1945. He had knowledge of English, [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Urdu]], Sanskrit and [[Hindi]] languages. | ||
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[[File:Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla with Dr. Balram Jakhar and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at Buckingham Palace in 1984.jpg|thumb|left|Speaker Jakhar with [[Ram Kishore Shukla|Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] at a Commonwealth Conference.]] | [[File:Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla with Dr. Balram Jakhar and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at Buckingham Palace in 1984.jpg|thumb|left|Speaker Jakhar with [[Ram Kishore Shukla|Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] at a Commonwealth Conference.]] | ||
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