| Shyama Charan Shukla | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Shukla on a 2012 stamp of India | |
| 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 (1999)–2004 (2004) | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar Sahu |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Jogi |
| Constituency | Mahasamund |
| Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990 (1990)–1999 (1999) | |
| Preceded by | Punit Ram Sahu |
| Succeeded by | Amitesh Shukla |
| Constituency | Rajim |
| In office 1957 (1957)–1977 (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 |
Padmini Shukla (m. 1949) |
| Relations | Vidya Charan Shukla (brother) |
| Children | 3 (including Amitesh Shukla) |
| Parent | Ravishankar Shukla (father) |
Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007) was an Indian National Congress politician and thrice Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Personal life
Shyama Charan Shukla was born on 27 February 1925 in Raipur into a Kanyakubja Brahmin family. 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.
Political career
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. 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.
In 1999, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mahasamund, and served till 2004.
Memorials
India Post issued a postage stamp depicting his photo in 2012 as a memorial.
References
- ^ "Shyama Charan Shukla: Aristocrat by disposition". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- State Governments, Society for study of (1972). Journal of the society for study of state governments.
- ^ Pandit Shyama Charan Shukla. pccchhattisgarh.org
External links
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