Shyama Charan Shukla
Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007)[1] was an Indian National Congress politician and thrice Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
| Shyama Charan Shukla | |
|---|---|
| .jpg.webp) 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 1999–2004 | |
| 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 | Padmini Shukla (m. 1949) | 
| Relations | Vidya Charan Shukla (brother) | 
| Children | 3 (including Amitesh Shukla) | 
| Parent | Ravishankar Shukla (father) | 
Personal life
    
Shyama Charan Shukla was born on 27 February 1925 in Raipur into a Kanyakubja Brahmin family.[2] 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.[3]
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.[3] 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][3]
In 1999, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mahasamund, and served till 2004.[3]
Memorials
    
India Post issued a postage stamp depicting his photo in 2012 as a memorial.
External links
    
- "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