Kailash Chandra Joshi
Kailash Chandra Joshi (14 July 1929 – 24 November 2019)[1] was an Indian politician who was the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s. Later he was a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (2000-2004), and a member of Lok Sabha (2004-2014) from Bhopal belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career with Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later morphed into BJP.
Kailash Chandra Joshi | |
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| 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978 | |
| Governor | Satya Narayan Sinha N. N. Wanchoo |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004 - 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Uma Bharti |
| Succeeded by | Alok Sanjar |
| Constituency | Bhopal |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2000 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Singh Kesari |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| MLA, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1962 - 1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Holani |
| Constituency | Bagli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1929 Hatpipliya, Dewas State, British India |
| Died | 24 November 2019 (aged 90) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Tara Joshi |
| Children | 3 sons and 3 daughters |
| Residence | Bhopal |
| As of 22 September, 2006 Source: | |
Personal life
He was born in 1929 to Shri Umashankar Joshi & Smt. Rambha Bai Joshi in Hatpipaliya, Dewas. He was married in 1951 to Smt. Tara Joshi having 3 sons & 3 daughters. His son, Deepak Joshi was the MLA for Bagli from 2003-2008 and later, the MLA for Hatpipliya from 2008-2018.
Kailash Joshi passed way at the age of 90 on 24 November 2019.
Career
He served six months as the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, from June 1977 to January 1978 as a member of Janata Party. He was MLA for eight consecutive terms from 1962 to 1998 from Bagli constituency of Madhya Pradrsh Legislative Assembly as a member of Jana Sangh, briefly Janata Party, and finally BJP.
He was BJP's losing candidate from Rajgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) in February 1998. Later that year, he lost the assembly election from his stronghold of Bagli. He served as member of the Rajya Sabha from 2000 to 2004. He was a member of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2014, representing the Bhopal constituency in Madhya Pradesh, as a member of BJP.
References
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by Uma Bharti |
Member of Parliament for Bhopal 2004 – 2014 |
Succeeded by Alok Sanjar |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by President's rule |
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978 |
Succeeded by Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha |