Shyama Charan Shukla

Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007)[1] was a veteran Indian National Congress leader and served three times as Chief Minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh.

Shyama Charan Shukla
Shukla on a 2012 stamp of India
7th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office
9 December 1989 – 1 March 1990
GovernorSarla Grewal
M. A. Khan
Preceded byMotilal Vora
Succeeded bySunder Lal Patwa
In office
23 December 1975 – 30 April 1977
GovernorSatya Narayan Sinha
Preceded byPrakash Chandra Sethi
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
26 March 1969 – 28 January 1972
GovernorK. Chengalaraya Reddy
Satya Narayan Sinha
Preceded byNareshchandra Singh
Succeeded byPrakash Chandra Sethi
Personal details
Born27 February 1925
Raipur, Central Provinces, British India
Died14 February 2007 (aged 81)
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Smt. Padmini Shukla
​
(m. 1949)​
Children3

He was a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative assembly from Rajim from year 1957 and later for years 1962, 1967,1972, 1990, 1993 and 1998.[2]

Shukla served as the 7th Chief minister of the Madhya Pradesh on three separate occasions. Firstly from 26 March 1969 to 28 January 1972 then from 23 December 1975 to 29 April 1977 and finally from 9 December 1989 to 4 March 1990.[1][2]

He was Member of Parliament from Mahasamund in 1999.[2]

Family

He is the son of Madhya Pradesh’s first Chief minister, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla. Vidya Charan Shukla was his younger brother. The Shukla brothers were a dominant political force in undivided Madhya Pradesh for almost four decades.

His son, Amitesh Shukla, served as Rural Development Minister in the Chhattisgarh government under Ajit Jogi and is currently serving in the state assembly of Chhattisgarh from Rajim.[2]

Memorials

The Post department of India issued a postage stamp depicting his photo in 2012 as a memorial to him.

  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. Pandit Shyama Charan Shukla. pccchhattisgarh.org


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