Sunder Lal Patwa

Sunderlal Patwa
सुंदरलाल पटवा
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1st tenure)
In office
20 Jan.1980 – 17 Feb.1980
Succeeded by Digvijay Singh
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (2nd Tenure)
In office
5 March 1990 – 15 Dec 1992
Personal details
Born 11 November 1924 (1924-11-11) (age 87)
Kukreshwar
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Religion Jainism [1]

Sunder Lal Patwa (b 11 November 1924) [2] is an Indian statesman, who served as the Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and a former cabinet minister in Government of India. He twice became chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, from 20 January 1980 to 17 February 1980 and from 5 March 1990 to 15 December 1992. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janta Party.

In 1999 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Hoshangabad constituency.

He was associated with Indore Rajya Praja Mandal since 1941, R.S.S. since 1942 and R.S.S. Vistarak, 1947-51. He was imprisoned for seven months for participating in R.S.S. movement in 1948 and was an active worker of Jana Sangh since 1951,Chairman of District Cooperative Bank, Director, State Cooperative Bank and State Cooperative Marketing Sangh and Treasurer, Jana Sangh from 1967-74. He was Detained under M.I.S.A. during Emergency from June 1975 to January 1977. He was awarded the “Vidhan Gaurav” in the All India Conference of Presiding Officers, 1989.[3]

Positions Held

  1957-67, 1977-97                Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 
  and 1998                       (three terms)

  1957-67                         Chief Whip, Opposition Party, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

  1975                            General Secretary, Jana Sangh, Madhya Pradesh

  1977                            Member, Working Committee, Janata Party

  Jan. 1980-                      Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh (twice) 
  Feb. 1980 and 
  March 1990-Dec. 1992

  1980-85                         Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 
                                  Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

  1986                            President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh 
                                  Member, General Purposes Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

  1997                            Elected to 11th Lok Sabha*

  1999                            Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

  13 Oct. 1999                    Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development 
  30 Sept. 2000

  30 Sept 2000-                   Union  Cabinet Minister,  Chemicals and Fertilizers 
    7 Nov. 2000

   7 Nov. 2000-                  Union Cabinet Minister, Mines 
   1 Sept. 2001

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External links

References

  1. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (1996) The Hindu nationalist movement and Indian politics: 1925 to the 1990s C. Hurst & Co. Publishers ISBN 9781850651703 p.141
  2. ^ http://jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=1034&cat=62
  3. ^ http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MP29.htm
  4. ^ http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MP29.htm

shri:सुंदरलाल पटवा