| Uma Shankar Dikshit | |
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| Union Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 1973 - 1974 |
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| Governor of Karnataka | |
| In office 2 October 1984 - 12 August 1986 |
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| Governors of West Bengal | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1901 Ugoo, Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 1991 |
Uma Shankar Dikshit was an Indian politician, cabinet minister and Governor of West Bengal[1] and Governor of Karnataka.[2]
He was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India in 1989, by the Government of India.[3]
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Born in Ugoo in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh state, to Ram Sarup and Shiv Pyari, he later studied at the Christ Church College, Kanpur.[2]
Uma Shankar Dikshit started his political career when he joined the Indian freedom movement, during which he was imprisoned four times.
Post-Independence he remained close to Nehru and later sided Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split in Indian National Congress. He joined the Indira Gandhi cabinet in 1971, thereafter he remained Minister for Works and Housing, Govt. of India, 1971-72 later given additional charge of Health and Family Planning, Minister for Home Affairs, 1973-74 and Minister for Shipping and Transport, 1975. He also remained Treasurer, All India Congress Committee (AICC), 1970-75. [2][4]
He remained the Governor of Karnataka, 1976-77 and Governor of West Bengal 1984-1986.
He died at New Delhi on 30th May, 1991 after a prolonged illness at the age of 90 years.
His son Vinod Dikshit was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), who married Sheila Dikshit, later Chief Minister of Delhi, and his grandson, Sandeep Dikshit, is a member of parliament from East Delhi for Congress and granddaughter is Latika Syed.[5][6]