Vidya Charan Shukla
Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya), Nationalist Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. He was known as a close associate of Indira Gandhi.
Vidya Charan Shukla | |
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Shukla in 2011 | |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 18 January 1993 – 17 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 21 November 1990 – 20 February 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar (Acting) |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Bais |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bais |
| Constituency | Raipur |
| In office 1980–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Brij Lal Verma |
| Succeeded by | Pawan Diwan |
| Constituency | Mahasamund |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Lakhan Lal Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Purushottam Kaushik |
| Constituency | Raipur |
| In office 1962–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Agrawal |
| Constituency | Mahasamund |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Minimata |
| Constituency | Balodabazar |
| 7th President of Indian Olympic Association | |
| In office 1984–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Bhalindra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sivanthi Adithan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1929 Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Died | 11 June 2013 (aged 83) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1957-1987, 1991-2003, 2007-2013) Jan Morcha (1987-1989) Janata Dal (1989-1990) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (1990-1991) Nationalist Congress Party (2003) Bharatiya Janata Party (2003-2004) |
| Relations | Shyama Charan Shukla (brother) Amitesh Shukla (nephew) |
| Parent | Ravishankar Shukla (father) |
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