Hari Shankar Bhabhra | |
Office: | Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan |
Termstart: | 6 October 1994 |
Termend: | 1 December 1998 |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
Office1: | Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
Termstart1: | 16 March 1990 |
Termend1: | 5 October 1994 |
Predecessor1: | Giriraj Prasad Tiwari |
Successor1: | Shanti Lal Chaplot |
Office2: | Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 1985 |
Term End2: | 2003 |
Predecessor2: | Jaidev Prasad Indoria |
Successor2: | Jaidev Prasad Indoria |
Constituency2: | Ratangarh |
Office3: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
Term Start3: | 10 April 1978 |
Term End3: | 9 April 1984 |
Constituency3: | Rajasthan |
Birth Date: | 6 August 1928 |
Death Place: | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Education: | Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Laws |
Hari Shankar Bhabhra (6 August 1928 – 25 January 2024) was an Indian politician who was speaker of the Rajasthan legislative assembly. He attained the office of the Speaker from 16 March 1990 to 5 October 1994 (two times). He won the state legislative elections in 1985, 1990, and 1993 from Ratangarh in Churu district. A resident of Didwana in Nagaur district, he contested and won from Ratangarh constituency of Churu District. He was a state leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 6 October 1994 to 1 December 1998. Bhabhra was the deputy chairperson of Economic Policy and Reform Council in the Rajasthan Government. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1978 to 1984. Bhabhra died on 25 January 2024, at the age of 95.[1]
Hari Shankar Bhabhra was born in Khirki Darwaja, Didwana at Nagaur District on 6 August 1928. His father's name was Shri Mannalal Bhabhra and mother's name was Smt. Mohini Devi. Shri Bhabhra married Smt. Yasoda Devi on 3 July 1941, and they had two sons and three daughters. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts and law degree from Nagpur Law College, as well as Prabhakar, Hindi Bhasha Sangh High School, Nagpur.