Haribhau Upadhyaya Explained

Pt. Haribhau Upadhyaya
Birth Date:1892
Birth Place:Bhonrasa, British India
Death Date:25 August 1972
Constituency:Shrinagar
Office:Chief Minister of Ajmer State
Term Start:24 March 1952
Term End:31 October 1956
Predecessor:Office Established
Successor:Office Abolished
Party:Indian National Congress

Haribhau Upadhyaya was an Indian politician and an Indian independence activist. He was the Chief Minister of Ajmer State from 1952 to 1956.

Life

He was born in 1892 at Bhaurasa village in present-day Dewas of Madhya Pradesh. In 1952, he was elected to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly from Shrinagar constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate[1] and became the Chief Minister of Ajmer state from 24 March 1952 to 31 October 1956. He was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 1957 from Kekri constituency and served as the Finance minister in Rajasthan government from 1957 to 1962. He was re-elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the same constituency and served as the Education Minister in Rajasthan government from 1962 to 1967. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1966.[2] He died on 25 August 1972.[3]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Ajmer. 4. Election Commission of India website.
  2. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 21 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Pandit Haribhau Upadhyaya :: Da'Sahab . 18 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403121018/http://www.ptharibhauupadhyaya.org/lifeEvents.html . 3 April 2012 . dead .