| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Nimbi Jodhan, Jodhpur State, British India (present-day Nagaur District, Rajasthan, India) |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | New Delhi, India |
| Death Cause: | COVID infection |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Spouse: | Shanti Devi Vora |
| Children: | Four daughters, two sons |
| Residence: | Mohan Nagar, Durg, Chhattisgarh |
| Occupation: | Politics |
| Profession: | Journalist, politician and social worker |
| Footnotes: | [2] |
| Office: | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 26 May 1993 |
| Term End: | 3 May 1996 |
| President: | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Predecessor: | B. Satya Narayan Reddy |
| Successor: | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |
| Office2: | Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
| Term Start2: | 14 February 1988 |
| Term End2: | 24 January 1989 |
| Primeminister2: | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Predecessor2: | Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao |
| Successor2: | Ram Niwas Mirdha |
| Office3: | Minister of Civil Aviation |
| Term Start3: | 14 February 1988 |
| Term End3: | 25 June 1988 |
| Primeminister3: | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Predecessor3: | Jagdish Tytler |
| Successor3: | Shivraj Patil |
| Office4: | 13th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh |
| Term Start4: | 25 January 1989 |
| Term End4: | 8 December 1989 |
| Predecessor4: | Arjun Singh |
| Successor4: | Shyama Charan Shukla |
| Term Start5: | 13 March 1985[3] |
| Term End5: | 13 February 1988[4] |
| Predecessor5: | Arjun Singh |
| Successor5: | Arjun Singh |
| Office6: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Constituency6: | Chhattisgarh |
| Term Start6: | 10 April 2002 |
| Term End6: | 9 April 2020 |
| Successor6: | Phulo Devi Netam |
| Constituency7: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Term Start7: | 3 April 1988 |
| Term End7: | 8 March 1989 |
| Office8: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency8: | Rajnandgaon |
| Predecessor8: | Ashok Sharma |
| Successor8: | Raman Singh |
| Office9: | Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency9: | Durg |
| Predecessor9: | R Jha |
| Successor9: | Himself |
| Constituency10: | Durg |
| Predecessor10: | Himself |
| Successor10: | Arun Vora |
Motilal Vora (20 December 1928 – 21 December 2020) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC).
He served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1985–1988; 1989). He was born in Nimbi Jodha, Jodhpur State, British India. He was also Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1993 to 1996.
Vora was born on 20 December 1928 at Nimbi Jodha in Jodhpur State of British India's Rajputana Agency (present-day Nagaur district, Rajasthan) to a Pushkarna Brahmin family. His parents were Mohanlal Vora and Amba Bai.[2] His forefathers came from Nimbi Jodha, and prior to that from Phalodi. He received his education at Raipur and Kolkata. He had also worked with several newspapers for many years. He married Shanti Devi Vora. The couple have four daughters and two sons. His son Arun Vora is an MLA from Durg (CG), having won three elections as MLA.[2] His brother Govindlal Vora was Veteran Journalist and Chief Editor of Amrit Sandesh.[5] His nephew Rajeev Vora is Secretary of Pragati College of Engineering and Management, Raipur.[6] [7]
In 1968, Vora, then, a member of Samajwadi party, became a member of the Municipal Committee of Durg (then part of Madhya Pradesh).[2] In 1970 (approximately), he, with the help of Prabhat Tiwari, was introduced to Pt. Kishorilal Shukla of INC and joined INC. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) of Madhya Pradesh in 1972 on an INC ticket. He was elected to Vidhan Sabha again in 1977 and 1980. He was appointed a minister of State in Arjun Singh's Cabinet, and was in-charge of the Higher Education Department. He was elevated to the Cabinet Minister in 1983. He also served as the Deputy Chairman of Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation during 1981–84.[2]
On 13 March 1985, Vora was appointed Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He resigned from the post of Chief Minister on 13 February 1988, to join the Union Government.
On 14 February 1988, Vora became a member of the Rajya Sabha, and assumed the office of Union Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Civil Aviation. He was a cabinet minister in Government of India. He was appointed Governor of Uttar Pradesh on 16 May 1993 and held office until 3 May 1996. Motilal Vora was in 1998–99 Member of the 12th Lok Sabha.[2]
Vora was very close to High Command of INC, and has supported nomination of Rahul Gandhi as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate. In the 1980s, he served as the President of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, the party's state unit.
Vora held important positions in all the three entities involved in the National Herald Case: the Associated Journals Limited (AJL), the Young Indian and the All India Congress Committee (AICC). He became the chairman and managing director of AJL on 22 March 2002. He served as the AICC treasurer before that. He was a 12% shareholder and a Director of Young Indian.[8]
Vora died from complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, one day after his 92nd birthday.[9]
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