Suryakant Acharya Explained

Suryakant Acharya
Birth Name:Suryakant Acharya
Birth Date:12 December 1929
Birth Place:Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India
Residence:Dubdi Plot, Dattar Road, Junagadh district, Gujarat
Death Place:Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Office:Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha
Constituency:Gujarat
Term Start:19 August 2005
Term End:21 December 2009
Predecessor:Lalitbhai Mehta
Successor:Pravin Naik
Office2:Vice Chairman of State Planning Commission of Gujarat
Term Start2:June 1998
Term End2:January 2003
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-2009)
Otherparty:Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1957-1977)
Janata Party (1977-1980)
Spouse:Hemaben Acharya

Suryakant Acharya (9 December 1929 – 21 December 2009) was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Parliament of India representing Gujarat in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.[1]

He was elected from Gujarat State in Rajya Sabha, the Council of States of India parliament for the 2005 to 2011.[2]

He was Vice Chairman of State Planning Commission of Gujarat from June 1998 to January 2003.

He was married to Hemaben Acharya who was Minister of Health at Govt of Gujarat during 1975–80. They had one son.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BJP MP Suryakant Acharya passes away . NetIndian . 21 December 2009 . 26 April 2018 .
  2. Web site: Suryakantbhai Acharya Former Member Of Parliament (RAJYA SABHA) . Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi . 30 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Gujarat BJP Rajya Sabha MP Suryakant Acharya passes away. 21 December 2009 . DeshGujarat. 30 October 2017.