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Ram Kishore Shukla
राम किशोर शुक्ल
7th Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh
In office
19 July 1983 – 13 March 1985
Preceded byYagya Datt Sharma
Succeeded byRajendra Prasad Shukla
4th Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh
In office
16 September 1980 – 4 March 1984
Preceded byRam Chandra Maheshwari
Succeeded byPyare Lal Kanwar
In office
4 March 1968 – 16 March 1972
Preceded byNarmada Prasad Shrivastava
Succeeded byNarayan Prasad Shukla
Personal details
Born(1923-09-04)4 September 1923
Beohari, Madhya Pradesh India
Died11 December 2003(2003-12-11) (aged 80)
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh cremated at Beohari, Madhya Pradesh India
Resting place24°01′41″N 81°21′34″E / 24.0281507°N 81.3595721°E / 24.0281507; 81.3595721
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Socialist party
SpouseKalavati Shukla
ChildrenBanmali Prasad Shukla, Vindhyeshwari Prasad Shukla, Santosh Kumar Shukla, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Surendra Shukla, Kavita Shukla and Anita Shukla
ResidenceKishore Kala Mandir
Alma materDarbar College, Rewa
OccupationPolitics
ProfessionLecturer
Lawyer
Social worker
PortfolioFinance, Separate Revenue, Law & Legislative, Excise and Parliamentary Affairs

Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla (Pronounced [ˈraːm kɪʃoːr ʃʊklaː]; Rām Kiśōr Śukla) (September 4, 1923 - December 11, 2003) was an Indian politician[1] and an activist for Indian independence. He remained a name for his region because of his political ideologies and principles not only during the Indian independence movement but even after that for more than half of a century until 2003.

He represented[2][3][4] the Indian National Congress as an M.L.A[5] in the Legislative Assembly[6] of the state of Madhya Pradesh from Beohari constituency,[7][8][9][10][11] where he served as Speaker,[1][12][13][14][15] Deputy Speaker,[12][16][17][18] whereas in Cabinet he served as Minister of Finance,[19][20][21] Minister of Separate Revenue,[21] Minister of Law & Legislative,[21] Minister of Excise and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in Government of Madhya Pradesh to Government of India. Presided more than five house committees of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh, in several five year plans. First to express his views to start live telecast of meetings of Parliament of India & Legislative Assemblies of Union of India on Doordarshan in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association convention in England. During his tenure as Cabinet Minister for Law he started Lok Adalat sittings in Madhya Pradesh (first amongst other Indian states & union territories) & thereafter received personal appreciations from Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati for the same. He was widely travelled, having visited Soviet Union, England, Japan, United States of America, Kenya, several other republics of Africa, Italy, Germany, Isle of Man etc. to participate in Commonwealth & other similar events.[22]

Early life and education

Shukla was the eldest son of village accountant Ram sundar Shukla and his wife Budhhi Shukla. His education was aided by the award of a scholarship in 1942, allowing him to take a B.A. Political Science in Rewa. After graduation, Shukla was employed as a teacher at Martand Higher Secondary School in Rewa. He subsequently gained a Bachelor of Laws and started legal practice in 1950.

Early political career

In 1950, Shukla was elected as president of the local Gram panchayat and nyaya panchayat in Vindhya Pradesh.In 1951, Shukla was elected in the Beohari constituency under the banner of the Socialist party[2], and became an active member of the Quit India Movement (Template:Lang-hi), Gandhi's call for immediate independence through passive resistance.

After the formation of Madhya Pradesh in 1956, Shukla stood as an independent candidate in the 1957 general elections. When Jawaharlal Nehru requested that socialists join the Indian National Congress, Shulka chose to join the Congress Party, under which he won the general elections of 1962, 1967, 1980, 1985 and 1993. He was elected as a representative of his region a total of seven times.[2][3][4][5][7][8][9][10][11]


Speakership and Ministerial Tenure

Shulka served as a deputy speaker of the Assembly twice, from 1968 to 1972 and 1980 to 1984. After the resignation of Yagya Datt Sharma in July 1983,[23] he represented India in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conventions of Kenya, Italy, Germany and other African republics. In March 1984 Shukla was unanimously elected speaker of the State Assembly, and was again called to represent India in Commonwealth conventions in England, the United States and Japan.[22] He presided over more than five house committees of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh, in several five year plans. During his career as a cabinet minister he held the positions of Minister of Finance, Minister of Separate Revenue, Minister of Law and Legislative, Minister of Excise, and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.

Believing that education as the key to improving the lot of his primarily rural constituency, Shukla supported the educational establishements in the area. He was a member of the secondary education board and court of Dr. Hari Singh Gour University and established the Arts & Commerce College in Beohari which was later named after him.[24] He was also, at various times, president of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of Madhya Pradesh, Shahdol Central Cooperative Bank, the and the Bar Association; and deputy president of the directorial board of Shahdol Law College.[25]




Controversies

During his tenure as minister four people were killed by gunfire at a circus. Shukla's fourth son Vinod Kumar Shukla was implicated in the case, and Shukla took a sabbatical for several months as a consequence.[26][27]

Personal life and family

Main article: Shukla family (Beohari)

Shukla married a farmer's daughter, Kalavati Shukla, in 1944, with whom he had five sons and two daughters. His son Santosh Kumar Shukla[28] is regarded as his political successor[29] in the Congress party[30] and his other children are officers in various State/Central cadres. His personal belongings, possessions and awards can still be observed at Kishore Kala Mandir which is the private residence of the family.

Death

Diagonised with diabetes in his 40s, Shukla spent most of his life on medication. On 10th of November 2003 when General elections were taking place in Madhya Pradesh he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He was referred to be admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, but since elections were going on no government plane was available; as a result, he had to be treated in Rewa. After a month of unconsciousness, Shukla died on 11 December 2003.

See also

Citations

  1. ^ a b Shiv Prasad Muflis (1988-01-25). "Article on Speakers of Madhya Pradesh". THE STATES, Free Press Journal, Bombay. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "General Elections of VP 1951" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  3. ^ a b "General Elections of MP 1957" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections of MP 1962" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections of MP 1967" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  6. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly". Government of MP. 2004.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections of MP 1980" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections of MP 1985" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections of MP 1993" (PDF). Election Commission Of India. 2004.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections of MP 1998". Press Information Bureau. 2004.
  11. ^ a b "Ram Kishore Shukla Representation of Beohari". Election Commission of India. 2003.
  12. ^ a b M.V. Kamath (Not Known). Bharat Mein Sansad Aur Rajya Vidhan Mandal. Allied Publishers (p) Limited. p. 369. ISBN 978-81-7023-115-8. Retrieved 5 July 2012. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  13. ^ India News and Feature Alliance (2000). India who's who. INFA Publications. p. 104. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  14. ^ K. K. Thomas (1985). Asian recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. p. viii. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  15. ^ Vimla Kaul (1978). India since independence: chronology of events. Sagar Publications. p. 2936. ISBN 978-81-7082-000-0. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  16. ^ Subhash C. Kashyap (1974). The politics of power: defections and state politics in India. National Pub. House. p. 469. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  17. ^ Ashfaq Ali (1969). Bhopal: past and present: a brief history of Bhopal from the hoary past upto the present time. Jai Bharat Pub. House; [distributor: Lyall Book Depot]. p. 197. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  18. ^ Stanlee Reed (1970). The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Co. p. 339. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  19. ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha. Secretariat (1989). Political events annual. Sterling Publishers. p. 189. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  20. ^ India Today Group (1988). Ticket to Ride. Living Media India Pvt. Ltd. p. 108. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  21. ^ a b c K. K. Thomas (1985). Asian recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. p. xix. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  22. ^ a b India. Parliament. Lok Sabha. Secretariat (1983). The journal of parliamentary information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 450. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  23. ^ N. S. Gehlot (1985). Office of the speaker in India. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 164. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  24. ^ "Pt Ram Kishore Shukla memorial college of arts & commerce". Government of MP. 2005.
  25. ^ India News and Feature Alliance (1987). India who's who. INFA Publications. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  26. ^ Shiv Lal (1996). Election activity in India, 1993. Election Archives. p. 9. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  27. ^ India Today Group (1987). Sons of Trouble. Living Media India Pvt. Ltd. p. 67. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  28. ^ "Santosh Kumar Shukla 1st runner up represented Indian National Congress". Election Commission of India. 2003.
  29. ^ "Santosh Kumar Shukla performance in general election of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. 2003.
  30. ^ "General Election results of Madhya Pradesh". Rediff/election. 2003.

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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh
1983–1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh
1980-1984 		Succeeded by
Pyare Lal Kanwar
Preceded by
Narmada Prasad Shrivastava
 Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh
1968–1972 		Succeeded by
Narayan Prasad Shukla

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