Shyama Charan Shukla
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Personal life
Shyama Charan Shukla was born on 27 February 1925 in Raipur into a Kanyakubja Brahmin family.[2] His father Ravishankar Shukla was a lawyer, an Indian National Congress politician from Central Provinces and Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. His younger brother, Vidya Charan Shukla, was also an INC politician, a union minister, and a nine-time Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.
His son Amitesh Shukla is an INC politician and currently a Member of Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh from Rajim.[3]
Political career
Shyama Charan Shukla was first elected as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Rajim in 1957. He was re-elected from the same seat in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1990, 1993 and 1998.[3] He lost from Rajim in 1977.
Shukla served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on three occasions - 1969-72, 1975–77 and 1989-90.[1][3]
In 1999, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mahasamund, and served till 2004.[3]
Legacy
India Post issued a postage stamp depicting his photo in 2012 as a memorial.
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