Kailash Chandra Joshi

Kailash Chandra Joshi
Kailash Chandra Joshi.JPG
9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office
24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978
GovernorSatya Narayan Sinha
N. N. Wanchoo
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byVirendra Kumar Sakhlecha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004 - 2014
Preceded byUma Bharti
Succeeded byAlok Sanjar
ConstituencyBhopal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2000 – 13 May 2004
Succeeded byNarayan Singh Kesari
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
MLA, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1962 - 1998
Succeeded byShyam Holani
ConstituencyBagli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born(1929-07-14)14 July 1929
Hatpipalya, Dewas State, British India
Died24 November 2019(2019-11-24) (aged 90)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Tara Joshi
Children3 sons and 3 daughters
ResidenceBhopal
As of 22 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Kailash Chandra Joshi (14 July 1929 – 24 November 2019)[1] was an Indian politician who was the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s. Later he was a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (2000-2004), and a member of Lok Sabha (2004-2014) from Bhopal belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career with Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later morphed into BJP.

Early life and education

He was born in 1929 to Shri Umashankar Joshi & Smt. Rambha Bai Joshi in Hatpipaliya, Dewas. He was married in 1951 to Smt. Tara Joshi having 3 sons & 3 daughters. His son Deepak Joshi was elected to MP Vidhan Sabha in 2003 from Bagali.

Kailash Joshi passed way at the age of 90 on 24 November 2019.

Career

He served six months as the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, from June 1977 to January 1978 as a member of Janata Party. He was MLA for eight consecutive terms from 1962 to 1998 from Bagli constituency of Madhya Pradrsh Legislative Assembly as a member of Jana Sangh, briefly Janata Party, and finally BJP.

He was BJP's losing candidate from Rajgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) in February 1998. Later that year, he lost the assembly election from his stronghold of Bagli. He served as member of the Rajya Sabha from 2000 to 2004. He was a member of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2014, representing the Bhopal constituency in Madhya Pradesh, as a member of BJP.

References

Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Uma Bharti
Member of Parliament
for Bhopal

2004 – 2014
Succeeded by
Alok Sanjar
Political offices
Preceded by
President's rule
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978
Succeeded by
Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha

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