Bali Ram Bhagat
Bali Ram Bhagat Yadav | |
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11thGovernor of Rajasthan | |
In office 30 June 1993 – 1 May 1998 | |
Preceded by | Dhanik Lal Mandal(Additional charge) |
Succeeded by | Darbara Singh |
8th GovernorofHimachal Pradesh | |
In office 11 February 1993 – 29 June 1993 | |
Preceded by | Surendra Nath(Additional charge) |
Succeeded by | Gulsher Ahmed |
13th External Affairs MinisterofIndia | |
In office 25 September 1985 – 12 May 1986 | |
Preceded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
Succeeded by | P. Shiv Shankar |
6thSpeaker of the Lok Sabha | |
In office 1976–1977 | |
Deputy | G.G. Swell |
Preceded by | G. S. Dhillon |
Succeeded by | N. Sanjiva Reddy |
Personal details | |
Born | Patna,Bihar,British India | 7 October 1922
Died | 2 January 2011 New Delhi,India | (aged 88)
Spouse |
Vidya Bhagat (m.1944) |
Children | 2 (1 son and 1 daughter) |
Parent |
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Bali Ram Bhagat(7 October 1922 – 2 January 2011) was an Indian politician and member of theIndian National Congress(INC). He has served asMember of Parliament(MP) inLok SabharepresentingPatna-cum-Shahabadfrom 1952 to 1957 andShahabadfrom 1957 to 1977. Bhagat has also served as the 6thSpeaker of the Lok Sabhaand 13thForeign Ministerof India.
Early life
[edit]BR Bhagat was born into a wealthy Yadav family inPatna,Biharon 7 October 1922. His family was originally from Dashara village inSamastipur district.[1]He joined the Indian National Congress in 1939 during theIndian independence movementand participated in theQuit India movement.He received a bachelor's degree fromPatna Collegeand obtained a master's degree in economics fromPatna University.[2]
Career
[edit]After independence, Bali Ram Bhagat served as the Member of Parliament (MP) fromPatna-cum-Shahabadin the1st Lok Sabha(1952-1957) and thenShahabadfor four terms (1957-1977).[3]Bhagat lost his seat toChandradeo Prasad Vermain the1977 general election,where the Congress lost power in India for the first time.[4]He won as MP fromSitamarhiin 1980 andArrahin 1984.
Between 1963 and 1967, Bhagat served as the Minister of State for Planning as well as Finance. He was a Minister in the Ministry of Defence for a short period in 1967 before he became the Minister of State for External Affairs in the same year. Bhagat became a member of the cabinet in 1969 when he was appointed the Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply. Later, he was the Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering for a period of eight months.[3]
Bhagat served as theSpeaker of Lok Sabhafrom 1976 to 1977, during the turbulent final year ofIndira Gandhi’s first reign as prime minister.[3]He served as Minister for External Affairs of India under Indira's son,Rajiv Gandhi,from 1985 to 1986. He wasgovernor of Himachal Pradeshbriefly during 1993, andgovernor of Rajasthanfrom 1993 to 1998. Bali Ram Bhagat died in New Delhi on 2 January 2011.[2]
Positions held
[edit]Bali Ram Bhagat has served seven times asLok SabhaMP.[5]
He lost the6thand9th Lok Sabha election fromArrahin 1977 and 1989 respectively. Bhagat also lost the10th Lok Sabhaelection fromSamastipurin 1991.
# | From | To | Position | Party |
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1. | 1952 | 1957 | MP(1st term) in1st Lok SabhafromPatna-cum-Shahabad | INC |
2. | 1957 | 1962 | MP(2nd term) in2nd Lok SabhafromShahabad | INC |
3. | 1962 | 1967 | MP(3rd term) in3rd Lok SabhafromShahabad | INC |
4. | 1967 | 1971 | MP(4th term) in4th Lok SabhafromShahabad | INC |
5. | 1971 | 1977 | MP(5th term) in5th Lok SabhafromShahabad | INC |
6. | 1980 | 1984 | MP(6th term) in7th Lok SabhafromSitamarhi | INC (U) |
7. | 1984 | 1989 | MP(7th term) in8th Lok SabhafromArrah | INC |
Note
- ThePatna-cum-Shahabadconstituency was renamed asShahabadconstituency in the2nd Lok Sabha(1957).
- TheShahabadconstituency was renamed asArrahconstituency in the6th Lok Sabha(1977).
References
[edit]- ^"When Bali Ram Bhagat was defeated by his own people".Hindustan.22 March 2019.
- ^ab"Former Lok Sabha Speaker Baliram Bhagat passes away".The Hindu.3 January 2011.
- ^abc"The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha".speakerloksabha.nic.in.Retrieved19 April2020.
- ^[1]p.95
- ^"Member Profile: 8th Lok Sabha".Lok Sabha.Retrieved7 October2022.
- 1922 births
- 2011 deaths
- India MPs 1952–1957
- India MPs 1957–1962
- India MPs 1962–1967
- India MPs 1967–1970
- India MPs 1971–1977
- India MPs 1980–1984
- India MPs 1984–1989
- Commerce and industry ministers of India
- Governors of Himachal Pradesh
- Governors of Rajasthan
- Indian National Congress (U) politicians
- Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar
- Lok Sabha members from Bihar
- Members of the Cabinet of India
- Ministers for external affairs of India
- People from Arrah
- People from Samastipur district
- Politicians from Patna
- Speakers of the Lok Sabha
- Steel ministers of India