Monday, January 21, 2008

Chandra Shekhar



Chandra Shekhar


Name : Chandra Shekhar
9th Prime Minister of India
In office November 10, 1990 – June 21, 1991
Date of birth : July 1, 1927
Date of Death : July 8, 2007
Place of birth : Ibrahimpatti, Uttar Pradesh, India
Place of death : New Delhi, India
Religion : Hindu
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Spouse : Smt. Duja Devi

Chandra Shekhar Singh was born on July 1, 1927 in village Ibrahimpatti in District Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. Shri Chandra Sekhar is married to Smt. Duja Devi. Chandra Shekar did his Master of Arts (MA) at Allahabad University. After graduation, he became active in socialist politics. He joined the Socialist Movement. He was closely associated with Acharya Narendra Dev. He was elected Secretary of the District Praja Socialist Party, Ballia. Within a year, he was elected Joint Secretary of the U.P. State Praja Socialist Party. In 1955-56 he took over as General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh, state Praja Socialist Party.

From 1962 to 1967, Shekhar belonged to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper house of the Parliament of India. He had a nationwide padayatra in 1984 to know the country better as he claimed which gave the jitters to Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister.He was called a 'Young Turk".

He has been a Member of Parliament since 1962 except for a brief period from 1984 to 1989. In 1989 he successfully contested both from his home constituency, Ballia, and the adjoining Maharajganj constituency in Bihar. He vacated the latter. He was President of the Janata Party from 1977 to 1988.

He was Prime Minister for only seven months from 10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991. He resigned after the Congress Party withdrew support to him. He remained in office until national elections could be held later that year. He was honoured with the inaugural Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1995.

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