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Vidya Charan Shukla
Shukla in 2011
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office 18 January 1993 – 17 January 1996
Prime Minister
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
Preceded by
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Succeeded by
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Minister of External Affairs
In office 21 November 1990 – 20 February 1991
Prime Minister
Chandra Shekhar
Preceded by
Chandra Shekhar (Acting)
Succeeded by
Chandra Shekhar (Acting)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1991 (1991)–1996 (1996)
Preceded by
Ramesh Bais
Succeeded by
Ramesh Bais
Constituency
Raipur
In office 1980 (1980)–1991 (1991)
Preceded by
Brij Lal Verma
Succeeded by
Pawan Diwan
Constituency
Mahasamund
In office 1971 (1971)–1977 (1977)
Preceded by
Lakhan Lal Gupta
Succeeded by
Purushottam Kaushik
Constituency
Raipur
In office 1962 (1962)–1971 (1971)
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Krishna Agrawal
Constituency
Mahasamund
In office 1957 (1957)–1962 (1962)
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Minimata
Constituency
Balodabazar
7th President of Indian Olympic Association
In office 1984–1987
Preceded by
Bhalindra Singh
Succeeded by
Sivanthi Adithan
Personal details
Born
(1929-08-02)2 August 1929[1] Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Died
11 June 2013(2013-06-11) (aged 83) Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Political party
Indian National Congress (1957-1987, 1991-2003, 2007-2013) Jan Morcha (1987-1989) Janata Dal (1989-1990) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (1990-1991) Nationalist Congress Party (2003) Bharatiya Janata Party (2003-2004)
Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya), Nationalist Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. He was known as a close associate of Indira Gandhi.[2]
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