Sunder Lal Patwa | |
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| Minister of Mines | |
| In office 7 November 2000 – 1 September 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Naveen Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| In office 30 September 2000 – 7 November 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Satyabrata Mookherjee |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 6 March 2000 – 26 May 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Babagouda Patil |
| Succeeded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 6 October 1999 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sartaj Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sartaj Singh |
| Constituency | Narmadapuram |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Alka Nath |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Nath |
| Constituency | Chhindwara |
| 11thChief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 5 March 1990 – 15 December 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Shyama Charan Shukla |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 20 January 1980 – 17 February 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Leader of the Opposition Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 4 July 1980 – 10 March 1985 | |
| Chief Minister | Arjun Singh |
| Preceded by | Arjun Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kailash Chandra Joshi |
| Member ofMadhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1985–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Shaligram |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Singh Patel |
| Constituency | Bhojpur |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Sabita Bajpai |
| Succeeded by | Shankar Lal |
| Constituency | Sehore |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Shyam Sunder Patidar |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Sunder Patidar |
| Constituency | Mandsaur |
| In office 1957–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Nadram Das |
| Succeeded by | constituency established |
| Constituency | Manasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1924-11-11)11 November 1924 |
| Died | 28 December 2016(2016-12-28) (aged 92) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Sunder Lal Patwa (11 November 1924 – 28 December 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as theChief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a cabinet minister in theGovernment of India. He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice, from 20 January 1980 to 17 February 1980 and from 5 March 1990 to 15 December 1992.
He was a member of theBharatiya Janata Party. He was the only politician who defeated Congress strong manKamal Nath in 1997 from Chhindwara constituency for member of parliament. He was awardedPadma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, posthumously in 2017 by the Government of India.[1][2]
Sunder Lal Patwa was born in aSvetambaraJain family[3][4][5] in the village of Kukreshwar located between Manasa and Rampura in theNeemuch District ofMadhya Pradesh.
Sunder Lal Patwa was an activeRSS worker from 1942 to 1951.[3] He spent six months in jail in 1948 when RSS was banned in the wake ofMahatma Gandhi’s assassination. In 1951, he was among the founding members of theJana Sangh, where he was general secretary of the state unit.[3]
He began his political career withJana Sangh which merged withJanata Party in 1977. Later members owing allegiance toJana Sangh'sHindutva ideology broke away fromJanata Party in 1980 to formBharatiya Janata Party.
He wasChief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice, from 20 January 1980 to 17 February 1980 as member ofJanata Party and from 5 March 1990 to 15 December 1992 as leader ofBharatiya Janta Party.
He was first elected toLok Sabha via by-poll inChhindwara in 1997 by defeating Congress strongmanKamal Nath in his home turf. He lost fromChhindwara in1998 General Election.
In 1999, he was elected to theLok Sabha fromNarmadapuram constituency, and was minister inAtal Bihari Vajpayee Government from 1999 to 2001. As a legislator, he was known as strict disciplinarian.
He was associated with Indore Rajya Praja Mandal since 1941, R.S.S. since 1942 and R.S.S. Vistarak, 1947–51. He was imprisoned for seven months for participating in R.S.S. movement in 1948 and was an active worker ofJana Sangh since 1951, Chairman of District Cooperative Bank, Director, StateCooperative Bank and State Cooperative Marketing Sangh and Treasurer,Jana Sangh from 1967 to 1974. He was detained underM.I.S.A. during Emergency from June 1975 to January 1977. He was awarded the "Vidhan Gaurav" in the All India Conference of Presiding Officers, 1989.[6]
He died on 28 December 2016 inBhopal due to a heart attack at the age of 92.
Patwa contested from a variety of seats and he held a variety of official posts:[6]
Two of his nephews entered politics on his heels.[7]Surendra Patwa was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha fromBhojpur in 2008. He has been a minister in Madhya Pradesh state government.
His nephew Mangal Patwa (1965–2015) contested elections from Manasa seat in 1998 but lost. He became President of BJP's Neemuch District unit. Mangal Patwa died in a road accident in 2015.
Born on November 11, 1924 in a Shwetambar Jain family, Patwa was an active RSS worker from 1942 to 1951.
Let us take the case of Mr Sunderlal Patwa. He belongs to the Jain community.
For the Jain from Mandsaur, on the Rajasthan border, this election campaign ....
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forChhindwara 1997 – 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forHoshangabad 1999 – 2004 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 20 January 1980 – 17 February 1980 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 5 March 1990 – 15 December 1992 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Babagouda Patil Minister of State | Minister of Rural Development 13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 30 September 2000 – 7 November 2000 | Succeeded by Satyabrata Mookherjee Minister of State |
| Preceded by | Minister of Mines 7 November 2000 – 1 September 2001 | Succeeded by |
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