Gopi Chand Bhargava (8 March 1889 – 26 December 1966)
was the first
Chief Minister of Punjab from 15 August 1947 to 13 April 1949, and again between 18 October 1949, to 20 June 1951, and for the third time as caretaker Chief Minister between 21 June 1964, and 6 July 1964.
He was a member of the
Congress
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.
Personal and family life
He was born on 8 March 1889 in Sirsa district of Punjab province in British India. In the year 1912, he completed his M.B.B.S. degree from Medical College (Lahore) and then started the medical profession in 1913.
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His brother, Pandit
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Thakur Das Bhargava, was also an INC
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* Indian National Congress, a political party in India
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politician, former Member of parliament
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, freedom fighter
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, lawyer, founder of ''"Vidya Pracharini Sabha"'' and several schools and colleges including Thakur Dass Bhargava Senior Secondary Model School
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History
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and Fateh Chand College for Women at Hisar.[M. M. Juneja, 2004, "Hisar City: Places & Personalities", page 130, 311, 339, 77.][Jugal Kishore Gupta, 1991, "History of Sirsa Town", Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi, page 261, 204.]
See also
* List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)
The Chief Minister of Punjab is the head of the government of Punjab. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Punjab is the state's head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Pun ...
* List of chief ministers of Haryana
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References
External links
Gopi Chand Bhahava materials in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
Chief Ministers of Punjab, India
1889 births
1966 deaths
Chief ministers from Indian National Congress
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India
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