Hari Krishna Shastri (1938-1997) was an Indian politician who was a Minister in the

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Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

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(1980, from Fatehpur) and Eighth

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. He was the losing candidate from Fatehpur in 1989 general election.

Personal life

He was the son of former Prime Minister

Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri (; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He promoted the White Re ...

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Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh 1938 births 1997 deaths Politicians from Allahabad India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Fatehpur district Children of prime ministers of India {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub