Haribhau Upadhyaya was an Indian politician and an
Indian independence activist
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. He was the Chief Minister of
Ajmer state
Ajmer State was a separate state within India from 1950 to 1956 with Ajmer as its capital. Ajmer State was formed in 1950 out of the territory of former province of Ajmer-Merwara, which became a province of the Indian Union on 15 August 1947. I ...
from 1952 to 1956.
Life
He was born in 1892 at
Bhaurasa village in present-day
Dewas
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of
Madhya Pradesh
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. In 1952, he was elected to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly from Shrinagar constituency as an
Indian National Congress
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candidate
and became the Chief Minister of Ajmer state from 24 March 1952 to 31 October 1956. He was elected to the
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
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The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan ...
in 1957 from
Kekri constituency and served as the Finance minister in
Rajasthan government
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from 1957 to 1962. He was re-elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the same constituency and served as the Education Minister in Rajasthan government from 1962 to 1967. He was awarded
Padma Bhushan
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in 1966.
He died on 25 August 1972.
Works
* ''Swatantrta Ki Aur'' (''स्वतंत्रता की ओर'') (in Hindi)
* ''Durvadal'' (''दूर्वादल'') (in Hindi)
* ''Yug Dharm'' (''युगधर्म'') (in Hindi)
* ''Bapu ke Ashram Mey'' (''बापू के आश्रम में'') (in Hindi)
* ''Sadhana ke Path Par'' (''साधना के पथ पर'') (in Hindi)
References
Rajasthani politicians
Indian independence activists from Rajasthan
Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
1892 births
1972 deaths
People from Ajmer district
People from Ujjain district
Rajasthan MLAs 1957–1962
Rajasthan MLAs 1962–1967
Chief ministers from Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan
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