Rajendra Prasad Shukla ( hi, राजेन्द्र प्रसाद शुक्ल, (10 February 1930 – 20 August 2006) was an

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n politician from the state of

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and Chhattisgarh. He had been an M.L.A. to

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several times, he was elected

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there in mid 1980s, as minister in early 1990s. Later after formation of Chhattisgarh, he was elected from

Kota, Bilaspur Kota is a town and a ''nagar panchayat'' in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Geography Kota is located at . It has an average elevation of 330 metres (1082 feet). Demographics India census A census is the p ...

to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly and became first Speaker of Chhattisgarh. Rajendra Prasad Shukla had been a prestigious leader for Kargi road Kota.

Family Background

Rajendra Prasad Shukla was married to Leela Devi Shukla, with whom he has 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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1930 births Speakers of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2006 deaths Speakers of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly People from Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh Indian National Congress politicians Chhattisgarh MLAs 2000–2003 Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-INC-politician-stub