Shivanand (3 January 1922 – 31 October 2006 ) was an Indian politician and a freedom fighter from

Satna Satna is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district. It is 7th largest city and 8th most populous city of the state. The city is 500 km east of the state capital Bhopal. The city is ...

district of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. He was President of Rewa Rajya Praja Mandal from December 1946 to January 1948 and was jailed five times during freedom struggle and expelled from

Rewa Rewa may refer to: Places Fiji * Rewa (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji), a former electoral division of Fiji * Rewa Plateau, between the Kaimur and Vindhya Ranges in Madhya Pradesh * Rewa Province, Fiji * Rewa River, the widest river in Fiji ...

state many times. He was elected from

Constituency to the

Vindhya Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh was a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948 as Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the ea ...

Legislative assembly in 1952 and sworn in as

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...

of that assembly. He was also member of

Madhya pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Legislative assembly from 1957-62 along with Vishweshwar Prasad. During 1952–56 and 1959–62, he served as State Convener (Pradesh Sanyojak) of the Bharat Sewak Samaj under the leadership of Pt. Nehru and

Gulzarilal Nanda Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998) was an Indian politician and economist who specialized in labour issues. He was the Interim Prime Minister of India for two 13-day tenures following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and L ...

and was very closely associated with them. He authored many books namely

Nagar, Madhya Pradesh ke pratham patrakar - Lal Baldeo Singh, Mahatma Gandhi - Ek Vibhuti, Bundelkhand -

Baghelkhand Bagelkhand or Baghelkhand is a proposed state and a mountain range in central India that covers the northeastern regions of Madhya Pradesh and a small area of southeastern Uttar Pradesh. History Dahala Baghelkhand was known as Dahala 6th–1 ...

and Hindu.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shivanand People from Satna district People from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh People from Madhya Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh politicians Vindhya Pradesh MLAs 1951–1956 Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1957–1962 2006 deaths 1922 births Indian National Congress politicians