Rasiklal Umedchand Parikh (18 May 1910 – 1 February 1980) was a noted independence activist,

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...

leader from

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...

. He served as Chief Minister of

Saurashtra State Saurashtra, also known as United State of Kathiawar, was a State of India that existed between 1948 and 1956, on Saurashtra alias Kathiawar peninsula, with Rajkot as its capital, History Formation as United State of Kathiawar Saurashtra ...

from 1954 to 1956. He served as member of 1st Lok Sabha from

Zalawad Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...

constituency in 1952 In 2nd Lok Sabha, he was elected from

Surendranagar Surendranagar Dudhrej is a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Dudhrej municipality is directly connected with Wadhwan city and Wadhwan municipality. Etymology Dudhrej was originally a nes (hamlet) settle ...

constituency. In 1962, he was MLA from Dasda. He was also a member of 5th Lok Sabha from Surendranagar. He was born at

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and educated at Bombay University and

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. He served as Secretary of

Kathiawar Political Conference Kathiawar () is a peninsula, near the far north of India's west coast, of about bordering the Arabian Sea. It is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest and by the Gulf of Khambhat (Gulf of Cambay) in the east. In the northeast, it is ...

, 1943-47. He was a Member of the

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. He was also a Member of the

Saurashtra Legislative Assembly Saurashtra, also known as United State of Kathiawar, was a State of India that existed between 1948 and 1956, on Saurashtra alias Kathiawar peninsula, with Rajkot as its capital, History Formation as United State of Kathiawar Saurashtra ...

; Minister for Home, Information and P.W.D., Saurashtra, 1948–50; Minister for Home, Ports, Industry 1950-54; Member, Bombay Legislative Assembly; Minister for Revenue, Bombay, 1957–60; Minister for Home and Revenue, Gujarat, 1960–62; Minister for Home and Industry, Gujarat, 1962-63

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parikh, Rasiklal Umedchand 1910 births 1980 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat People from Surendranagar district Indian independence activists from Gujarat Chief ministers of Indian states India MPs 1952–1957 India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1971–1977 Gujarat MLAs 1962–1967 Bombay State MLAs 1957–1960 Members of the Constituent Assembly of India State cabinet ministers of Gujarat Prisoners and detainees of British India University of Mumbai alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics