Ram Kishore Shukla
Ram Kishore Shukla | |
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| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 19 July 1983 – 13 March 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Yagya Datt Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Prasad Shukla |
| Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 16 September 1980 – 4 March 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Chandra Maheshwari |
| Succeeded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| In office 26 February 1968 – 16 March 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Narmada Prasad Shrivastava |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Prasad Shukla |
| Leader of the Opposition of the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh | |
| In office 21 March 1952 – 31 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Finance of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 14 March 1985 – 13 February 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Arjun Singh |
| Succeeded by | Shiv Bhanu Solanki |
| Minister of Law and Legislative Affairs of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 14 March 1985 – 13 February 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Pal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Singh |
| Minister of Separate Revenue of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 14 March 1985 – 13 February 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Bisahu Ram Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Kamla Devi |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 14 March 1985 – 13 February 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Pal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1923 Beohari, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
| Died | 11 December 2003 (aged 80) Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Resting place | 24°01′41″N 81°21′34″E / 24.0281507°N 81.3595721°E |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist party |
| Spouse | Kalavati Shukla |
| Children | Banmali Prasad Shukla, Vindhyeshwari Prasad Shukla, Santosh Kumar Shukla, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Surendra Shukla, Kavita Shukla and Anita Shukla |
| Residence | Kishore Kala Mandir |
| Alma mater | Darbar College, Rewa |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Profession | Lecturer Lawyer Social worker |
| Portfolio | Finance, Law & Legislative, Separate Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs |
| Website | Ram Kishore Shukla Foundation |
Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla (Pronounced [ˈraːm kɪˈʃoːr ˈʃʊkla]; Rām Kiśōr Śukla) (4 September 1923 – 11 December 2003) was an Indian politician and an activist for Indian independence.
He represented Socialist Party and the Indian National Congress as an M.L.A. in the legislative assembly of the state of Madhya Pradesh from Beohari constituency, where he served as speaker, deputy speaker, whereas in cabinet he served as minister of finance, minister of law & legislature, minister of separate revenue, and minister of parliamentary affairs in government of Madhya Pradesh to government of India. He presided over various house committees of legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh, in several five-year plans. First to express his views to start live telecast of meetings of parliament of India & legislative assemblies of republic of India on doordarshan in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association convention in England. During his tenure as cabinet minister for law he started lok adalat sittings in Madhya Pradesh & thereafter received personal appreciations from Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati for the same. He was widely travelled, having visited Soviet Union, England, Japan, United States of America, Kenya, several other republics of Africa, Italy, Germany, Isle of Man etc. to participate in Commonwealth and other similar events. He remained a name for his region because of his political ideologies and principles not only during the Indian independence movement but even after that for more than half of a century until 2003.