Kailash Chandra Joshi

Kailash Chandra Joshi
Kailash Chandra Joshi;
9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
	In office; 24 June 1977 - 17 January 1978
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2004 - 2014
Preceded by	Uma Bharti
Succeeded by	Alok Sanjar
Constituency	Bhopal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 3 April 2000 – 13 May 2004
Succeeded by	Narayan Singh Kesari
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
MLA, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1962 - 1998
Succeeded by	Shyam Holani
Constituency	Bagli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born	14 July 1929; Hatpipalya, Dewas State, British India
Died	24 November 2019 (aged 90); Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party	BJP
Spouse(s)	Tara Joshi
Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
Residence	Bhopal
	As of 22 September, 2006; Source:

Kailash Chandra Joshi (14 July 1929 – 24 November 2019)[1] was an Indian politician who was the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s. Later he was a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (2000-2004), and a member of Lok Sabha (2004-2014) from Bhopal belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career with Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later morphed into BJP.

Early life and education

He was born in 1929 to Shri Umashankar Joshi & Smt. Rambha Bai Joshi in Hatpipaliya, Dewas. He was married in 1951 to Smt. Tara Joshi having 3 sons & 3 daughters. His son Deepak Joshi was elected to MP Vidhan Sabha in 2003 from Bagali.

Kailash Joshi passed way at the age of 90 on 24 November 2019.

Career

He served six months as the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, from June 1977 to January 1978 as a member of Janata Party. He was MLA for eight consecutive terms from 1962 to 1998 from Bagli constituency of Madhya Pradrsh Legislative Assembly as a member of Jana Sangh, briefly Janata Party, and finally BJP.

He was BJP's losing candidate from Rajgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) in February 1998. Later that year, he lost the assembly election from his stronghold of Bagli. He served as member of the Rajya Sabha from 2000 to 2004. He was a member of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2014, representing the Bhopal constituency in Madhya Pradesh, as a member of BJP.

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References

Ex-Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kailash Joshi passes away indiatoday.in

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Uma Bharti	Member of Parliament for Bhopal 2004 – 2014	Succeeded by Alok Sanjar
Political offices
Preceded by President's rule	Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978	Succeeded by Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha

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[1] Ex-Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kailash Joshi passes away indiatoday.in