Khandubhai Kasanji Desai

Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (23 October 1898 - 17 April 1975)[1] was an Indian politician who served as Union Minister of Labour from 1954 to 1957 and as Governor of Andhra Pradesh between 11 April 1968 until 5 January 1975.[2][3][4] He was a Gujarati.[5]

Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
Minister of Labour
In office
September 1954 – April 1957
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byV. V. Giri
Succeeded byGulzarilal Nanda
Personal details
Born(1898-10-23)23 October 1898
Valsad, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now in Gujarat)
Died17 April 1975(1975-04-17) (aged 76)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Biography

Born in Valsad, Desai was educated at Bai Avabai High School and Wilson College, Mumbai.[1] As an activist during the Indian independence movement, he was periodically imprisoned. He was General Secretary of the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association and a member of the Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh (later merged with the Indian National Trade Union Congress) from Ahmedabad. Elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1937, he eventually rose to become President of the Indian Trade Union Congress.[1] He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India from 1948-1950 and a member of the Provisional Parliament from 1950-1952. He served as an MP in the 1st Lok Sabha from 1952-1957, and was Union Minister for Labour from 1954 to 1957.[6]

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References
  1. Who's Who 1950 - Parliament of India (PDF). 1950. p. 28.
  2. "History repeats itself". The Hindu. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. List of governors of Andhra Pradesh
  4. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004090900290903.htm&date=2004/09/09/&prd=th&
  5. Mitra, Ashok (15 February 2011). The Nowhere Nation. Penguin UK. p. 69. ISBN 9788184752922.
  6. "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. 5 (35): 3–4. 17 April 1975. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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