Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay

Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay
Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay
Member of Parliament
	In office; 1951-1957 & 1957-1962
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ajit Pratap Singh
Constituency	Pratapgarh
Personal details
Born	3 August 1898; Lakshmanpur, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Died	26 June 1983; Pratapgarh
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Annapurna Upadhyay
Children	Kranti Kumar Upadhyay, Geeta Upadhyay & Meera Upadhyay
Residence	Pratapgarh
	As of 13 August, 2012

Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay (3 August 1898 – 26 June 1983) was an Indian politician, statesman, and leader in the Indian independence movement. He was a Member of Parliament from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, belonging to the Indian National Congress.

Early life

He was born 3 August 1898 in Lakshmanpur Village, Lalganj Tehsil of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, to Gazadhar Prasad Upadhyay. He was an exceptionally bright student and learner. He matriculated from Somvanshi Higher Secondary School (PB Inter College), Pratapgarh and did his post-graduation at Kayastha Pathshala, Allahabad, and law education from Allahabad University. Soon he started working with the mayor's office in Allahabad. He married Annapoorna Upadhyay in 1933.[1]

Political life

He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and was the only person from Pratapgarh who signed the draft of the Indian Constitution.[2] Post-independence, he became the first candidate from Pratapgarh to become a Member of Parliament twice, once in 1951 in the first Lok Sabha elections, then again in 1957 in the second Lok Sabha elections.[3][4]

After sweeping wins in the first two elections from the Pratapgarh constituency, he was defeated in the third Lok Sabha election by Jan Sangh candidate, Ajit Pratap Singh.[5]

He was secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Board and chairman of the Railway Reforms Committee. He also held the position of Revenue Minister in Uttar Pradesh Cabinet during C. B. Gupta's Chief Ministry for a short period between 1969 and 1970.[6]

Literary works

Kisan Sangathan
Zamindari Pratha

Death

He died on 26 June 1983 in Pratapgarh and was survived by a son and two daughters.

Books & memoirs

Ek aur Kaljyeyi
Belha ke laal by Dr. Dayaram Ratna Maurya

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References

"मुनीश्वरदत्त, दिनेश सिंह के ही सिर बंधा लगातार जीत का सेहरा". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
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"कांग्रेस के लिए उपजाऊ बन गई बेल्हा की सियासी धरती". Udand Martand (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). UP Legislative Assembly