Banarasi Das

Banarasi Das
Banarasi Das
11th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 28 February 1979 – 17 February 1980
Preceded by	Ram Naresh Yadav
Succeeded by	President's rule
Personal details
Born	8 July 1912; Utarawli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	3 August 1985; (aged 73); India
Political party	Janata Party

Banarasi Das, popularly known as Babu Banarasi Das (8 July 1912 – 3 August 1985) was an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was from Janata Party.

Career

Banarasi Das Ji was a freedom fighter. He went to jail many times during India's freedom struggle. He was member of Indian Parliament for Bulandshahr from 1977 to 1979. He was Chief Minister from 28 February 1979 to 17 February 1980.

Personal life

Banarasi Das was born in Utarawli, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. Banarasi Das was married and had five sons and five daughters. Two of his sons followed his footsteps. The elder one Shri Harendra Agarwal was the former member of legislative council & is active in Indian politics. The youngest son Late Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta^[1] was a former Rajya sabha MP and ex national general secretary of Bahujan Samaj Party and was Minister of State in Manmohan singh government.^[2]

Legacy

An Indian postal stamp featuring Das was issued in 2013. Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, and Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Uttar Pradesh are named in his honor.

References

^ Detailed Profile – Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta – Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India. Archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved on 8 November 2018.
^ Cong MP quits party, attacks Rahul `coterie`. Sify.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2018.

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Political offices
Preceded by Ram Naresh Yadav	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 28 February 1979 – 17 February 1980	Succeeded by President's Rule Administered by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Ganpat Rao devji Tapase, 17 February 1977 – 27 February 1980 Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, 28 February 1980 – 9 June 1980 title/post subsequently held by- Vishwanath Pratap Singh

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[1] Detailed Profile – Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta – Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India. Archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved on 8 November 2018.

[2] Cong MP quits party, attacks Rahul `coterie`. Sify.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2018.

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