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 the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later morphed into BJP.

Kailash Chandra Joshi
9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office
24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byVirendra Kumar Sakhlecha
Leader of the Opposition
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
23 March 1985 – 3 March 1990
Chief MinisterMotilal Vora
Arjun Singh
Shyama Charan Shukla
Preceded bySunderlal Patwa
Succeeded byShyama Charan Shukla
In office
28 March 1972 – 30 April 1977
Chief MinisterPrakash Chandra Sethi
Shyama Charan Shukla
Preceded byVasant Sadashiv Pradhan
Succeeded byArjun Singh
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byUma Bharti
Succeeded byAlok Sanjar
ConstituencyBhopal
Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2000 – 13 May 2004
Succeeded byNarayan Singh Kesari
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1998
Preceded byseat established
Succeeded byShyam Holani
ConstituencyBagli
Personal details
Born(1929-07-14)14 July 1929
Hatpipliya, Dewas State, British India
Died24 November 2019(2019-11-24) (aged 90)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political partyBJP
SpouseTara Joshi
Children3 sons and 3 daughters
ResidenceBhopal
Source: [1]

Personal life

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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 the MLA for Bagli from 2003-2008 and later, the MLA for Hatpipliya from 2008-2018.

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

Career

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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 Pradesh 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.

References

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Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Bhopal

2004 – 2014
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978
Succeeded by
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