Tenth Lok Sabha Biography

SHUKLA, SHRI VIDYA CHARAN

[Cong.(I) – Raipur (Madhya Pradesh)]

1957

1962

Jan., 1966 to Feb., 1966

Feb., 1966 to March, 1967

1967

March, 1967 to June, 1970

1969-70

June, 1970 to May, 1971

1971

May, 1974 to Oct., 1974

Oct., 1974 to June, 1975

June 1975 to March 1977

1980

June, 1980 to March, 1981

1984

1989

1990

21 Nov., 1990 to 20 Feb., 1991

1991

23 June 1991

Special Interests

2nd August, 1929

Raipur (Madhya Pradesh)

Married on 15th February, 1951

Smt. Sarla Shukla

Three daughters

B.A.

Educated at Morris College, University
College of Law, Nagpur (Madhya Pradesh)

Agriculturist

Shri Radheshyam Bhawan, Vill. Labhandi, Teh.
&. Distt. Raipur (Madhya Pradesh). Tel. 423841, 425140

5, Tughlak Road, New Delhi-110011. Tel.
3013883, 3016463

Elected to Lok Sabha (Second)

Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Third)

Union Deputy Minister, Parliamentary
Affairs and Communications

Union Deputy Minister, Home Affairs

Elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth) for the third time

Union Minister of State, Home Affairs

Member Working Committee of Indian National Congress

Union Minister of State, Finance

Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth) for the fourth
lime

Union Minister of State, Defence (Defence
Production)

Union Minister of State, Planning

Union Minister of State, Information and Broadcasting, Independent Charge

Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) for the
fifth time 

Union Minister, Civil Supply and
Co-operation

Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the sixth
time

Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the
seventh time

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Human Resource Development

Union Minister, External Affairs

Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the eighth time

Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources

Foreign Affairs, political science, natural
science and administrative reforms

Photography, reading and hunting

Badminton, Cricket; President, All India Chess Federation 1972-76, Badminton
Association of India, 1976-87; All India Council of Sports 1982-84 and
Indian Olympic Association since October 1984; Chairman Society for National
Institute of Physical Education and Sports, 1976-77, 1982 and Special
Organising Committee Ninth Asian Games, 1982

Widely travelled; represented India at the
Independence Day Celebrations of Botswana and Lesotho; Presided over the
first NAM Information Ministers Conference, 1976.