Babulal Gaur

Babulal Gaur
16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office
23 August 2004 – 29 November 2005
Preceded byUma Bharti
Succeeded byShivraj Singh Chouhan
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1980 (1980)–2018 (2018)
Preceded byLaxminarayan Sharma
Succeeded byKrishna Gaur
ConstituencyGovindpura
In office
1974 (1974)–1980 (1980)
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySatyanarayana Agarwal
ConstituencyBhopal South
Personal details
Born
Baburam Yadav

(1929-06-02)2 June 1929
Naugir, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died21 August 2019(2019-08-21) (aged 90)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (1946-2018)
SpousePrem Devi Gaur
Children3
RelativesKrishna Gaur (daughter-in-law)
Alma materVikram University (BA, LLB)\
Occupation
  • Politician
  • agriculturalist
Known for
  • Politics
  • social work

Babulal Gaur (born Baburam Yadav; 2 June 1929 – 21 August 2019) was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was elected ten times to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, twice from Bhopal South and eight times from Govindpura. He retired from electoral politics in 2018 due to old age.[1]

Gaur was born in the village of Naugir in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. He lived in Bhopal since his childhood. Gaur's educational qualifications were Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. Gaur started his political career as a trade union leader.[2] He was first elected to Vidhan Sabha in a by-election in Bhopal South constituency in year 1974 as an independent supported by Janata Party.

Gaur had participated in a number of national level movements like agitation against The Emergency, Goa liberation movement and Satyagrahas in Delhi, Punjab and other states. He was Minister for Local Administration, Law and Legislative Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Public Relations, Urban Welfare, Housing (Urban) & Rehabilitation and Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation from 7 March 1990 to 15 December 1992. He was Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from 4 September 2002 to 7 December 2003.

  1. ^ Staff Reporter (21 August 2019). "Former Madhya Pradesh CM Babulal Gaur passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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