Kailash Chandra Joshi

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
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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.