Balram Jakhar

Balram Jakhar
14th Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office
20 July 2004 – 19 July 2009
Chief MinisterUma Bharti
Babulal Gaur
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Preceded byLt. Gen. K. M. Seth (Acting)
Succeeded byRameshwar Thakur
Governor of Gujarat
Additional Charge
In office
12 July 2004 – 24 July 2004
Chief MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKailashpati Mishra
Succeeded byNawal Kishore Sharma
19th Minister of Agriculture
In office
21 June 1991 – 17 January 1996
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byDevi Lal
Succeeded byJagannath Mishra
8th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
22 January 1980 – 27 November 1989
DeputyG. Lakshmanan
M. Thambi Durai
Preceded byK. S. Hegde
Succeeded byRabi Ray
Leader of Opposition of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
19 June 1977 – 17 February 1980
Preceded byPrakash Singh Badal
Succeeded byPrakash Singh Badal
Personal details
Born(1923-08-23)23 August 1923
Panjkosi, Punjab, British India
Died3 February 2016(2016-02-03) (aged 92)[1]
Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
ChildrenSunil Jakhar, Sajjan Jakhar, Surinder Jakhar
Parent(s)Rajaram Jakhar (father) and Paato Devi (mother)
ProfessionFarmer, Politician

Balram Jakhar (23 August 1923 – 3 February 2016) was an Indian politician, who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was also the longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha, whose tenure lasted 9 years and 329 days. Jakhar was among the popular faces of Jat politics in Rajasthan during 1980s. He served as the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 1991 to 1996 in Government of India. He was a member of Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Balram Jakhar passes away". The Hindu. 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ "राजनीति के दिग्गज डा. बलराम जाखड़ से जुड़ी 9 खास बातें". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "कौन थे बलराम जाखड़, जानिए उनसे जुड़ी कुछ खास बातें -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha". loksabhadocs.nic.in. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ "राजनीति की जड़ों से जुड़े थे बलराम जाखड़, जानिए उनसे जुड़ी 10 खास बातें". आज तक (in Hindi). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2024.