Gopi Chand Bhargava

Gopi Chand Bhargava
1st Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
15 August 1947 – 13 April 1949
Preceded byPost Established
Succeeded byBhim Sen Sachar
In office
18 October 1949 – 20 June 1951
Preceded byBhim Sen Sachar
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
21 June 1964 – 6 July 1964
(caretaker)
Preceded byPartap Singh Kairon[1]
Succeeded byRam Kishan
Leader of Opposition in Punjab Provincial Assembly
In office
1937–1940
Preceded byPost Established
Succeeded byBhim Sen Sachar
Personal details
Born(1889-03-08)8 March 1889
Sirsa, Punjab, British India
Died26 December 1966(1966-12-26) (aged 77)
Political partyIndian National Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Gopi Chand Bhargava (8 March 1889 – 26 December 1966)[2] was the first Chief Minister of Punjab from 15 August 1947 to 13 April 1949, and again between 18 October 1949, to 20 June 1951, and for the third time as caretaker Chief Minister between 21 June 1964, and 6 July 1964.[3][4] He was a member of the Congress.[5][3]

  1. ^ "PUNJAB ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS — 1951-1952 Prominent Players". The Tribune. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ Juneja, M. M. (1981). Eminent freedom fighters in Haryana. Modern Book Company. p. 77.
  3. ^ a b Subhash Chander Arora (1991). Current Issues and Trends in Centre-state Relations: A Global View. Mittal Publications. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-81-7099-307-0. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ "List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Punjab". Maps of India. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)