Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha

Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha
10th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office
18 January 1978 – 19 January 1980
Preceded byKailash Chandra Joshi
Succeeded bySunderlal Patwa
Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office
30 July 1967 – 12 March 1969
Chief MinisterGovind Narayan Singh
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byShiv Bhanu Singh Solanki
Leader of the Opposition
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1967
Chief MinisterBhagwantrao Mandloi
Dwarka Prasad Mishra
Preceded byChandra Pratap Tiwari
Succeeded byShyama Charan Shukla
Member of Parliament
Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 1972 – 26 June 1977
Succeeded byMama Baleshwar Dayal
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1985
Preceded byKanhiyalal Nagauri
Succeeded byChunnilal Dhakad
ConstituencyJawad
In office
1957–1972
Preceded byseat established
Succeeded byKanhiyalal Nagauri
ConstituencyJawad
Personal details
Born4 March 1930
Mandsaur, Central India Agency, British India
Died31 May 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 69)[1]
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseChetan Devi Sakhlecha
Children4

Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha (4 March 1930 – 31 May 1999) was an Indian politician who served as the 10th Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh from 18 January 1978 to 19 January 1980. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He hailed from Neemuch District (then part of Mandsaur district). The Govt. Medical College in Neemuch was named after him in 2024.

  1. ^ "Sakhlecha, ex-CM of Madhya Pradesh, dies at 69". Rediff.com. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 27 October 2018.