Balwantrai Mehta
Balwantrai Mehta | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
| In office 25 February 1963 – 19 September 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Jivraj Narayan Mehta |
| Succeeded by | Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 17 April 1952 – 31 March 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jashvant Mehta |
| Constituency | Gohilwad, Gujarat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1899 |
| Died | 19 September 1965 (aged 65) |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Sarojben |
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Balwantrai Gopalji Mehta (19 February 1900 – 19 September 1965) was an Indian politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Gujarat, India. Balwantrai Mehta was the only sitting Chief Minister of an Indian state to have been killed by a different country during war. He participated in the Indian independence movement. After the independence of India, he was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Gohilwad, Gujarat as a member of the Indian National Congress. He is considered as the 'Architect of Panchayati Raj ' due to his contributions towards democratic decentralisation.
He was assassinated by Pakistan during 1965 war.