Kamalapati Tripathi
Kamalapati Tripathi | |
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| 15th Minister of Railways | |
| In office 14 January 1980 – 12 November 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | T. A. Pai |
| Succeeded by | Kedar Pandey |
| In office 11 February 1975 – 23 March 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Lalit Narayan Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Madhu Dandavate |
| 7th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 4 April 1971 – 13 June 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Tribhuvan Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 26 February 1969 – 17 February 1970 | |
| Chief Minister | Chandra Bhanu Gupta |
| Preceded by | Ram Chandra Vikal, Narain Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Ram Naresh Yadav |
| Working President of Indian National Congress | |
| In office 28 January 1983 – 12 November 1986 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1905 Benares, Benares State, British India |
| Died | 8 October 1990 (aged 85) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
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Kamalapati Tripathi (3 September 1905 – 8 October 1990) was an Indian politician, writer, journalist, and independence activist. He was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi constituency. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1969–1970) as well as Union Minister for Railways. He was the only (executive) working president of Indian National Congress, serving from 1983 to 1986.