Vidya Charan Shukla

Vidya Charan Shukla
Shukla in 2011
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
18 January 1993 – 17 January 1996
Prime MinisterPamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
Preceded byGhulam Nabi Azad
Succeeded byGhulam Nabi Azad
Minister of External Affairs
In office
21 November 1990 – 20 February 1991
Prime MinisterChandra Shekhar
Preceded byChandra Shekhar (Acting)
Succeeded byChandra Shekhar (Acting)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991 (1991) – 1996 (1996)
Preceded byRamesh Bais
Succeeded byRamesh Bais
ConstituencyRaipur
In office
1980 (1980) – 1991 (1991)
Preceded byBrij Lal Verma
Succeeded byPawan Diwan
ConstituencyMahasamund
In office
1971 (1971) – 1977 (1977)
Preceded byLakhan Lal Gupta
Succeeded byPurushottam Kaushik
ConstituencyRaipur
In office
1962 (1962) – 1971 (1971)
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byKrishna Agrawal
ConstituencyMahasamund
In office
1957 (1957) – 1962 (1962)
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMinimata
ConstituencyBalodabazar
7th President of Indian Olympic Association
In office
1984–1987
Preceded byBhalindra Singh
Succeeded bySivanthi Adithan
Personal details
Born(1929-08-02)2 August 1929
Died11 June 2013(2013-06-11) (aged 83)
PartyIndian National Congress (1957-1987, 1991-2003, 2007-2013)
Jan Morcha (1987-1989)
Janata Dal (1989-1990)
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (1990-1991)
Nationalist Congress Party (2003)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2003-2004)
RelationsShyama Charan Shukla (brother)
Amitesh Shukla (nephew)
ParentRavishankar Shukla (father)
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Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya), Nationalist Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. He was known as a close associate of Indira Gandhi.