Banarasi Das

Banarasi Das, popularly known as Babu Banarasi Das (8 July 1912 – 3 August 1985) was an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was from Janata Party.

Banarasi Das
11th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
28 February 1979 – 17 February 1980
GovernorGanpatrao Devji Tapase
Preceded byRam Naresh Yadav
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Personal details
Born8 July 1912
Utarawli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died3 August 1985
(aged 73)
India
Political partyJanata Party

Career

Banarasi Das Jwas a freedom fighter. He went to jail many times during India's freedom struggle. He was member of Indian Parliament for Bulandshahr from 1977 to 1979. He was Chief Minister from 28 February 1979 to 17 February 1980.

Personal life

Banarasi Das was born in Utarawli, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. Banarasi Das was married and had five sons and five daughters. Two of his sons followed his footsteps. The elder one Shri Harendra Agarwal was the former member of legislative council & is active in Indian politics. The youngest son Late Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta[1] was a former Rajya sabha MP and ex national general secretary of Bahujan Samaj Party and was Minister of State in Manmohan singh government.[2]

Legacy

An Indian postal stamp featuring Das was issued in 2013. Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, and Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Uttar Pradesh are named in his honor.

References
  1. Detailed Profile – Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta – Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India. Archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved on 8 November 2018.
  2. Cong MP quits party, attacks Rahul `coterie`. Sify.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ram Naresh Yadav		 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
28 February 1979 – 17 February 1980		 Succeeded by
President's Rule
Administered by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh,
Ganpat Rao devji Tapase, 17 February 1977 – 27 February 1980
Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, 28 February 1980 – 9 June 1980
title/post subsequently held by-
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
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