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Sambhu Nath Shukla ( – 21 October 1978) was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist. He was a member of the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
party in
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
. He was a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, the Provisional Parliament and the
Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...
between 1952 and 1960. He became the Chief Minister of
Vindhya Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh was a former state of India. It was created in 1948 as Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named as Vindhya P ...
from 13 March 1952 to 31 October 1956 until house dissolved and
Vindhya Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh was a former state of India. It was created in 1948 as Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named as Vindhya P ...
became part of
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
. Shukla also worked as minister of forest ministry in the government of Pandit Ravishankar Shukla. He was also elected as mp(1967-1971) from Rewa. The autonomous degree college ( Pt. S.N. Shukla University) of
Shahdol Shahdol is a City in Shahdol district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Shahdol district, The total geographical area of the district is . Geography Shahdol is Located on . It has an average eleva ...
was named after him which is now a university. Shukla died in
Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...
on 21 October 1978, at the age of 75.


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1900s births Year of birth uncertain 1978 deaths Indian independence activists from Madhya Pradesh Members of the Constituent Assembly of India Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh MLAs 1951–1956 Vindhya Pradesh politicians Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-INC-politician-stub