Sambhu Nath Shukla ( – 21 October 1978) was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist. He was a member of the

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party in

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. He was a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly, the Provisional Parliament and the

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between 1952 and 1960. He became the Chief Minister of

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from 13 March 1952 to 31 October 1956 until house dissolved and

became part of

. 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

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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