Haribhau Upadhyaya was an Indian politician and an Indian independence activist. He was the Chief Minister of

Ajmer state Ajmer State was a separate state within India from 1950 to 1956 with Ajmer as its capital. Ajmer State was formed in 1950 out of the territory of former province of Ajmer-Merwara, which became a province of the Indian Union on 15 August 1947. I ...

from 1952 to 1956.

Life

He was born in 1892 at Bhaurasa village in present-day

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. In 1952, he was elected to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly from Shrinagar constituency as an

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candidate and became the Chief Minister of Ajmer state from 24 March 1952 to 31 October 1956. He was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 1957 from Kekri constituency and served as the Finance minister in

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from 1957 to 1962. He was re-elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the same constituency and served as the Education Minister in Rajasthan government from 1962 to 1967. He was awarded

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

in 1966. He died on 25 August 1972.

Works

* ''Swatantrta Ki Aur'' (''स्वतंत्रता की ओर'') (in Hindi) * ''Durvadal'' (''दूर्वादल'') (in Hindi) * ''Yug Dharm'' (''युगधर्म'') (in Hindi) * ''Bapu ke Ashram Mey'' (''बापू के आश्रम में'') (in Hindi) * ''Sadhana ke Path Par'' (''साधना के पथ पर'') (in Hindi)

References

Rajasthani politicians Indian independence activists from Rajasthan Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education 1892 births 1972 deaths People from Ajmer district People from Ujjain district Rajasthan MLAs 1957–1962 Rajasthan MLAs 1962–1967 Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan {{Rajasthan-INC-politician-stub