Chandulal Chandrakar (1 January 1920 – 2 February 1995) was an Indian journalist and politician who was a member of the

10th Lok Sabha The 10th Lok Sabha, (20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996) elected during 1991 Indian general election held during May–June 1991. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India, four sitting members from Rajya Sabha, ...

representing

Durg (Lok Sabha constituency) Durg Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh state in central India. Assembly segments While most Lok Sabha seats in MP and Chhattisgarh have 8 assembly seats as their segments, Durg and Raipur seats in C ...

of Madhya Pradesh State. He was also elected as member of the 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament.

Early life

Chandrakar was born on 1 January 1920 in Nipani village in

Durg district Durg district is a district situated in Chhattisgarh, India. The district headquarters is Durg. The district covers an area of 2,238 km². As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of Districts of Chhattisgarh ...

. Chandrakar became a journalist 1945 for the

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, with stories also published in other Indian and foreign newspapers.. He reported on nine

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and three

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. Chandrakar served as an editor at Daily India. In 1970, Chandrakar was elected to the

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for the first of five times. He served as the minister of tourism,

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agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

, rural development. Chandrakar became a general secretary of All India Committee and a spokesman of the

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. Chhattisgarh remained the President of State All-Party Forum Chandrakar died on February 2, 1995. The Chhattisgarh government established the Chandulal Chandrakar Fellowship in his memory

References

1920 births India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1991–1996 People from Durg district Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh 1995 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-INC-politician-stub