Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay (3 August 1898 – 26 June 1983) was an Indian

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, statesman, and leader in the

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. He was a Member of Parliament from

Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh Pratapgarh, also called Belha or Bela Pratapgarh, is a town and municipality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Prayagraj division, formerly known as Allahabad. ...

, belonging to the

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Early life

He was born 3 August 1898 in Lakshmanpur Village, Lalganj Tehsil of

Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh Pratapgarh district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh in the state of India. Its administrative headquarters is located in Pratapgarh city. The district is part of the Prayagraj division (formerly known as Allahabad). Pratapgarh covers ...

, to Gazadhar Prasad Upadhyay. He was an exceptionally bright student and learner. He matriculated from Somvanshi Higher Secondary School (PB Inter College), Pratapgarh and did his post-graduation at Kayastha Pathshala, Allahabad, and law education from

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. Soon he started working with the mayor's office in Allahabad. He married Annapoorna Upadhyay in 1933.

Political life

He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and was the only person from Pratapgarh who signed the draft of the

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. Post-independence, he became the first candidate from Pratapgarh to become a Member of Parliament twice, once in 1951 in the first Lok Sabha elections, then again in 1957 in the second Lok Sabha elections. After sweeping wins in the first two elections from the Pratapgarh constituency, he was defeated in the third Lok Sabha election by

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candidate, Ajit Pratap Singh. He was secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Board and chairman of the Railway Reforms Committee. He also held the position of Revenue Minister in

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Cabinet during C. B. Gupta's Chief Ministry for a short period between 1969 and 1970.. ''UP Legislative Assembly''

Literary works

* ''Kisan Sangathan'' * ''Zamindari Pratha''

Death

He died on 26 June 1983 in Pratapgarh and was survived by a son and two daughters.

Early life

Political life

Literary works

Death

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