Shobha Ram Kumawat (7 January 1914 – 23 March 1984) was an Indian Independence activist and Politician from 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 ...

political party and was a Member of Parliament of the

1st Lok Sabha The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. The First Session of this Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952. To ...

and

2nd Lok Sabha The Second Lok Sabha (5 April 1957 – 31 March 1962) was elected after the 1957 Indian general election. The 2nd Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years till 1962. 15 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 2nd Lok Sabha after th ...

representing the Alwar Parliamentary Constituency in the Rajasthan state of India.

Early life and education

Shobha Ram Kumawat was born to father Buddha Ram Kumawat and mother Jhuntha Devi Kumawat on 7 January 1914 in

Kathumar Kathumar is a town and tehsil of Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Nearby Villages There are many villages in this sub-division, few of them are: * ''GANJPUR -'' Ganjpur is Village in the Tehsil - Kathumar Distt.- Alwar, State- ...

of Alwar princely state in

Rajputana Agency The Rajputana Agency was a political office of the British Raj, British Indian Empire dealing with a collection of native states in Rajputana (now in Rajasthan, northwestern India), under the political charge of an Agent reporting directly to ...

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. He got his education from Raj Rishi College of Alwar (Inter) and Sanatan Dharma College of Kanpur (BCom; MA in economics; LLB). Shobha Ram Kumawat was married on 12 December 1932 with Ram Pyari Kumawat, a resident of

Vrindavan Vrindavan (; ), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj, Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious importance for Hindus who believe that Krishna, one of ...

. He had five daughters: Susheela, Vimala (married to Bhagwatilal of

Udaipur Udaipur (Hindi: , ) (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura'') is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about south of the state capital Jaipur. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of t ...

), Indira Kumawat (married to IPS Mahendra Kumawat), Chandrakanta (Married to Adv Yogendra Prasad of

Sawai Madhopur Sawai Madhopur (IAST: ''Savāī Mādhōpur'', IPA: əˈʋaːiː ˈmaːdʱoːpʊɾ is a city in the southeastern part of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarter of the Sawai Madhopur district, and forms a ...

District) and Dr Kamlesh Varma (married to Dr Ajay Varma). Shobha Ram Kumawat's brothers Chiranjilal Kumawat and Prabhudayal Kumawat were also freedom fighters and brothers Hukumchandra Kumawat and Hazarilal Kumawat were teachers and social workers. Shobha Ram Kumawat died of cardiac arrest (heart attack) on 23 March 1984 in

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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

state,

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Political career

Shobha Ram Kumawat was the first and only chief minister of the United States of Matsya, serving from its formation on 18 March 1948 until it was merged into the

United State of Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northweste ...

on 15 May 1949. Following that he was the first Revenue Minister of the

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from 1949 to 1950. In 1952 he was elected as a member of the

for the

Alwar Alwar ( Rajasthani Pronunciation: �lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region (NCR) and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km ...

Lok Sabha constituency. He was elected again in 1957 for the

but lost his chair in 1962 in the elections for the

3rd Lok Sabha The 3rd Lok Sabha, (2 April 1962 – 3 March 1967) was elected in February–March 1962. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The election was held for 494 seats out of which Indian national congres ...

. Following that he was member of the

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, also known as the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rajasthan. It is a vital part of the state government, responsible for making and implementing laws. The assembly meets ...

on the fourth (1967–72) and fifth (1972–77) assemblies. Shobha Ram Kumawat also served as the head of the

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) is the Pradesh Congress Committee (state wing) of the Indian National Congress (INC) serving in the state of Rajasthan.

Political offices held

* Chief minister (only) of Matsya Union (1948–49) * Member of

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(1948–50) * Revenue Minister (first) of the

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its districts of Rajasthan, 41 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legis ...

(1949–50) * Member of Parliament of

(1952–57) * State President of

(1956–57) * Member of Parliament of

(1957–62) * First Chairman of

Urban Improvement Trust The Urban Improvement Trust (or UIT, ''नगर विकास न्यास'') is a type of statutory body in the state of Rajasthan, India, constituted for the purpose of promoting urban development. The power to create Urban Improvement ...

(1966–67) * Member of 4th

(1967–72) * Agriculture Minister of

(1967–71) *

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(1971–72) * Member of 5th

(1972–77)

References

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