Suryakant Acharya (9 December 1929 – 21 December 2009) was an Indian politician of the

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and a member of the

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representing

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in the

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, the upper house of the

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. He was elected from Gujarat State in Rajya Sabha, the Council of States of India parliament for the 2005 to 2011. He was Vice Chairman of State Planning Commission of Gujarat from June 1998 to January 2003. He was married to Hemaben Acharya who was Minister of Health at Govt of Gujarat during 1975–80. They had one son.

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Profile on Rajya Sabha website
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