Summary
Lakkhiram Agarwal (13 February 1932 – 24 January 2009) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1990 to 2002 representing Madhya Pradesh and later Chhattisgarh.[1] He was the state president of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh from 1990 to 2000, and became the state president of Chhattisgarh BJP after the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh.[2]
Lakkhiram Agarwal | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1 November 2000 – 9 April 2002 | |
| Succeeded by | Ramadhar Kashyap |
| Constituency | Chhattisgarh |
| In office 10 April 1990 – 31 October 2000 | |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1932 Kharsia, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
| Died | 24 January 2009 (aged 76) Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Marwan Devi |
| Children | Amar Agrawal,Sajan Agrawal,Manoj Agrawal, Bajrang Agrawal |
| Parent(s) | Mansha Ram Agarwal (father) Rukmani Devi (mother) |
| Education | Middle school |
| Occupation | Philanthropist, Social worker, Humanitarian, Businessman |
Personal life edit
Lakhiram Agrawal was born on 13 February 1932 to Mansha Ram Agrawal and Rukmani Devi in Kharsia, Raigarh district.[1] He married Marwan Devi in 1950 and had five sons and one daughter. His son Amar Agrawal is a cabinet minister in the Government of Chhattisgarh, holding the portfolios of Taxation, Commerce and the Public health Department.[2][3] He was educated until middle school in Naharpalli, Kharsia.[1]
Political career edit
Agrawal became active in politics in 1960.[2] He had served as the chairman of Kharsia municipal council from 1964 to 1969, the president of the District Cooperative Bank, Raigarh from 1977 to 1980, and the vice-president of the Madhya Pradesh State Marketing Association from 1977 to 1980.[1] He was detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act in 1975 during the emergency.[2] He became the State General Secretary of Madhya Pradesh BJP in 1983.[4] He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 10 April 1990 to 31 October 2000 representing Madhya Pradesh, and from 1 November 2000 to 9 April 2002 representing Chhattisgarh.[1] Agrawal was a supporter of the formation of Chhattisgarh as a separate state.[5] Nand Kumar Sai, in a 2010 interview, said that Agrawal was one of the contenders for the chief minister post after the 2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, along with Raman Singh and Dilip Singh Judeo.[6]
Death edit
Agrawal died on 24 January 2009 after being admitted to Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur.[7] He was cremated with state honors in Kharsia. Raman Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Kailash Chandra Joshi, Sumitra Mahajan, and Vikram Verma attended the funeral and paid their tributes to Agrawal.[2] Chauhan termed Agrawal as "an organiser and a devotee of nationalist values".[7]
Legacy edit
A medical college in Raigarh was named after Agrawal in 2013.[8] During the inauguration of a statue of Agrawal by Nitin Gadkari in Kharsia, Raman Singh said that Agrawal was a contributor to the "identity of Chhattisgarh as a developed state".[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Lakhiram Agrawal cremated with state honours". Kharsia: webindia123.com. United News of India. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "छत्तीसगढ़ मंत्रिमंडल" (in Hindi). Chief Minister Office, Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "लखीराम अग्रवाल पंचतत्व में विलीन" (in Hindi). Kharsia: Webdunia.
- ^ Louise Tillin (1 October 2013). Remapping India: New States and their Political Origins. Hurst Publishers. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-84904-229-1.
- ^ Tariq Thachil (17 November 2014). Elite Parties, Poor Voters. Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-107-07008-0.
- ^ a b "Senior BJP leader Lakhiram Agarwal passes away". news.webindia123.com. Bilaspur: webindia123.com. United News of India. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "CM to open fifth medical college at Raigarh today". Raigarh: The Pioneer. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "रायगढ़ मेडिकल कॉलेज का नामकरण स्वर्गीय श्री लखीराम अग्रवाल के नाम पर होगा". Raipur: Department of Public Relation, Government of Chhattisgarh. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.