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Purushottam Kaushik 
Summary
Purushottam Lal Kaushik (24 September 1930 – 5 October 2017)[2] was an Indian Politician.
Purushottam Kaushik | |
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| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Preceded by | L. K. Advani |
| Succeeded by | Vasant Sathe |
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
| In office 26 March 1977 – 15 July 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Kotha Raghuramaiah |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989-1991 | |
| Preceded by | Chandulal Chandrakar |
| Succeeded by | Chandulal Chandrakar |
| Constituency | Durg, Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 1977-1980 | |
| Preceded by | Vidya Charan Shukla |
| Succeeded by | Keyur Bhushan |
| Constituency | Raipur, Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1930 Mahasamund, Central Provinces, British India |
| Died | 5 October 2017 (aged 87) Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations | Samyukta Socialist Party, Janata Party |
| Spouse | Amrit Kaushik[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation |
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| Source: [1] | |
Details edit
He was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of the Indian Parliament from Raipur in 1977 and Durg in 1989 from Madhya Pradesh as a member of the Janata Dal.[3] He was the Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation in the Morarji Desai ministry and later Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Charan Singh ministry[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Ex Union Tourism Minister's wife passes away". United News of India. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Former Union Minister Purushottam Lal Kaushik Passes Away". news18.com. Press Trust of India. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "9th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Linda K. Richter (1989). The Politics of Tourism in Asia. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-8248-1140-2.
- ^ Ananth V. Krishna (1 September 2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics. Pearson Education India. pp. 232–. ISBN 978-81-317-3465-0.
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch on the Parliament of India website