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Sunil Shastri

Summary

Sunil Shastri (born 13 February 1950) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India. Before joining politics, he served the Bank of India as an Officer in different capacities for fourteen years. He was also elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gorakhpur Urban assembly constituency as INC candidate. [1][2][3] His son Vinamra Shastri is a corporate leader and writes about politics. He fought against V. P. Singh from Allahabad Lok Sabha seat on Congress party ticket, but lost.[4][5][6]

Sunil Shastri
सुनील शास्त्री
Member of Parliament , Rajya Sabha
In office
22 May 2002 – 25 November 2002
Member of Legislative Assembly , Uttar Pradesh
In office
1980–1989
Preceded byAwadhesh Kumar Srivastava
Succeeded byShiv Pratap Shukla
ConstituencyGorakhpur Urban
Minister of Energy , Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
1985–1987
Minister of Heavy Industries , Institutional Finance and Public Enterprises , Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
1989–1991
Personal details
Born (1950-02-13) 13 February 1950 (age 74)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (Before 2009,2021—Present) Bharatiya Janata Party (2009—2021)
Spouse
Meera Shastri
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(m. 1973)​
Children3 sons
Parent(s)Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lalita Shastri

References edit

  1. ^ "Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi like Lal Bahadur Shastri? Former PM's son says yes : India, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ Thu, 24 Sep 2009-10:53pm , Varanasi , PTI (24 September 2009). "Sunil Shastri son of former prime minister to join Congress | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ "IndiaVotes PC Bye Election: Allahabad 1988". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Jan Morcha leader V.P. Singh delivers a crushing blow to Congress(I) in Allahabad". India Today. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ न्यूज़, जैनेंद्र कुमार, एबीपी. "लाल बहादुर शास्त्री के बेटे सुनील शास्त्री ने BJP छोड़ फिर से Congress का दामन थामा". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)