Brish Bhan
Indian politician
About Brish Bhan
Lived 1906 – 1988 (aged 81).
Babu Brish Bhan (9 September 1908 – 29 April 1988) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the final Chief Minister of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union from 1955 to 1956. He was also the only deputy chief minister of the state.
He completed his law from Law College Lahore in 1932. In 1951 and then in 1954 he became the deputy chief minister under the chief ministership of Raghbir Singh. After the death of Raghbir Singh he became the Chief Minister in 1955.
After the merger of the PEPSU with Punjab State on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act, he became the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1962 from Sunam. He later represented Lehra from 1967.
He died on 29 April 1988. The Babu Brish Bhan DAV School at Moonak in Sangrur district is named after him.
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Who was Brish Bhan?
Indian politician
When was Brish Bhan born?
Brish Bhan was born on 9 September 1906 in Moonak.
When did Brish Bhan die?
Brish Bhan died on 29 April 1988.
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