Chaudhary Dilip Singh Chaturvedi

Chaudhary Dilip Singh Chaturvedi (11 January 1932 – 9 February 1990) was an Indian politician and an eminent lawyer from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a Bharatiya Janta Party candidate for the Bhind constituency following the 1980 elections. He was a socialist leader.

Fiery, stalwart socialist leaders like Acharya Narendra Dev (then vice-chancellor, University of Lucknow) and Jayaprakash Narayan were his mentors and a major influence on his political and social ideology. He joined the socialist movement in student life and became actively involved in the Praja Socialist Party. He was known as a firebrand in student politics and started his political career with Chandra Shekhar and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.

Early life and education Chaudhary was born on 11 January 1932 in a Brahmin family at Sahabda, Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh.

Political career

Socialism and student politics Chaudhary was the President of the University of Lucknow's Students' Union in 1955–56. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, his colleagues in the delegation were Pran Nath Sabharwal (President, Delhi University's Students' Union; led the delegation), Chandra Bhal Tripathi (President, GIC Lucknow), Samarendra Kundu (former Minister, Government of India) and Rajendra Nath Madan. in the same year when the party was formed. He was elected from Bhind on June 2, 1980. Chaudhary served actively as a member in the Chairman's committee and the Law committee in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Chaudhary was the vice-president of district Bar Association, Bhind. He also served as the president and vice-president of Bhind marketing society and co-operative bank. Chaudhary was elected for two consecutive terms from 1972 to 1980 as the Bhind Janpad president.

Death and legacy Chaudhary succumbed to a cardiac arrest at an age of 58 on February 9, 1990, in New Delhi.

Taking their father's legacy forward, his sons, administer the Chaudhary Dilip Singh Foundation.