Shyama Charan Shukla

Shyama Charan Shukla (27 February 1925 – 14 February 2007) was an Indian National Congress politician and thrice Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

Personal life Shyama Charan Shukla was born on 27 February 1925 in Raipur into a Kanyakubja Brahmin family. His father Ravishankar Shukla was a lawyer, an Indian National Congress politician from Central Provinces and Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. His younger brother, Vidya Charan Shukla, was also an INC politician, a union minister, and a nine-time Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.

His son Amitesh Shukla is an INC politician and currently a Member of Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh from Rajim.

Political career Shyama Charan Shukla was first elected as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Rajim in 1957. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1990, 1993 and 1998. He lost from Rajim in 1977.

Shukla served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on three occasions - 1969–72, 1975–77 and 1989–90.

In 1999, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mahasamund, and served till 2004.

Legacy India Post issued a postage stamp in 2012 to commemorate him.