Dajisaheb Chavan

Dajisaheb Chavan
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
1957–1973
Preceded byConstituency does not exist
Succeeded byPremala Chavan
ConstituencyKarad
Personal details
Born(1916-08-22)22 August 1916
Kumbhargaon, Satara, Maharashtra
Died8 July 1973(1973-07-08) (aged 56)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
(m. 1942)
ChildrenPrithviraj, Nirupama, Vidyulata
ParentRamrao Chavan
OccupationPolitician

Dajisaheb Ramrao Chavan (22 August 1916 – 8 July 1973) was an Indian politician and served as a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for 16 years. A member of the Indian National Congress, he was the former Union Deputy Minister for Defence and Law. His wife, Premala, represented his Lok Sabha seat after his death. Their son Prithviraj was Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2010 to 2014.