Kailash Chandra Joshi
Kailash Chandra Joshi | |
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| 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 24 June 1977 – 17 January 1978 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha |
| Leader of the Opposition Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 March 1985 – 3 March 1990 | |
| Chief Minister | Motilal Vora Arjun Singh Shyama Charan Shukla |
| Preceded by | Sunderlal Patwa |
| Succeeded by | Shyama Charan Shukla |
| In office 28 March 1972 – 30 April 1977 | |
| Chief Minister | Prakash Chandra Sethi Shyama Charan Shukla |
| Preceded by | Vasant Sadashiv Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Singh |
| Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Uma Bharti |
| Succeeded by | Alok Sanjar |
| Constituency | Bhopal |
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2000 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Singh Kesari |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1962–1998 | |
| Preceded by | seat established |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Holani |
| Constituency | Bagli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1929 Hatpipliya, Dewas State, British India |
| Died | 24 November 2019 (aged 90) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Tara Joshi |
| Children | 3 sons and 3 daughters |
| Residence | Bhopal |
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Kailash Chandra Joshi (14 July 1929 – 24 November 2019) was an Indian politician who was the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s. Later he was a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (2000-2004), and a member of Lok Sabha (2004-2014) from Bhopal belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which later morphed into BJP.