Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
Indian politician (1915–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai (9 August 1915 – 12 September 1993) was an Indian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Gujarat from 1965 to 1971 and a leader of Indian National Congress and later Indian National Congress.
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Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai | |
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Minister of Commerce | |
In office 30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
Preceded by | Mohan Dharia |
Succeeded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
3rd Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
In office 20 September 1965 – 12 May 1971 | |
Preceded by | Balwantrai Mehta |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | Piloo Mody |
Succeeded by | Jaideep Singh |
Constituency | Godhra |
Personal details | |
Born | (1915-08-09)9 August 1915 Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India |
Died | 12 September 1993(1993-09-12) (aged 78) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress (O) |
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