Ghanshyam Oza
Ghanshyam Oza | |
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4th Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1978-1984 | |
Constituency | Gujarat |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Bombay Presidency, British India | 25 October 1911
Died | 12 July 2002[2] Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | (aged 90)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party |
Spouse | Ramalaxmi |
Children | Hansa, Rohit, Sharad, Pragna. |
Relatives | Divyang Dave, Dr . Devang Dave (Grandchildren), Bharat Damodardas Trivedi (Nephew) |
Source: [1] |
Ghanshyam Chhotalal Oza (25 October 1911 – 12 July 2002 He had a B.A. and L.L.B. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of
Bombay state in 1956. He was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1967 and again from 1971 to 1972. Later, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 10 April 1978 to 9 April 1984. He was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
from 1972-74.
He was a minister (1952–56) in United State of Kathiawar' was formed. He became M.P. in 1957 when he won Lok Sabha seat from Surendra Nagar
.
In a very closely contested Loksabha election of Rajkot constituency in 1971, Ghanshyam Oza defeated Minoo Masani of the (Swatantra party) and became a minister in the cabinet of PM Indira Gandhi.[7]
Oza opposed the emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi, and in the Lok Sabha election of 1977, he worked for the then Janta party under Morarji Desai. He was elected from Gujarat to Rajya Sabha (Janta Party) from 10-04-1978 to 09-04-1984.
References
- ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952-2019" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates: Official Report, Volume 196, Issue 2. Rajya Sabha. 2002. p. 1.
- ^ "Ex CM Ghanshyam Oza passes away". The Times of India. 13 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Gujarat". Maps of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ISBN 9781317988359.
- ISBN 9781317514008.
- ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1971. p. 81.
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