Jai Bihari Lal Khachi

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Jai Bihari Lal Khachi
Theog
Personal details
Born5 May 1927
University of Delhi
OccupationPolitician

Jai Bihari Lal Khachi or J.B.L Khachi (5 May 1927 – 11 April 2002) was an Indian politician from

Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh, India. He was a former 3 times cabinet minister of Himachal Pradesh and a member of the Indian National Congress.[1]

Early life

J.B.L Khachi was born on 5 May 1927 at Ghumana village of

University of Delhi
.

Political career

After his studies, he returned to

Kumarsain constituency in 1972, 1982, 1985, 1993 and 1998.[3][4] He also remained 3 times minister in Virbhadra Singh's cabinet.[5]

From left to right: Rajiv Gandhi, Virbhadra Singh, Sat Mahajan (in back), Jai Bihari Lal Khachi and Sagar Chand Nayyar during Rajiv Gandhi's visit to Shimla

J.B.L Khachi and Thakur Sen Negi founded Himachal Pradesh Lok Raj Party (LRP) in 1967. LRP contested the 1971 Lok Sabha elections and the 1972 state assembly elections.

In the 1972 state assembly elections LRP had put up candidates in 16 out of 68 constituencies. Two were elected as

Arki
constituency. The party was dissolved just before the 1977 state assembly elections.

J.B.L Khachi (on left) with Pandit Sant Ram (former Agriculture Minister of Himachal Pradesh)

Apart from being at various times

MLA and cabinet minister, he was also the Chairman of Working group (1967–1970), General Secretary of the Progressive front in Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (1970–1973), President of the Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Union (1962–1974) and General Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (1990–1993). He had also given speech in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos
, Switzerland.

Death

Khachi died of a massive heart attack on the morning of 11 April 2002.

Kumarsain constituency
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hindustan Times (Apple country has produced some formidable leaders)".
  2. ISBN 9788186622193
    .
  3. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Kumarsain Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Theog Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Divya Himachal news".
  6. ^ "Tribune India, HP Cong MLA Khachi died".
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