Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha

Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha
Constituency Jawad
Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh
In office
18 January 1978  19 January 1980
Preceded by Kailash Chandra Joshi
Succeeded by Sunderlal Patwa
Personal details
Born 4 March 1930
Died 1999
Political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (till 1977)
Janata Party (1977-80)
Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-98)
Spouse(s) Chetan Devi Sakhlecha
Children Om Prakash Sakhlecha, Vijay Sakhlecha, Rajkumar Sakhlecha
Religion Jainism[1]

Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha (Hindi: वीरेंद्र कुमार सखलेचा) (4 March 1930 – 1999) was an Indian politician and the chief minister of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh from 18 January 1978 to 19 January 1980. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He hailed from Mandsaur district.

Personal life

His son Om Prakash Sakhlecha is also a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is in his third term as an MLA from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.

See also

Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha ministry (1978–1980)

References

  1. Jaffrelot, Christophe (1996) The Hindu nationalist movement and Indian politics: 1925 to the 1990s C. Hurst & Co. Publishers ISBN 978-1-85065-170-3 p.141


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