# Shankarrao Chavan
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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shankarrao Chavan
| image = Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| alt =
| caption = Chavan on a 2007 stamp of India
| nominee =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1920|07|14}}
| birth_place = [Paithan](/source/Paithan), [Hyderabad State](/source/Hyderabad_State), [British India](/source/British_India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2004|02|26|1920|07|14}}
| death_place = [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), [India](/source/India)
| office2 = [Union Minister of Finance](/source/Minister_of_Finance_(India))
| term_start2 = 25 June 1988
| term_end2 = 2 December 1989
| prime_minister2 = [Rajiv Gandhi](/source/Rajiv_Gandhi)
| predecessor2 = [N. D. Tiwari](/source/N._D._Tiwari)
| successor2 = [Madhu Dandavate](/source/Madhu_Dandavate)
| office = [Union Minister of Home Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India))
| term_start = 21 June 1991
| term_end = 16 May 1996
| prime_minister = [P. V. Narasimha Rao](/source/P._V._Narasimha_Rao)
| predecessor = [Chandra Shekhar](/source/Chandra_Shekhar)
| successor = [Murali Manohar Joshi](/source/Murali_Manohar_Joshi)
| term_start1 = 31 December 1984
| term_end1 = 12 March 1986
| prime_minister1 = [Rajiv Gandhi](/source/Rajiv_Gandhi)
| predecessor1 = [P. V. Narasimha Rao](/source/P._V._Narasimha_Rao)
| successor1 = [P. V. Narasimha Rao](/source/P._V._Narasimha_Rao)
| office3 = [Union Minister of Defence](/source/Minister_of_Defence_(India))
| term_start3 = 2 August 1984
| term_end3 = 30 December 1984
| predecessor3 = [Ramaswamy Venkataraman](/source/Ramaswamy_Venkataraman)
| successor3 = [P. V. Narasimha Rao](/source/P._V._Narasimha_Rao)
| office4 = [Union Minister of Education](/source/Minister_of_Education_(India))
| term_start4 = 8 August 1981
| term_end4 = 19 July 1984
| predecessor4 = [N. D. Tiwari](/source/N._D._Tiwari)
| successor4 = [Prakash Chandra Sethi](/source/Prakash_Chandra_Sethi)
| office5 = [Union Minister of Education](/source/Minister_of_Education_(India))
| term_start5 = 17 October 1980
| term_end5 = 8 August 1981
| predecessor5 = [B. Shankaranand](/source/B._Shankaranand)
| successor5 = [Sheila Kaul](/source/Sheila_Kaul)
| office6 = [Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission](/source/Deputy_Chairman_of_the_Planning_Commission)
| term_start6 = 8 August 1981
| term_end6 = 18 July 1984
| predecessor6 = [N. D. Tiwari](/source/N._D._Tiwari)
| successor6 = [Prakash Chandra Sethi](/source/Prakash_Chandra_Sethi)
| order7 = 5th
| office7 = Chief Minister of Maharashtra
| term_start7 = 12 March 1986
| term_end7 = 26 June 1988
| predecessor7 = [Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil](/source/Shivajirao_Nilangekar_Patil)
| successor7 = [Sharad Pawar](/source/Sharad_Pawar)
| term_start8 = 21 February 1975
| term_end8 = 16 May 1977
| predecessor8 = [Vasantrao Naik](/source/Vasantrao_Naik)
| successor8 = [Vasantdada Patil](/source/Vasantdada_Patil)
| office9 = [President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides](/source/The_Bharat_Scouts_and_Guides)
| term_start9 = 1983
| term_end9 = 1998
| predecessor9 = [Jagjivan Ram](/source/Jagjivan_Ram)
| successor9 = [Rameshwar Thakur](/source/Rameshwar_Thakur)
| party_election =
| party = 20px [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress)
| other_party =
| spouse =
| relations = [Ashok Chavan](/source/Ashok_Chavan) (son)
| signature =
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| footnotes =
}}
'''Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan''' (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004){{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} was an Indian politician who served as the [chief minister of Maharashtra](/source/chief_minister_of_Maharashtra) twice from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 26 June 1988.
==Early life and family==
Chavan was born at [Paithan](/source/Paithan) Village, [Aurangabad district, Maharashtra](/source/Aurangabad_district%2C_Maharashtra).[{{cite web |title=8th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - CHAVAN, SHRI S. B. |url=https://lssapi.nic.in/MemberProfile/biodata_1_12/2703.htm |publisher=[Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha)}}]
Chavan completed his Bachelor of Arts from [Madras University](/source/Madras_University) and LL.B. from [Osmania University](/source/Osmania_University). He started his career as an advocate. He initiated the Student's Movement and gave up practice of law during the 'Quit Court' Movement in the former [Hyderabad State](/source/Hyderabad_State).[{{cite news |last1=Darda |first1=Rajendra |title=शंकरराव चव्हाण : राज्याच्या जलसंस्कृतीचे जनक |url=https://www.lokmat.com/editorial/shankarrao-chavan-father-states-water-culture-a309/ |access-date=14 July 2020 |work=Lokmat |date=14 July 2020 |language=mr-IN}}]
He was elected to Bombay State Assembly from Dharmabad in 1957[[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf List Of Political Parties]. (PDF). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.] and to Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from Dharmabad during the 1962 election[[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative. Assembly of Maharashtra]. Election Commission of India. p. 11] and from Bhokar during 1967, 1972 and 1978[[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp172.htm State Elections 2004 – Partywise Comparison for 172-Bhokar Constituency of Maharashtra]. Eci.nic.in. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.] elections.
His son [Ashok Chavan](/source/Ashok_Chavan) served as [chief minister of Maharashtra](/source/Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra). His daughter-in-law and Ashok Chavan's wife, [Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan](/source/Ameeta_Ashokrao_Chavan) represented Bhokar in Maharashtra Vidhan sabha.{{fact|date=May 2026}}
==Political career==
===Membership in legislative and parliament bodies===
* Bombay State Legislative Council, 1956
* [Maharashtra Legislative Assembly](/source/Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly), 1960–80
* [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha), 1980–84 and 1985–86
* [Maharashtra Legislative Council](/source/Maharashtra_Legislative_Council), 8 July 1986 – 21 October 1988
* [Rajya Sabha](/source/Rajya_Sabha) from Maharashtra 28 October 1988 – 2 April 1990, April 1990 – April 1996 and April 1996 – April 2002[{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |title=List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952 }}]
* Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha, 1992–96
===Leadership in Rajya Sabha===
* Congress(I) Party in Rajya Sabha 2 July 1991 – 15 May 1996
* Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha from 2 July 1991 to 15 May 1996 elected to the Rajya Sabha in October 1988, re-elected in April 1990 and again in April 1996
===Chief Minister ===
Shankarrao served as chief Minister of Maharashtra on two occasions.
*21 February 1975 – 16 May 1977: This coincided with [The Emergency](/source/The_Emergency_(India)) declared by prime Minister, [Indira Gandhi](/source/Indira_Gandhi). [Sanjay Gandhi](/source/Sanjay_Gandhi), the son of the prime minister became the power behind the throne and Chavan had to meet Sanjay first to get an appointment with the prime minister[{{cite book|last1=Godbole|first1=Madhav|title=Unfinished innings : recollections and reflections of a civil servant|date=1996|publisher=Orient Longman|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788125008835|pages=105–106|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItQF4g08KbwC&q=%22sanjay+gandhi%22+chavan&pg=PR9}}]
*12 March 1986 – 26 June 1988
===Union Cabinet Minister, Government of India ===
* Culture and Social Welfare & Education (HRD), 17 October 1980 – 8 August 1981
* Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, 8 August 1981 to 18 July 1984
* Defence, 2 August 1984 to 30 December 1984
* Home, 31 December 1984 – 12 March 1986
* Finance 25 June 1988 – 2 December 1989
* Home, 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996
==Positions==
===Chancellor===
* [Tilak Maharashtra University](/source/Tilak_Maharashtra_University), Pune ([Deemed University](/source/Deemed_University))
===President===
*[The Bharat Scouts and Guides](/source/The_Bharat_Scouts_and_Guides), New Delhi (April 1983 to November 1998)
* Maratha Mitra Mandal, New Delhi
===Chairman===
* [Indian Institute of Public Administration](/source/Indian_Institute_of_Public_Administration) (IIPA), New Delhi(1981-2004)
* Shri Sharda Bhavan Education Society, Nanded
* Committee on Human Resource Development, Parliament of India
* Ethics Committee, Rajya Sabha
===Member===
* Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha
* General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha
* Executive Committee of the Indian Parliamentary Group
* Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways
* Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Congress(I) Party in Parliament
* All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
* Central Cooperative Union, [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad%2C_India)
== In Memory==
* [Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College](/source/Dr._Shankarrao_Chavan_Government_Medical_College) & Hospital, [Nanded](/source/Nanded)
* MMM's Shankarrao Chavan Law College, Pune
* NWCMC's Dr.Shankarrao Chavan Auditorium, Near SGGS Stadium
* SBES's Shankarrao Chavan Memorial, VIP Road
* Shankarrao Chavan Chowk, Kamtha-Nanded
* Shankarrao Chavan Chowk, Chimegaon Nanded
* Dr.Shankarrao Chavan Garden & Library, CIDCO, नांदेड
Shankarrao Chavan Vidyalaya and Jr College, Khaparkheda dist. Nagpur
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://timesnow.tv/Newsdtls.aspx?NewsID=22813 TimesNow TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206010830/http://www.timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsId=22813 |date=6 December 2008 }}
* [http://www.bsgindia.org/ BSG India]
* {{cite web|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2703.htm|title= Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website|website= loksabha.nic.in|publisher= [National Informatics Centre](/source/National_Informatics_Centre), New Delhi|access-date= 4 May 2013|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130410012219/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2703.htm|archive-date= 10 April 2013|df= dmy-all}}
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