Sunil Shastri
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Sunil Shastri सुनील शास्त्री | |
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Member of Parliament , Rajya Sabha | |
In office 22 May 2002 – 25 November 2002 | |
Member of Legislative Assembly , Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 1980–1989 | |
Preceded by | Awadhesh Kumar Srivastava |
Succeeded by | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
Constituency | Gorakhpur Urban |
Minister of Energy , Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 1985–1987 | |
Minister of Heavy Industries , Institutional Finance and Public Enterprises , Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | 13 February 1950
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Meera Shastri (m. 1973) |
Children | Three Sons |
Parent(s) | Lal Bahadur Shastri Lalita Shastri |
Education | Graduate |
Sunil Shastri (born 13 February 1950) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India. Before joining politics, he served the Bank of India as an Officer in different capacities for fourteen years. He was also elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gorakhpur Urban assembly constituency as INC candidate. [1][2][3] His son Vinamra Shastri is a corporate leader and writes about politics.
Sunil Shastri started his career with Congress Party, but joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2009. [4] He re-joined Indian National Congress in December 2021.[5]
References
- ^ "Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi like Lal Bahadur Shastri? Former PM's son says yes : India, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Thu, 24 Sep 2009-10:53pm , Varanasi , PTI (24 September 2009). "Sunil Shastri son of former prime minister to join Congress | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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- ^ "Former home secretary RK Singh, ex-PM Shastri's son join AAP". Livemint. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ न्यूज़, जैनेंद्र कुमार, एबीपी. "लाल बहादुर शास्त्री के बेटे सुनील शास्त्री ने BJP छोड़ फिर से Congress का दामन थामा". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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