Chhabildas Mehta

Chhabildas Mehta
9th Chief Minister of Gujarat
In office 17 February 1994 – 14 March 1995
Preceded by	Chimanbhai Patel
Succeeded by	Keshubhai Patel
Constituency	Mahuva, Bhavnagar
Personal details
Born	4 November 1925 Mahuva, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Died	29 November 2008 Ahmedabad
Political party	Praja Samajwadi Party Indian National Congress Janata Party Janata Dal Nationalist Congress Party
Spouse(s)	Krishna Chhabildas Mehta
Children	5
Residence	Ahmedabad
Religion	Hindu

Chhabildas Mehta was an Indian politician and the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who served from 1994 to 1995.

Early life

Mehta was in born in Mahuva, a port town in Gujarat. He left high school in 1942 and participated in Indian independence movement.^[1]

Career

He become the president of the Mahua Municipality. Later he was elected as a member of the Bombay Legislative Council. He participated in Mahagujarat Movement which demanded separate Gujarat state from Bombay state. He elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 1962 from Mahuva constituency which he hold till 1980.^[1]

He entered in the politics by joining the Praja Samajwadi Party. Later he joined Congress. He was in the cabinet of Chimanbhai Patel as Finance Minister and he had been made Chief Minister of Gujarat after the sudden death of Chimanbhai Patel in 1994. He had joined Janata Party followed by Janata Dal. Later he again joined the Congress. In May 2001, he resigned from the Congress to join the Nationalist Congress Party and contested election but lost. He died on 29 November 2008 in Ahmedabad.^[1][2]

References

1. Mehta, Ojas (30 November 2008). "State’s ex-chief minister Chhabildas Mehta dies". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
2. "Former Gujarat Chief Minister Chhabildas Mehta dead". deshgujarat.com. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

External links

• http://www.aol.in/news/story/2007122307399012000013/
• http://www.mapsofindia.com/gujarat/government-and-politics/