Radhakishan Malviya

Radhakishan Malviya was an Indian politician. He was a member of parliament representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as member of the Indian National Congress.^[1][2][3][4]

Radhakishan Malviya
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 1982–2000
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1972–1977
Preceded by	Babulal Rathore
Succeeded by	Arjun Singh Dharu
Constituency	Sanwer
Personal details
Born	(1943-07-08)8 July 1943 Bicholi Hapsi, Indore District, British India
Died	19 February 2013(2013-02-19) (aged 69)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Parent	Chhotelal Malviya (father)
Education	B.A. LLB
Profession	Farmer, politician

Political career

He was a prominent Dalit face of MP Congress. Labour and Parliamentary Affairs minister in Rajiv Gandhi ministry, Member of Parliament for consecutive 18 years, Chairman of Parliament Housing Committee, President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee for two terms, President of All India Harijan Sewak Sangh New Delhi which was formed by Mahatma Gandhi, MLA from Sanwer constituency and President of Indore District Congress Committee for 14 years.

Personal life

He has one son Rajendra Malviya, Working Chairman of MP Congress Sc. Department, Chairman Madhya Pradesh Harijan Sewak Sangh, ex. Working committee member of MP Congress and Zila Panchayat Member. He was MLA candidate from Tarana constituency^[5][6] in 2013 and has a grandson Vishal Malviya, who is currently chairman of Indore Janpad Panchayat krishi samiti.