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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Babulal Gaur
| image = Babulal Gaur (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| office = [[List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh|16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_start = 23 August 2004
| term_end = 29 November 2005
| predecessor = [[Uma Bharti]]
| successor = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]

| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Govindpura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Govindpura]]
| termstart2 = {{Start date|1980||}}
| termend2 = {{End date|2018||}}
| predecessor2 = [[Laxminarayan Sharma]]
| successor2 = [[Krishna Gaur]]

| constituency3 = [[Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhopal South]]
| termstart3 = {{Start date|1974||}}
| termend3 = {{End date|1980||}}
| predecessor3 = <i>Constituency established</i>
| successor3 = Satyanarayana Agarwal

| birth_name = Baburam Yadav
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|06|02|df=yes|}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|8|21|1929|06|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Naugir]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_place = [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|agriculturalist}}
| known_for = {{hlist|Politics|social work}}
| spouse = Prem Devi Gaur
| children = 3
| relatives = [[Krishna Gaur]] (daughter-in-law)
| alma_mater = [[Vikram University]] (BA, LLB)\
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (1980-2018)<br/>[[Janata Party]] (1977-1980)<br/>[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] (1956-1977)
| otherparty = [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (1946-2018)
}}

'''Babulal Gaur Yadav''' (2 June 1929 – 21 August 2019) was an Indian politician from [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] who served as the 16th [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]. He was elected ten times to the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]], twice from [[Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhopal South]] and eight times from [[Govindpura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Govindpura]]. He retired from electoral politics in 2018 due to old age.<ref name="HinduDead">{{cite news |last1=Staff Reporter |title=Former Madhya Pradesh CM Babulal Gaur passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-madhya-pradesh-cm-babulal-gaur-passes-away/article29189238.ece |access-date=21 August 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=21 August 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

Gaur was born in the village of Naugir in [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh]]. He lived in [[Bhopal]] since his childhood. Gaur's educational qualifications were [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Laws]]. Gaur started his political career as a trade union leader.<ref name="ETDead" /> He was first elected to Vidhan Sabha in a by-election in Bhopal South constituency in year 1974 as an independent supported by Janata Party.

Gaur had participated in a number of national level movements like agitation against [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]], [[Goa liberation movement]] and Satyagrahas in Delhi, Punjab and other states. He was Minister for Local Administration, Law and Legislative Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Public Relations, Urban Welfare, Housing (Urban) & Rehabilitation and Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation from 7 March 1990 to 15 December 1992. He was Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from 4 September 2002 to 7 December 2003.

==Early life==
Babulal Gaur was born on 2 June 1929 at village Naugir in [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh]] as Baburam Yadav.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |script-title=hi:श्री बाबूलाल गौर - एकादश विधान सभा (1998-2003) |url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14thvs/2014_154.pdf |website=mpvidhansabha.nic.in |access-date=27 August 2019|language=hi}}</ref><ref name="HT death">{{cite news |title=Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Babulal Gaur passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-madhya-pradesh-chief-minister-babulal-gaur-passes-away/story-4Uis611UJMmLJJ3JH7DUIK.html |access-date=23 August 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="AajTak"/> His father Ram Prasad Yadav worked as a wrestler.<ref name="AajTak">{{cite news |script-title=hi:उत्तर प्रदेश के यादव से मध्य प्रदेश के गौर कैसे बन गए बाबूलाल |url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/babulal-gaur-death-bjp-leaders-madhya-pradesh-uttar-pradesh-political-profile-tpt-1-1112270.html |access-date=23 August 2019 |work=aajtak.intoday.in |date=21 August 2019 |language=hi}}</ref> He was brought up at [[Bhopal]]. Gaur graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Vikram University]] in [[Ujjain]] in 1958 and completed his [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1965, that too from the Vikram University.<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Babulal Gaur(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GOVINDPURA(BHOPAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=171 |website=myneta.info |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> Gaur was also an agriculturalist by profession.<ref name="MyNeta"/> After he moved to Bhopal, he came to be known by the name Babulal, and he changed his name accordingly to Babulal Gaur, a name that was first used for him in school to differentiate between other pupils with the same name.<ref name="AajTak"/>

==Political career==
===Early politics===
Before becoming politically active, he worked in an liquor company and then switched to Bhopal Textiles Mill. Gaur was associated with [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] since 1946. Gaur started his political career as a trade union leader,<ref name="ETDead" /> and participated in several movements for labour rights of the workers.<ref name="HinduDead" /><ref name="AajTak"/> He led protests after joining the [[Indian National Congress]]-backed [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC). He later joined the RSS-backed union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) as one of its founder members.<ref name="Firstpost" /> He participated in several programs organised by Sangh in Delhi, Punjab and other states.<ref name="AajTak"/> He became the Secretary of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] in 1956.<ref name="HinduDead" />

He unsuccessfully contested the city council election in 1956.<ref name="AajTak"/> In [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]], he contested elections for the first time from [[Govindpura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Govindpura]] as a candidate from Bharatiya Jana Sangh but lost the election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/1972.pdf|title=1972 results|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>

===Member of Legislative Assembly===
He was first elected to the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in a by-election from [[Bhopal Dakshin-Paschim (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhopal South]] in 1974 as an independent candidate supported by [[Janata Party]]. Gaur had participated in national level movements such as agitation against Emergency, [[Goa liberation movement]] and satyagrahas in Delhi, Punjab and other states. Gaur was detained for 19 months during [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]] under the [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]] (MISA).<ref name="HT death" />

He contested from Bhopal South in [[1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]] as a Janata Party candidate and won the election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/1977.pdf|title=1977 results|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> From [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] onwards, he contested from Govindpura as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate and won the seat for eight consecutive elections up to [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]].<ref>Election results: 1980 to 2013
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/1980.pdf|title=1980 results}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/1985.pdf|title=1985 results}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/1990.pdf|title=1990 results}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/1993.pdf|title=1993 results}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/1998.pdf|title=1998 results}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/2003.pdf|title=2003 results}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/2008.pdf|title=2008 results}}
*{{cite web|url=http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/History%20web/OldElectionResults/2013.pdf|title=2013 results}}</ref> He created a record by winning Vidhan Sabha election by 59,666 votes in 1993. Gaur broke his own record by winning Vidhan Sabha election by 64,212 votes in 2003.<ref name="AajTak"/> During the tenth Vidhan Sabha 1993–98, Babulal Gaur was Chief Whip of BJP Legislature Party, Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, Member of Undertaking Committee, Privilege Committee etc.<ref name="Jaffrelot">{{cite book |last1=Jaffrelot |first1=Christophe |title=India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India |date=2003 |publisher=Hurst |isbn=9781850653981 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-rMW03l_gx0C&q=Babulal%20Gaur%20Chief%20Whip&pg=PA478 |access-date=26 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

He was Minister for Local Administration, Law and Legislative Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Public Relations, Urban Welfare, Housing (Urban) & Rehabilitation and Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation from 7 March 1990 to 15 December 1992. Gaur was Leader of Opposition from 4 September 2002 to 7 December 2003 in the 11th Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (1999-2003).<ref name="AajTak"/>

===Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh===
The erstwhile chief minister [[Uma Bharti]] had resigned from the CM post after an arrest warrant was issued against her in the 1994 Hubli riot case by a Hubli court in Karnataka.<ref name="Firstpost">{{cite news |title=Babulal Gaur dies at 89: 'Accidental chief minister' of Madhya Pradesh was known for humility, development work in Bhopal|last=Ghose|first=Debobrat|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/babulal-gaur-dies-at-89-madhya-pradeshs-accidental-chief-minister-was-known-for-humility-development-work-in-bhopal-7200581.html |access-date=6 March 2021 |work=Firstpost |date=21 August 2019}}</ref> Gaur became the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] from 23 August 2004 to 29 November 2005 after her.<ref name="HT death" /> In November 2005, [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] succeeded Gaur as the CM.<ref name="HT death" />

===Council of Ministers===
Gaur was sworn in as Minister for Commerce, Industries, Commercial Taxes, Employment, Public Undertakings and Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation in Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Council of Ministers on 20 December 2008.<ref name="Firstpost" />

Gaur was elected to 14th Vidhan Sabha from Govindpura constituency in year 2013. He took oath as Cabinet Minister on 21 December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title = Life Sketch - Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh|url = http://mpinfo.org/mpinfostatic/english/council/cabinetmin/babulal_gaur.asp|website = Department of Public Relation Madhya Pradesh|access-date = 21 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160401090537/http://mpinfo.org/mpinfostatic/english/council/cabinetmin/babulal_gaur.asp|archive-date = 1 April 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>

On 29 June 2015, Gaur gave the statement, "Drinking is a fundamental right and it is a status symbol too".<ref>{{cite news|title=Drinking is a fundamental right: MP minister Babulal Gaur says|work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Drinking-is-a-fundamental-right-MP-minister-Babulal-Gaur-says/articleshow/47867689.cms|access-date = 21 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160302024106/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Drinking-is-a-fundamental-right-MP-minister-Babulal-Gaur-says/articleshow/47867689.cms|archive-date = 2 March 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Gaur had two daughters and a son with wife Prem Devi.<ref name="Profile"/> Prem Devi had already died and their son Purushottam died in 2004.<ref name="uniindia">{{cite news |title=A chapter ends in MP politics as Babulal Gaur takes final bow |url=http://www.uniindia.com/a-chapter-ends-in-mp-politics-as-babulal-gaur-takes-final-bow/north/news/1704894.html |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=uniindia.com}}</ref> He did not contest the State election in 2018 due to illness.<ref name="AajTak"/> [[Krishna Gaur]], his daughter-in-law, won Govindpura assembly seat (previously held by Gaur) in 2018 as a BJP candidate.<ref name="HT death" />

On 7 August 2019, Gaur was admitted in Narmada hospital in [[Bhopal]]<ref name="IndiaTodayDead">{{cite news |agency=Asian News International |title=Former Madhya Pradesh CM Babulal Gaur dies at 89 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-madhya-pradesh-cm-babulal-gaur-dies-at-89-1586261-2019-08-21 |access-date=21 August 2019 |work=India Today |date=21 August 2019|language=en}}</ref> due to various age related diseases.<ref name="ETDead">{{cite news |title=Former MP CM Babulal Gaur no more |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-mp-cm-babulal-gaur-no-more/articleshow/70764151.cms |access-date=23 August 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=21 August 2019}}</ref> He died on 21 August 2019 from [[cardiac arrest]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/babulal-gaur-former-madhya-pradesh-cm-and-veteran-bjp-leader-dies-after-cardiac-arrest-2277851.html|title=Babulal Gaur, Former Madhya Pradesh CM and Veteran BJP Leader, Dies After Cardiac Arrest|publisher=News18|date=21 August 2019}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan Third ministry (2013–)]]
* [[Babulal Gaur ministry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://mpinfo.org/mpinfostatic/english/council/cabinetmin/babulal_gaur.asp Dept. of Public Relations - Life Sketch]

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