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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Kamalnayan Bajaj<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|05|01|1915|01|23|df=y}}<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|01|23|df=y}}<br />
| children = [[Rahul Bajaj]]<br />
| parents = [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] <br/><br />
[[Janaki Devi Bajaj]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term = 1957-1971<br />
| constituency = [[Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Wardha]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kamalnayan Bajaj''' (1915-1972) was an Indian businessman and politician.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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=== Early life and education ===<br />
He was the elder son of [[Jamnalal Bajaj]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bajajelectricals.com/about-us/|title=About Us &#124; Brief History Of Bajaj Electricals|website=www.bajajelectricals.com}}</ref> He was born on 23 January 1915.<ref name="a3">{{cite news|title=Kamalnayan Bajaj: A 'Gandhian' rebel|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/kamalnayan-bajaj-a-gandhian-rebel-115012300028_1.html|date=23 January 2015|newspaper=Business Standard|first=Bhupesh|last=Bhandari|accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref> He consolidated the [[Bajaj Group]] after inheriting it from his uncle in 1954.<ref name="a2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bajajgroup.org/bajaj-story|title=The Bajaj Story &#124; Bajaj group of Companies, Kushagra Bajaj, Vice Chairman|website=www.bajajgroup.org}}</ref> He completed his education from [[Cambridge University]] in England.<br />
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=== Business career ===<br />
He diversified the interests of the Bajaj Group into the manufacture of scooters; three-wheelers; and cement, alloy casting and electrical equipment.<ref name="a2" /><br />
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Kamalnayan Bajaj had three children, Rahul Bajaj, Suman Jain<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/announcements/others/updates/article22107521.ece|title=Updates|website=@businessline}}</ref> and Shishir Bajaj.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/richprofile/shishir-bajaj/1433/184|title=Shishir Bajaj - Forbes India Magazine|website=Forbes India}}</ref> [[Rahul Bajaj]] is his eldest son.<ref name="a3" /><br />
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=== Political career ===<br />
He was elected to Lok Sabha three times from [[Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)]] from 1957 to 1971. He lost in 1971 after he had joined the Congress (O) in 1969 with his friend [[Morarji Desai]].<ref name="a3" /><br />
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=== Death ===<br />
He died at the age of 57 on 1 May 1972.<ref name="a2" /><br />
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