Mathuradas Mathur
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Mathuradas Mathur was an India
n politician from Rajasthan
. He was born at Jodhpur
and studied at Lucknow University. He joined Indian National Congress
. In 1948, he became the Health and Education minister of the first government of Marwar
state. He was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha
from Nagaur
in 1957. He was the Home minister in the Rajasthan government from 1962-7.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician from Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
. He was born at Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
and studied at Lucknow University. He joined Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. In 1948, he became the Health and Education minister of the first government of Marwar
Marwar
Marwar is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect "wad" means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'., The Imperial Gazetteer...
state. He was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha
2nd Lok Sabha
Membership of the Second Lok Sabha...
from Nagaur
Nagaur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Nagaur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Nagaur Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha segments...
in 1957. He was the Home minister in the Rajasthan government from 1962-7.