Madhu Dandavate
| Madhu Dandavate | |
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| Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission | |
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In office 1 August 1996 – 21 March 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Jaswant Singh |
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In office 7 July 1990 – 10 December 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Ramakrishna Hegde |
| Succeeded by | Mohan Dharia |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Yashwant Sinha |
| Minister of Railways | |
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In office 1977–1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Kamalapati Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | Kamalapati Tripathi |
| Member of Parliament for Rajapur |
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In office 1971–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Nath Pai |
| Succeeded by | Sudhir Sawant |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
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In office 1970–1971 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 January 1924 Ahmednagar, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 12 November 2005 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Other political affiliations |
Janata Party,Praja Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Pramila Dandavate |
| Children | 1 Son |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Madhu Dandavate (21 January 1924 – 12 November 2005) was an Indian politician.
After Completing His M.Sc. Physics from Royal Institute of Science,Mumbai.He worked as a Physicist and was also the Vice principal, head physics department Siddhartha College of Arts and Sciences, Bombay
He was an active independence activist from Ahmednagar. He participated in Quit India Movement in 1942 and was jailed. He wa the leader passive resistance Goa campaign in 1955. He was als a participant Samyukta Maharashtra Movement Formation Maharashtra State.
He was a member of Praja Socialist Party, and since 1948 chairman Maharashtra unit. Later also served as joint secretary All-India Praja Socialist Party. He was active leader of the Land Liberation Movement, 1969. During 1970-71 he was member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. From 1971 to 1990 he was an M.P., elected to the Lok Sabha for 5 times consecutively from Rajapur in Konkan, Maharashtra. He was one of the prominent opposition leaders when Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were the Prime Ministers.
He was arrested during the emergency for 18 months spending time in Banglore jail and later Yerwada jail at Pune.
He was the Minister for Railways in the Morarji Desai Ministry. He initiated an improvements in second-class railway travel for passengers by replacing the wooden berths with berths consisting of two inches foam. He was also the Finance minister in the cabinet of V. P. Singh. He actively campaigned for the Konkan Railway and is considered one of its founders. He was also the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in 1990 and again from 1996 to 1998. He was known for his probity in public life.
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