Murli Deora
| Murli Deora | |
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| Minister of Corporate Affairs | |
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In office 18 January 2011 – 12 July 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mani Shankar Aiyar |
| Succeeded by | Jaipal Reddy |
| Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
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In office 2002–2014 |
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| Constituency | Maharshtra State |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937 Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Died | 24 November 2014 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Alma mater | Mumbai University |
Murli Deora (10 January 1937 – 24 November 2014) was an Indian politician, businessman, and social worker. He was the Mayor of Mumbai, a Member of Parliament in both the Upper and Lower Houses, and a Minister of Cabinet rank. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.
Deora was born in Mumbai, and received his BA from Mumbai University. His family came from Laxmangarh in Rajasthan.
In 2001, Deora won a landmark Supreme Court case that ended smoking in public places. In the absence of statutory provisions at that time, the Court prohibited smoking in public places such as auditoriums, hospital buildings, health institutions, educational institutions, libraries, court buildings, public offices, and public conveyances, including the railways.
"Tobacco is universally regarded as one of the major public health hazards and is responsible directly or indirectly for an estimated eight lakh deaths annually in the country. It has also been found that treatment of tobacco related diseases and the loss of productivity caused therein cost the country almost Rs. 13,500 crores annually, which more than offsets all the benefits accruing in the form of revenue and employment generated by tobacco industry".
A successful businessman, Deora started his political career in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation in 1968 when he was elected as a Corporator. In 1977 Deora was elected Mayor of Mumbai – one of the youngest ever. Deora first contested the Lok Sabha polls from the prestigious South Mumbai constituency in 1980 but lost to the Janata Party's RatansinghRajda. In the subsequent election, Deora defeated BJP's Jayawantiben Mehta by a huge margin. He was re-elected in 1989 and 1991 but lost to Mehta in 1996 and 1999 before his son, Milind, defeated Mehta to be elected from the same constituency in 2004.
Deora was President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee for 22 years from 1981 to 2003.
Deora was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2004, where he served until his death. From 29 January 2006 to 18 January 2011 he was appointed as Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas From 18 January 2011 to 12 July 2011 he was appointed as Minister of Corporate Affairs
The industrialist and social worker-turned-politician began his work with the Mumbai Municipal Corporation in 1968 when he was elected corporator. Later, in 1977, Deora was elected mayor of Mumbai with the support of Shiv Sena. Known for his close relations with politicians of all political parties, he first contested the Lok Sabha polls from Mumbai South constituency in 1980 but lost to the Janata Party's Ratansingh Rajda though, in the subsequent election, Deora defeated BJP's Jayawantiben Mehta by a huge margin. He was re-elected in 1989, 1991 but lost to Mehta in 1996 and 1999 before his son, Milind, defeated Mehta to go to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency in 2004. Deora is a trusted aide of the Gandhi family in Mumbai. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2004 and was inducted in the Union cabinet as petroleum minister in January 2006.
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