Babulal Gaur

Babulal Gaur
16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
In office 23 August 2004 – 29 November 2005
Preceded by	Uma Bharti
Succeeded by	Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1980 (1980)–2018 (2018)
Preceded by	Laxminarayan Sharma
Succeeded by	Krishna Gaur
Constituency	Govindpura
In office 1974 (1974)–1980 (1980)
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Satyanarayana Agarwal
Constituency	Bhopal South
Personal details
Born	Baburam Yadav (1929-06-02)2 June 1929 Naugir, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	21 August 2019(2019-08-21) (aged 90) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-2018) Janata Party (1977-1980) Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1956-1977)
Other political affiliations	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (1946-2018)
Spouse	Prem Devi Gaur
Children	3
Relatives	Krishna Gaur (daughter-in-law)
Alma mater	Vikram University (BA, LLB)\
Occupation	Politician agriculturalist
Known for	Politics social work

Babulal Gaur (born Baburam Yadav; 2 June 1929 – 21 August 2019) was an Indian politician from 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 South and eight times from Govindpura. He retired from electoral politics in 2018 due to old age.^[1]

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.^[2] 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, 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.