C. M. Poonacha

C. M. Poonacha
13th Governor of Odisha
In office
1 September 1982 – 17 August 1983
Chief MinisterJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
Preceded byRanganath Misra (Acting)
Succeeded byBishambhar Nath Pande
In office
4 November 1980 – 24 June 1982
Chief MinisterJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
Preceded byS. K. Ray (Acting)
Succeeded byRanganath Misra (Acting)
In office
30 April 1980 – 30 September 1980
Chief MinisterJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
Preceded byB. D. Sharma
Succeeded byS. K. Ray (Acting)
6th Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office
17 August 1978 – 29 April 1980
Chief MinisterVirendra Kumar Sakhlecha
Sunder Lal Patwa
Preceded byN. N. Wanchoo
Succeeded byB. D. Sharma
8th Minister of Railways
In office
30 March 1967 – 14 February 1969
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byS. K. Patil
Succeeded byRam Subhag Singh
Chief Minister of Coorg
In office
27 March 1952 – 31 October 1956
Chief CommissionerDaya Singh Bedi
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
Minister for Steel and Heavy Engineering
In office
15 February 1969 – 17 March 1971
ConstituencyMangalore
MoS for Transport, Aviation, Shipping and Tourism
In office
January 25, 1966-March 12, 1967
ConstituencyMysore State, Rajya Sabha
MoS for Finance
In office
1 January 1966-24 January 1966
ConstituencyMysore State, Rajya Sabha
Minister for Home, Mysore State
In office
1957-1962
ConstituencyVirajpet
Minister for Commerce and Industries, Mysore State
In office
1956-1962
ConstituencyVirajpet
Minister for Finance, Coorg (Kodagu)
In office
1952-1956
ConstituencyBerriathnad
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Mangalore
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byAdhur Shanker Alva
Succeeded byK. K. Shetty
Majority28522
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Mysore State, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1964-25 February 1967
Succeeded byT. Siddalingaya
MLA in Coorg (Kodagu)
In office
1952 - 1957
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
ConstituencyBerriathnad
Majority1179
MLA in Mysore State
In office
1957-1962
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byA. P. Appanna
ConstituencyVirajpet
Majority3221
Personal details
Born
Cheppudira Muthanna Poonacha

(1910-09-26)26 September 1910
Attur, Coorg Province, British India
Died7 August 1990(1990-08-07) (aged 79)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Children4, including C. P. Belliappa & Kavery Nambisan
OccupationFreedom Fighter, Politician
Known forOnly Chief Minister of Coorg (Kodagu)

Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha was the Chief Minister of Coorg, Minister in Mysore State, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha), Union Railway Minister of India and Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Governor of Orissa.


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