Sunder Lal Patwa Age, Death Cause, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	Sunder Lal Patwa
Nickname	Not Known
Profession	Indian Politician
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• Served as a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1957-67, 1977-97 and 1998 • Became the General Secretary of Jan Sangha, Madhya Pradesh in 1975. • Served as a member of the working committee of Janata Party in 1977. • Elected as the Chief Minister (CM) of Madhya Pradesh twice from January 1980 to February 1980 and March 1990 to December 1992. • From 1980-1995 served as the leader of the opposition at Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Additionally, Patwa became the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly during the same tenure. • Became the President of BJP, Madhya Pradesh in 1986. • Elected to 11th Lok Sabha in 1997. • Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) in 1999. • From 13 October 1999 to 30 September 2000, served as the Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development. • From 30 September 2000 to 7 November 2000, served as the Union Cabinet Minister, Chemicals and Fertilizers. • Elected as the Union Cabinet Minister, Mines from 7 November 2000- 1 September 2001.
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 November 1924
Date of Death	28 December 2016
Place of Birth	Kukreshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Place of Death	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Death Cause	Heart attack
Age (as on 28 December 2016)	92 Years
Birth Place	Kukreshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kukreshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India
School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Intermediate
Debut	In 1957, when he was elected as a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Family	Father- Late Mannalal Patwa Mother- Not Known Brother- 4 Sister- Not Known Nephew- Surendra Patwa (Minister for Culture and Tourism, Madhya Pradesh)
Religion	Hinduism
Controversies	• On June 1990, Sunder Lal Patwa organized a private function at Kukreshwar, his hometown in Mandsaur district, to mark the sixth death anniversary of his father, Mannalal Patwa. Though it was a private function, not only was the entire state cabinet present, but even the prime minister was persuaded to take time off to attend the ceremony. Seeing this, Congress moved an adjournment motion in the state Assembly alleging "massive misuse of official machinery." • Time and again, Patwa was alleged by many opposition leaders of being a puppet chief minister, unable to take independent decisions, and being totally dependent on a section of the BJP high command that backed his chief ministership.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Late Phool Kunwar Patwa
Children	Son- None Daughter- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sunder Lal Patwa

Did Sunder Lal Patwa smoke: Not Known

Did Sunder Lal Patwa drink alcohol: Not Known

Patwa served as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister twice, first for a brief spell of less than a month in 1980 and later, riding on the Ram Mandir ‘wave’, he came back to power in March 1990. However, his second stint on the seat of power was reduced by the imposition of the President’s rule in 1992 after the demolition of the Babri Masjid.

Coming from Malwa region, he got associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at the age of 18. He was an active member and leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and was jailed under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act during the Emergency from June 1975 to January 1977.

As the Chief Minister of undivided MP in 1991, he was the one who had initiated the process of privatization of state electricity board.

His nephew, Surendra Patwa, is the current Minister for Culture and Tourism in the BJP-led state government in Madhya Pradesh.

Patwa was found unconscious on the morning of 28th December and was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared ‘brought dead’. The autopsy report mentions cardiac arrest as the cause of death.