Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis
रामचंद्र मार्तंड हजरनवीस 
Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis
Deputy Minister of Law
In office
5 January 1958  3 May 1962
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Deputy Minister of Mines and Fuel
In office
4 May 1962  22 February 1963
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
In office
23 February 1963  9 March 1964
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Minister of Supply
In office
10 March 1964  27 May 1964
Prime MinisterGulzarilal Nanda (interim)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of Culture Affairs in the Ministry of Education
In office
June 1964  29 October 1965
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of Law of Social Security in the Ministry of Law
In office
30 October 1965  24 January 1966
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
Gulzarilal Nanda (interim)
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Bhandara
In office
5 April 1957  3 March 1967
Preceded byAnsuyabai Borkar
Succeeded byA R Mehata
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Chimur
In office
4 March 1967  27 December 1970
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byKrishnarao Dagoji Thakur
Personal details
Born(1908-02-24)24 February 1908
Junnar, Poona District, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died27 December 1976(1976-12-27) (aged 68)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseUsha Hajarnavis (m. 22 March 1941)
ChildrenCharudatta Ramchandra Hajarnavis (Son)
Prakash Ramchandra Hajarnavis (Son)
Parent(s)Martand Sakharam Hajarnavis
Kamal Hajarnavis (Karkhanis)
Alma materNagpur Law College

Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis (24 February 1908 – 27 December 1976) was an Indian lawyer and politician.

Early life

He studied at Morris College and Law College Nagpur and practiced at Bar. He was President of Bidi Kamgar Sangh during 1941–44.

Political career

Hajarnavis started his political career as a councillor in the Corporation of the City of Nagpur in 1955. In 1957 he turned his attention to the national stage and was elected to the Second Lok Sabha as the member for Bhandara (Lok Sabha constituency). He was re-elected to the 3rd Lok Sabha from Bhandara in 1962. With the split of the Bhandara constituency prior to the 1962 election, he stood for election from Chimur (Lok Sabha constituency) and continued as a member of the 4th Lok Sabha.

He served in various roles in the 4th Nehru Ministry, the Shastri Ministry and in both Nanda Ministries.

He retired from politics prior to the 1971 Lok Sabha election and returned to working as an advocate.

Personal life

He married Usha (Kamal Gupte) in 1941 and had 2 sons.[1] He is the father of mathematician Professor Charudatta Ramchandra Hajarnavis and a cousin of astrophysicist Professor Shashikumar Chitre

Publication

The law of agricultural tenancy and village service lands in the Central provinces (a commentary on the C.P. Tenancy act, Act 1 of 1920), Nagpur, B.G. Gargay [1948][2]

References

  1. "4th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. Central Provinces and Berar (India); R. M. Hajarnavis (1948). The law of agricultural tenancy and village service lands in the Central provinces. B.G. Gargay, Nagpur. OCLC 81316502. Retrieved 15 August 2023.


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