Shiv Charan Mathur

Shiv Charan Mathur
Mathur in October 2008
14th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office
14 July 1981 – 23 February 1985
Preceded byJagannath Pahadia
Succeeded byHira Lal Devpura
In office
20 January 1988 – 4 December 1989
Preceded byHari Dev Joshi
Succeeded byHari Dev Joshi
Governor of Assam
In office
4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009
Preceded byAjai Singh
Succeeded byK Sankaranarayanan
Personal details
Born(1927-02-14)14 February 1927
Died25 June 2009(2009-06-25) (aged 82)
New Delhi, India
PartyIndian National Congress

Shiv Charan Mathur (14 February 1927 – 25 June 2009) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress from Rajasthan. He served twice as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, first from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989. He also served as Governor of Assam from 2008 to 2009.[1][2]

Political career

Shiv Charan Mathur, Kedar Nath Srivastava, Mohan Singh Mehta

Mathur began his political career with the Indian National Congress. He held several key ministerial posts before becoming the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, first from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989. His resigned from Chief Minister post following the Bharatpur encounter case of Raja Man Singh. Mathur also served as a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from 1964 to 1967, and again from 1996 to 1998 and as the Governor of Assam from 2008 until his death in 2009.[2][3]

Resignation

Mathur resigned as Chief Minister of Rajasthan on 23 February 1985 following the Bharatpur encounter case, in which Raja Man Singh of Bharatpur was killed in a fake police encounter during the assembly elections.[4] The incident sparked widespread public and political outrage over alleged misuse of power, prompting Mathur to take moral responsibility and step down. He was succeeded by Hira Lal Devpura as interim Chief Minister.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ "Rajasthan mourns Shiv Charan Mathur's demise". India Today. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Shiv Charan Mathur passes away at 83". The Times of India. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Bharatpur encounter | When Rajasthan CM had to resign 35 years ago". India Today. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  4. ^ "11 cops convicted for killing Rajasthan ex-royal in fake encounter 35 yrs ago". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Explained: The Bharatpur encounter case that forced a Rajasthan CM to step down". The Indian Express. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

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