| Narayan Prasad Shukla | |
| Office: | Deputy Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Native Name: | नारायण प्रसाद शुक्ला |
| Native Name Lang: | hi |
| Term End: | 7 January 1976 |
| Term Start: | 28 July 1972 |
| Termend1: | 30 April 1977 |
| Termstart1: | 8 January 1976 |
| Office2: | Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Office1: | Minister of State |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Constituency: | Indore-4 |
| Constituency1: | Indore-4 |
| Constituency2: | Indore-4 |
| Termend2: | 1977 |
| Termstart2: | 1972 |
| Education: | Masters of Arts |
| Predecessor2: | Yagya Datt Sharma |
| Successor2: | Vallabh Sharma |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1929 |
| Death Date: | 15 June 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Ram Kishore Shukla |
Narayan Prasad Shukla (10 November 1929 – 15 June 2014)[1] was an Indian politician who was the Deputy Speaker of Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 28 July 1972 to 7 January 1976.[2] [3] He was a Minister of State in the Shyama Charan Shukla ministry from 8 January 1976 to 30 April 1977 and as a Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1977 representing the Indore-4 Assembly constituency.[4] [5] [6]
He has served as the Deputy Mayor for 12 years and Mayor of Indore Municipal Corporation for 2 years.[7] [8]
He was the leader of the Narmada Maiya Chalo movement.[9] [10]
Narayan Prasad Shukla was born in Sagore, Madhya Pradesh.
He completed his Master of Arts in English.[11]
He involved in student politics when he was a student of Holkar Science College. Before embarking on his political career, Shukla worked in journalism, serving as an editor for National Herald. He also worked as the Editor-in-Chief at Indore Samachar Press.[12]
Shukla’s political journey began with his election as a Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Indore-4 Assembly constituency in 1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He was appointed as the Deputy Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 28 July 1972, serving until 7 January 1976. He has served as the Minister of State in the Shyamcharan Shukla ministry from 8 January 1976 to 30 April 1977.[13] He had served as Mayor of Indore for two consecutive terms in 1964 and 1965.
Shukla led the Narmada Maiya Chalo Movement, it ran from 5 July 1970 to 23 August 1970.
Shukla passed away on 15 June 2014, at the age of 83 after a brief illness. He had been undergoing treatment for pneumonia in a private hospital. His last rites were performed the following day.