Chandrakanta Goyal (1932 – 6 June 2020) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Matunga constituency three times, winning in 1990, 1995, and 1999. She was married to Ved Prakash Goyal (1926–2008) who was a minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government. Their son, Piyush Goyal, is a minister in Modi ministry.[1][2][3][4]

Chandrakanta Goyal
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–2004
ConstituencyMatunga
Personal details
Born1932 (1932)
Died (aged 88)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseVed Prakash Goyal
ChildrenPiyush Goyal

Chandrakanta Goyal died in June 2020, at the age of 88.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Piyush Goyal: BJP's man for all seasons", Live Mint, 1 February 2019
  2. ^ Matunga Assembly Constituency Election Result
  3. ^ Piyush Goyal: BJP's go-to man
  4. ^ These men and women will run India for the next 5 years
  5. ^ "Railway Minister Piyush Goyal's mother, senior BJP leader, dies in Mumbai".