Former Lok Sabha Secretary General, constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap passed away

Subhash C. Kashyap. File. | Photo credit: The Hindu

Former Lok Sabha General Secretary and constitutional expert Subhash C. Kashyap passed away on Thursday (June 4, 2026) after prolonged illness. He was 97.

Mr. Kashyap’s demise occurred around 10 am at his Sainik Farm residence, Lok Sabha Secretariat officials said.

He suffered from age-related problems and died of cardiac and pulmonary arrest, they said.

Mr. Kashyap was part of a high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to prepare the legal framework for concurrent elections.

The author of more than 100 books, he served as the General Secretary of the Lok Sabha from 1983 to 1990. He served the Parliament for more than 37 years from the time of the first Lok Sabha of Jawaharlal Nehru to the 9th Lok Sabha.

Born in 1929 to a family of freedom fighters in Chadpur, Bijnor in the then United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), as a teenager he took an active part in the national struggle for independence, leading local student movements first in Bijnor and later in Meerut.

He received his university education and professional training in Allahabad, New Delhi, Washington DC, London and Geneva.

Mr. Kashyap began his professional career as a journalist and assistant professor at the University of Allahabad and completed his Bar training at the Allahabad High Court before joining Parliament.

A recipient of many honours, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.

After voluntary retirement from Parliament, he served as Honorary Constitutional Adviser to the Government of India on Panchayati Raj Institutions Acts, as Member and Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government and more recently as a member of the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind.

Mr Kashyap is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla condoled his demise, saying it was a deep loss for India’s parliamentary democracy, constitutional discourse and public life.

Published – 04 Jun 2026 23:43 IST