Amar Agrawal (born 22 September 1963) is an Indian politician and former Cabinet Minister of

Government of Chhattisgarh Government of Chhattisgarh also known as the State Government of Chhattisgarh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the ...

. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Agrawal represented the legislature of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

from 1998 to 2018. After his victory in the 2013 Assembly elections, Agrawal represented his

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

for the third successive tenure as Minister of Health and Medical Education in the Legislature Assembly of Chhattisgarh. There are a number of schemes and projects in which he is involved such as 108 Sanjeevani Express, 102 Mahtari Express, 104 Medical Consultation and Online Jan Shikayat Kendra.

Political career

In 1998, Agrawal contested 1998 assembly election from Bilaspur Constituency and won by margin of 10,995 votes. After creation of

out of Madhya Pradesh, he won 2003 Chhattisgarh Assembly election from same constituency and became Cabinet Minister in Raman Singh's Ministry and retained his constituency till 2018. Agrawal held various portfolios such as Finance, Health and family welfare, commercial tax, revenue during his tenure from 2003 to 2018.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Agrawal, Amar Living people State cabinet ministers of Chhattisgarh 1963 births Chhattisgarh MLAs 2013–2018 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2000–2003 People from Raigarh district People from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1993–1998 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2003–2008 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2008–2013