Jitendra Patwari (born 19 November 1973) is an Indian politician from the

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. He was the Cabinet Minister for Higher Education, Sports and Youth Affairs of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. He is the current president of Madhya Pradesh Congress. He was the

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

from Rau

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. He is the member of the

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Early life and education

He was born in

Bijalpur Bijalpur is in the south-west region of Indore city. It has population of 40,000 (as per Census record 2011). India census, Bijalpur had a population of 18000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bijalpur has an average lit ...

, a small town near Indore, on 19 November 1973, to Ramesh Chandra Kodarlal Patwari and Pirak Bai Patwari. He has completed his schooling from Government Multi Malhar Ashram Higher Secondary School, Indore and then pursued his

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and

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. degrees from

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Devi Ahilya University (informally abbreviated DAVV), formerly Indore University, is a State University. It was named after 'Ahilya Bai Holkar', the 18th century Queen and ruler of Indore, which was part of the Hindu Maratha Empire. Its jurisdic ...

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is t ...

. His grandfather Kodarlal Patwari served as a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement. His father, Ramesh Chandra Patwari, is also an active leader of

Political career

He first became MLA in 2013 from Rau

. He is currently the Secretary of

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and is in charge of

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. He is also the Working President of the

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as well as national media panelist of

. Earlier he was President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress. He won election for the second time from Rau in 2018. He was the Cabinet Minister of Higher Education, Youth and Sports Affairs in the

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, after

formed the government in

after 15 years but resigned after 2020 Madhya Pradesh political turmoil.

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Early life and education

Political career

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