Kamal Patel (born 6 October 1961) is an Indian politician and a member of the

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. He has served as a Member of the

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five times in 1993, 1998,

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, and

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representing the Harda Constituency. On 21 April 2020, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister and currently serves as the Minister of Agriculture in the

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Political career

Patel has been associated with Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student union affiliated with the BJP since his days as a student. He was president of

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Hoshangabad. Later, he was made state general secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha then also became state president of BJP Yuva morcha. He has been elected on five occasions as a

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of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh from

Harda Harda is a town and a municipality in Harda district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Harda is the administrative headquarters of Harda. History Mughal period During the Mughal period, Harda was a mahal in the Handia sarkar. In 1742 ...

constituency. Those successes came in the consecutive elections of 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2018. *1989 – member of Madhya Pradesh BJP state executive committee. *1993 – elected MLA from Harda constituency. *1998 – elected MLA from Harda constituency. *2003 – elected MLA from Harda constituency. *2005 – state minister (independent charge) of Medical Education, Technical Education and Training with effect from 1 June 2005 *2008 – elected MLA from Harda constituency. *2009 – Cabinet Minister and given the charge of Revenue, Religious Trust and Endowment, and Rehabilitation Departments *2013 - Lost VidhanSabha Election *2018 – elected MLA from Harda constituency.

Minister Of Madhya Pradesh

Patel was made state minister (independent charge) of Medical Education, Technical Education and Training with effect from 1 June 2005 in the

Babulal Gaur Babulal Gaur Yadav (2 June 1929 – 21 August 2019) was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was elected ten times to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, twice ...

-led government. Later he was promoted to rank of cabinet minister and given the charge of revenue, religious trust and endowment, and rehabilitation departments in the government of

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Shivraj Singh Chouhan (born 5 March 1959), is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the 17th and current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, having been elected to the same position 3 times in the past, and a Member ...

. On 21 April 2020 he again became a cabinet minister.

Political career

Minister Of Madhya Pradesh

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