Renuka Singh Saruta (born 5 January 1964) is an Indian politician from

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 ...

who currently is a Member of the

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Memb ...

representing Bharatpur-Sonhat. She previously served as the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs of India from 30 May 2019 to 7 December 2023. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Political career

Renuka Singh started her political career as a member of the

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District Panchayat. Singh also served as the BJP Mandal President in Ramanuj Nagar. Renuka was first elected to

in 2003 and became Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Woman & Child development and Family welfare in

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 ...

and again got re-elected in 2008. In 2013 Assembly election, she lost to senior Congress leader Khelsai Singh. In the 2019 general election, she again contested against Khelsai Singh and won by margin of 1,57,873 votes and became Union Minister of State of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. She successfully contested the

2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election The 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held in or before November 2023 to elect all 90 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. Bhupesh Baghel is the incumbent Chief Minister of the state. Background The t ...

from

Bharatpur-Sonhat Assembly constituency Bharatpur-Sonhat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is part of Koriya district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. Member ...

, becoming a member of the

for the third time. https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/bharatpur-sonhat-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470818-2023-12-03

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Living people People from Surajpur district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh India MPs 2019–present Women members of the Lok Sabha Narendra Modi ministry Women members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 1964 births Chhattisgarh MLAs 2003–2008 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2008–2013 Women union ministers of state of India 21st-century Indian women politicians {{Chhattisgarh-BJP-politician-stub