Shivraj Singh Chouhan (born 5 March 1959), is an Indian politician and member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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. He is the 17th and current
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
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, having been elected to the same position 3 times in the past, and a
Member of Legislative Assembly
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in
Madhya Pradesh
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from Budhni.
He previously served as the
Chief Minister
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of the Madhya Pradesh, between 2005 and 2018, and holds the record as the state's longest serving Chief Minister. He was also former
National Vice-president, member of the
Parliamentary Board
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and a member of the
Central Election Committee of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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.
As a leader of the
BJP
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, Chouhan served as its
general secretary
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and president of its Madhya Pradesh state unit. He joined the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
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in 1972, as a 13-year-old. He is a five-time
Member of Parliament
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, having represented
Vidisha
Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar in ancient times) is a city in central Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, Bhopal. The name "Vidisha" is derived from th ...
in the
Lok Sabha
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, the lower House of the Indian Parliament, between 1991 and 2006.
He is known for launching the schemes
Ladli Lakshmi Yojana and Beti Bachao Abhiyan.
Early life and education
Shivraj Singh Chouhan was born in a
Kirar Thakur family to Prem Singh Chouhan and his wife Sundar Bai Chouhan in the Jait village of
Sehore district
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Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Sehore District has a population of ...
, and belongs to the
Kirar community. He is a gold medalist in
M. A.
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(
Philosophy
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) from
Barkatullah University
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Bhopal. He is an agriculturist by profession.
Early political career
His early political career can be defined as up to the point of his first election to the Lok Sabha. He was elected President of the
Model School Students Union in 1975. From 1976 to 1977, he participated in underground movement against the
Emergency
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and was imprisoned in Bhopal Jail for some time.
In his early political career, he has also been:
* A convener of Akhil Bhartiya Keshariya Vahini from 1991 to 1992
* A Member of Committee on Labour and Welfare from 1993 to 1996
* A Member of Hindi Salahkar Samiti from 1994 to 2000.
Political career
Chouhan was first elected to the State Assembly from
Budhni
Budhni, also spelled Budni or Budhani, is a town and a Nagar Palika in Sehore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated on Bhopal to Narmadapuram road at a distance of 7 km from Narmadapuram in north direction on the ba ...
Constituency in 1990. He was elected a
Member of Parliament
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for the first time in his career in
10th Lok Sabha
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from
Vidisha
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Constituency in the following year.
In 1996, he was re-elected to the
11th Lok Sabha
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(his second term). He was Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resources Development and Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development from 1996 to 1997 and Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development, General Secretary of BJP, Madhya Pradesh from 1997 to 1998.
Again in 1998, he was re-elected to
12th Lok Sabha
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(third term). He was Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment from 1998 to 1999.
His fourth term in the
13th Lok Sabha
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was from 1999. He was member of Committee on Agriculture from 1999 to 2000, member of Committee on Public Undertakings from 1999 to 2001, and National President of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha from 2000 to 2003. He was also the Chairman of House Committee (Lok Sabha) and National Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party.
The BJP swept Madhya Pradesh in the Assembly elections of December 2003. At that time, Shivraj Singh contested polls unsuccessfully against the incumbent Chief Minister
Digvijaya Singh
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from Raghogarh.
He was a member of Consultative Committee, ministry of Communications from 2000 to 2004. He was re-elected to
14th Lok Sabha
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(5th term) in 2004, with a margin of over 260,000 votes. He was member of Committee on Agriculture, member of Joint Committee on Offices of Profit, National General Secretary of BJP, Secretary of Parliamentary Board, and Secretary (Central Election Committee). He also headed Housing Committee of Lok Sabha, and was a member of Committee on Ethics.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
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As the state BJP President, Chouhan was chosen to become the
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh is the chief executive
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on 30 November 2005. He contested a by-election from
Budhni
Budhni, also spelled Budni or Budhani, is a town and a Nagar Palika in Sehore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated on Bhopal to Narmadapuram road at a distance of 7 km from Narmadapuram in north direction on the ba ...
assembly constituency the following year, winning his old seat by a margin of over 36,000 votes.
In 2008, Chouhan retained his Budhni seat by over 41,000 votes, and with it, led the BJP to a second consecutive victory in the state. On 12 December 2008, he was sworn in for his second term.
On 8 December 2013, Chouhan won Legislative Assembly elections from Budhni by the margin of 84805 from a candidate of Congress. He was also elected as Chief Minister of MP for a third term.
On 12 December 2018, after failing to gain a majority in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Chouhan resigned as Chief Minister. He once again took oath as the
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
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on 23 March 2020 after 22 Congress MLA's resigned along with
Jyotiraditya Scindia
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resulting in the collapse of the
Kamal Nath
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government.
Awards and recognition
2011:
NDTV Indian of the year award - Leader of New India (development)
2016: Suryoday Manavta Seva Sanman award.
See also
*
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Third ministry (2013–2018)
References
External links
Shivraj Singh Chouhan(personal)
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1959 births
Living people
Chief ministers from Bharatiya Janata Party
People from Madhya Pradesh
India MPs 2004–2009
Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
People from Vidisha
People from Sehore district
India MPs 1999–2004
India MPs 1998–1999
India MPs 1996–1997
India MPs 1991–1996
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1990–1992
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2003–2008
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013
Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2013–2018
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2018–2023