Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo or T. S. Singh Deo (born 31 October 1952) is an

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politician from Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India. He is the current Health Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is also the current titular Maharaja of

Surguja Surguja district is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district is one of the oldest districts of Chhattisgarh. The headquarters of the district is Ambikapur. The district lies in its eponymous Surguja dialectal region (where ...

, with headquarters at Ambikapur. He was the last mentor to sit on the throne of Surguja. He is often referred to as "T.S. Baba" in his local constituency.

Political career

He is one of the most prominent and senior members of the

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. Being from a royal family, he is the richest MLA of Chhattisgarh. He served as the Leader of Opposition in 4th Vidhan Sabha of Chhattisgarh. Currently, he is serving as a Cabinet Minister for Health in the Chhattisgarh government. T.S. Singh Deo has been elected from Ambikapur Assembly Constituency 3 times since

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, winning by a margin of 39,624 against his BJP opponent Anurag Singh Deo in the most recent

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. He has been a very active politician in demonstrating against the BJP government which helped him to bring his

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to power with huge majority in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha election of 2018. He is a gentle face of Congress in Chhattisgarh. He was the richest candidate in the 2013 Assembly Elections.

Cabinet Minister of Chattisgarh

After the

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resulted in a victory for the

. T.S. Singh Deo and

Bhupesh Baghel Bhupesh Baghel (born 23 August 1960) is an Indian politician serving as the third and current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. He was president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress. He has been member of State ...

were both considered candidates for the position of

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, but eventually Bhupesh Baghel- considered a significant OBC face in the state- was chosen over Singh Deo. Singh Deo was made a cabinet minister in the Baghel ministry, holding five portfolios- Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, 20 Point Program Implementation, Commercial Taxes and panchayat and rural development.

Terms in the Chhattisgarh assembly

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh Deo, T. S. 1952 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh Indian National Congress politicians from Chhattisgarh People from Ambikapur, India Leaders of the Opposition in Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh MLAs 2018–2023 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2008–2013 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2013–2018