Tulsi Ram Silawat is a cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh state government and member of
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan ...
representing
Sanwer constituency of
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 ...
district two times. He took oath as a cabinet minister of new MP government on 25 December 2018.
He joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
on 21 March 2020 and took Oath on 21 April 2020 as the Minister of Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh under CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Cabinet formation. On 20 October 2020, he resigned from the post of Water Resources Minister. Because, as per Article 164 (4) of the Indian Constitution, a minister who is not a member of the House has to be elected to an assembly within 6 months of being appointed minister.
Career
In December 2018, he was inducted into the
Kamal Nath cabinet as Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare 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 ...
. During
2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis, he supported senior Congress leader
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January 1971) is an Indian politician who serves as the Minister of Civil Aviation, a position his father also held from 1991 to 1993. He also heads the Ministry of Steel. He is a Member of Parliament i ...
and joined BJP with the 22 MLAs who resigned.
22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP
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See also
*Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan ...
*2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
A Legislative Assembly election was held on 25 November 2013 in Madhya Pradesh, India, with the result announced on 8 December. Along with four other state assembly elections, these were the first elections in which the Election Commission of Indi ...
*2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was declared by the Election Commission of India on 14 October 2008. Elections for 230 seats took place on 27 November 2008, and counting started on 8 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party won ...
* 1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
References
External links
Tulsi Silawat on TwitterTulsi Silawat on Facebook
Living people
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1985–1990
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013
1954 births
Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2018–2023
Politicians from Indore
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