Rajendra Shukla | |
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| Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Mangubhai C. Patel |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Yadav |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Yadav |
| Ministry & Departments |
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| Preceded by | Vishvas Sarang |
| In office 26 August 2023 – 11 December 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Ministry & Departments | Public Health Engineering |
| Succeeded by | Sampatiya Uikey |
| In office 3 July 2016 – 12 December 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Ministry & Departments | Industry |
| Preceded by | Yashodhara Raje Scindia |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Nath |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 3 July 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Ministry & Departments | Energy |
| Preceded by | Gauri Shankar Shejwar |
| Succeeded by | Paras Chandra Jain |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Pushpraj Singh |
| Constituency | Rewa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1964 Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sunita Shukla |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
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| Residence(s) | Rewa, Madhya Pradesh |
| Education | B.E. (Civil engineering) |
| Profession | Politician |
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Rajendra Shukla (born 3 August 1964) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Rewa constituency of Madhya Pradesh. He is a Minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2][3]
Personal
Rajendra Shukla one of the eminent politicians Of Madhya Pradesh was born on 3 August 1964 in Rewa. His father Bhaiyalal Shukla was a contractor and social worker.[4] He studied at Government school and holds bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Government Engineering College Rewa. With leadership qualities blooming in his young age only, he became the president of Government Engineering College Student Union in 1986.[5]
Political career
He was president of Government Engineering College Student Union in 1986.He made his way into politics by contesting in 1998 assembly election, which he lost to INC candidate Pushparaj Singh by a close margin of 1394 votes. He got elected to assembly for the first time in 2003, defeating incumbent Pushparaj Singh.[6]
He repeated his victory again in 2008 and 2013 Madhya Pradesh assembly election. In his tenure as an MLA, he served under different ministries including forestry, biodiversity/biotechnology, mineral resources and law and legislative affairs. He also took charge as a cabinet minister in 2023 under Shivaraj Singh Chauhan Government.[7]
In 2018 instead of anti-incumbency against him, he won against INC candidate Abhay Mishra by a margin of 18,089 votes. He took oath as a cabinet minister just before assembly election 2023 under Shivraj Singh Chouhan Government on August 26, 2023.[8]
Election
In the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 he defeated the Bahujan Samaj Party & Indian National Congress candidates Dr Mujib Khan and Rajendra Sharma, respectively.[9]
Previously in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2003 he defeated sitting Indian National Congress MLA and Minister Pushpraj Singh, after losing the previous election to him in 1998.
References
- ↑ "Rewa Assembly constituency (Madhya Pradesh): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ↑ "Rajendra Shukla: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ↑ रियासत, Aaryan Puneet Dwivedi | रीवा (26 August 2023). "राजेंद्र शुक्ल के मंत्री बनने पर विंध्य में जश्न: 4 बार विधायक और 4 बार मंत्री बनने का रिकॉर्ड, जानिए 1977 से अब तक कौन-कौन रीवा MLA रहा". www.rewariyasat.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ "Bhaiyalal Shukla dies at 97". www.dailypioneer.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Rajendra Shukla". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Rewa Assembly Election Results". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ "Life Sketch". MPinfo.org (in Hindi). 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ↑ रियासत, Aaryan Puneet Dwivedi | रीवा (26 August 2023). "MP Cabinet Expansion Live: राजेंद्र शुक्ल, गौरीशंकर बिसेन और राहुल लोधी ने मंत्रिपद की शपथ ली". www.rewariyasat.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ रियासत, Aaryan Puneet Dwivedi | रीवा (26 August 2023). "राजेंद्र शुक्ल के मंत्री बनने पर विंध्य में जश्न: 4 बार विधायक और 4 बार मंत्री बनने का रिकॉर्ड, जानिए 1977 से अब तक कौन-कौन रीवा MLA रहा". www.rewariyasat.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 August 2023.