Summary
Brijmohan Agrawal is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who is serving as Minister of Education & Parliamentary Affairs in Government of Chhattisgarh. He is serving Raipur South (earlier Raipur Town) as MLA since 1990 and was Home Minister of the State between 2003 and 2005.[1]
Brijmohan Agrawal | |
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| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Tourism Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2023 | |
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| Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 2008 | |
| Constituency | Raipur South |
| In office 1990–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Swarupchand Jain |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Raipur Town |
| Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Ayacut, Water Resources, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 9 December 2013 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar Sahu |
| Succeeded by | Ravindra Choubey |
| Minister of Parliamentary affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 22 December 2008 – 11 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ajay Chandrakar |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Chandrakar |
| Minister of Public Works Department, School Education, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 8 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Munat |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Munat |
| Minister of Culture and Tourism Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 7 December 2003 – 8 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Dhanendra Sahu |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 11 February 2006 – 7 December 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Lata Usendi |
| Cabinet Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management Rehabilitation, Law and Legislative Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 18 June 2005 – 7 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Nanki Ram Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Amar Agrawal |
| Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 7 December 2003 – 18 June 2005 | |
| Chief Minister | Dr. Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Nandkumar Patel |
| Succeeded by | Ramvichar Netam |
| Minister of Labour Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 7 December 2003 – 18 June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Shankar Sodhi |
| Succeeded by | Hemchand Yadav |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Local Administration, Urban development, Tourism and Culture, Science, Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1959 Raipur, Madhya Pradesh, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Shankar Nagar, Raipur |
| Alma mater | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University |
| Website | brijmohanagrawal |
As of 29 April 2023 | |
Political career edit
He was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1990 from Raipur Town Constituency and was re-elected in 1993 and 1998 from the same constituency. After the creation of Chhattisgarh out of Madhya Pradesh, he was elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 from same seat and became Cabinet Minister for Home, Prison, Culture and Tourism. He was given charge of Revenue, Culture, and Tourism, Law and Rehabilitation in 2005 and additional charge of forest, sports and youth Affairs in 2006. In 2008, Raipur Town seat got restructured and divided into 9 seats & Agrawal contested from Raipur City South and won by margin of 65,686 and became Cabinet Minister for School Education, Public Works Department, Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism, and Endowment Trust Culture in second Raman Singh's Ministry. Again, in 2013 he won Raipur City South seat by margin of 34,799 and became Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Bio-Technology, Animal Husbandry, Fish Rearing, Water Resources, Irrigation, Ayacut and Religious Trusts & Endowment in Raman Singh Third ministry.In 2018, he reached the assembly from Raipur South for the third time in a row with 77,589 votes and is currently an MLA from the same constituency.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Baghel following PM Modi's footsteps: BJP's Brijmohan Agrawal after Chhattisgarh CM announces construction of Amar Jawan Jyoti in Raipur". ANI News. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh State Chief Ministers and Ministers List of 2013–2018 Assembly". Chhattisgarh Vidhansabha.
External links edit
- Official website
- Brijmohan Agrawal Biography