Rajendra Shukla (politician)

Summary

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 son of Late. Shri Bhaiyalal shukla, renowned civil contractor of Baghelkhand Region.He is a Minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2][3]

Rajendra Shukla
Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
13 December 2023
Serving with Jagdish Devda
GovernorMangubhai C. Patel
Chief MinisterMohan Yadav
Cabinet Minister
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
25 December 2023
Chief MinisterMohan Yadav
Ministry & Departments
  • Public Health
  • Medical Education
Preceded byVishvas Sarang
In office
26 August 2023 – 11 December 2023
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Ministry & DepartmentsPublic Health Engineering
Succeeded bySampatiya Uikey
In office
3 July 2016 – 12 December 2018
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Ministry & DepartmentsIndustry
Preceded byYashodhara Raje Scindia
Succeeded byKamal Nath
In office
20 December 2008 – 3 July 2016
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Ministry & DepartmentsEnergy
Preceded byGauri Shankar Shejwar
Succeeded byParas Chandra Jain
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2003
Preceded byPushpraj Singh
ConstituencyRewa
Personal details
Born (1964-08-03) 3 August 1964 (age 59)
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSunita Shukla
Children1 son, 2 daughters
Parent
  • Bhaiyyalal Shukla (father)
Residence(s)Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
EducationB.E. (Civil engineering)
Alma materRewa Engineering College
ProfessionPolitician
Source: [1]

Personal edit

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 edit

He was president of Government Engineering College Student Union in 1986.He made his way into politics through Youth Congress and was the Treasurer of MP Youth Congress. Later moved to Bhartiya Janta Party and joined electoral politics 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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Rewa Assembly constituency (Madhya Pradesh): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Rajendra Shukla: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Bhaiyalal Shukla dies at 97". www.dailypioneer.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Rajendra Shukla". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Rewa Assembly Election Results". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Life Sketch". MPinfo.org (in Hindi). 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.

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