Ramesh Chand Meena

Summary

Ramesh Chand Meena (born 15 January 1963) is an Indian politician and has Former Cabinet Minister Panchayati Raj & Rural development Government of Rajasthan and also member of 13th, 14th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He currently represents Sapotra (Assembly constituency) as a member of Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5][6]

Ramesh Chand Meena
Cabinet Minister Panchayati Raj & Rural development Government of Rajasthan
In office
21 November 2021 – December 2023
Cabinet Minister Food & Civil Supplies Consumer affairs Government of Rajasthan
In office
26 December 2018 – 14 July 2020
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2023
Succeeded byHansraj Meena
ConstituencySapotra Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born (1963-01-15) 15 January 1963 (age 61)
Nayagaon, Rajasthan, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (2013-present)
Other political
affiliations
Bahujan Samaj Party (2008-2013)
Spouse
Smt Kamlesh Meena
(m. 1993)
ParentShankar Lal Meena[1]
Residence(s)T/37, Mantralaya Bhawan, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur
EducationB. E. (Civil)
Alma materUniversity of Rajasthan
OccupationMLA
ProfessionContractor[1]

Early life and education edit

Mr. Ramesh Meena was born 15 January 1963 in the Nayagaon village in Mandrayal tehsil of Karauli district of Rajasthan to his father Shankar Lal Meena. In 1995, he married Smt Kamlesh Meena. In 1993, he attended University of Rajasthan and attained Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree. He is a contractor by profession.[1]

Political career edit

Mr. Ramesh Meena has been MLA three times. He started his political career in 1993 elections as an Independent candidate but lost and stood third with 18,071 (25.21%) votes. And again contested in 1998 elections, but again he lost and stood fourth with 7,504 (9.74%) votes. After two time failure he was finally elected MLA in 2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election from Sapotra (Assembly constituency) as a member of Bahujan Samaj Party, he defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mukhraj by a margin of 8,329 (7.18%) votes. He has given open support to INC government and joined Indian National Congress in 2013.[7]

In 14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2013) elections, he was again elected MLA as a member of Indian National Congress, he defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rishikesh by a margin of 6,232 (4.36%) votes.[8]

In 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2018) elections, he was elected for a third time continuously Member of Legislative Assembly of Sapotra by defeating Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Golma Devi Meena by a margin of 14,104 (8.26%) votes.[9]

In December 2018, he was appointed Cabinet Minister in third Ashok Gehlot ministry with portfolios of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.[10][11][12][13]

Posts held edit

From To Position
2008 2013 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan
2013 2018 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan
2014 2018 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
2018 Incumbent Member, 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan
2018 Incumbent Cabinet Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in Government of Rajasthan

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit". Myneta.info. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Ramesh Chand Meena Member of Legislative Assembly MLA Rajasthan". entranceindia.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "रमेश चंद मीना - सपोटरा विधानसभा चुनाव 2018". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ramesh Chand Meena Biography". www.elections.in. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. ^ TNN (9 December 2019). "Ramesh Chand Meena condemns negligence in food security scheme". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ Abdul Bari (8 December 2019). "मंत्री रमेश चंद मीणा ने दिए निर्देश: खाद्य सुरक्षा योजना से जुड़े सरकारी कर्मचारियों पर कराएं FIR दर्ज". Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Sapotra Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Sapotra (Rajasthan) Assembly Constituency Elections". www.elections.in. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Sapotra Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) (MLA) Elections Result Live". News18. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ PTI (27 December 2018). "Rajasthan ministers allocated portfolios; Gehlot keeps 9, including home and finance". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ^ PTI (25 December 2018). "18 first-timers take oath as Ministers in Rajasthan". The Pioneer. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ^ India Today Web Desk (24 December 2018). "Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot's ministers take oath, lady luck smiles on 22 Congress MLAs, 1 from RLD". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. ^ Bhaskar News Network (24 December 2018). "सपोटरा विधायक रमेशचंद मीना होंगे मंत्रिमंडल में शामिल, समर्थक खुश". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 May 2020.