Raman Singh
| Raman Singh | |
|---|---|
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| 2nd Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 7 December 2003 | |
| Governor | Anandiben Patel |
| Preceded by | Ajit Jogi |
| Constituency | Rajnandgaon |
| Union Minister of State Commerce and Industry | |
In office 13 December 1999 – 29 January 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-10-15) 15 October 1952[1] Kawardha, Madhya Pradesh, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Political party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Veena Singh |
| Children | Abhishek Singh Asmita Singh |
| Residence | Civil Lines, Raipur [Cg.] 492001 |
Raman Singh (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh state since 7 December 2003. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also an ENT ayurvedic doctor.
Contents
1 Background
2 Political career
3 References
4 External links
Background
The Raman Singh Is born In Rajput Family. His Present Rajput Community Is The Stronger Politician And Very Close To BJP senior Leader. His education was from Ayurveda Stream
Political career
Singh joined the Bharatiya Jan Sangh as a youth member and was the president of youth wing in Kawardha in 1976-77. He progressed to become a councillor of Kawardha municipality in 1983.[1]
He was elected to chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly consecutively in 1990 and 1993. In 1999 he was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from the Rajnandgaon constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Singh became the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry from 1999 to 2003. In present, he is the minister of General Administration, Finance, Electronics & Information Technology, Public Relations, Mining, Energy, Aviation and other departments which are not allotted to any Minister. He was later named as President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the new state of Chhattisgarh, and led the party to a victory in the 2003 state Assembly elections.[2] With the other main contender for the Chief Minister's post, Dilip Singh Judeo, caught in the midst of a scam, the BJP leadership named Raman Singh as Chhattisgarh's second Chief Minister, and the first person to be elected to that post.[3]
He has received praise for his organisational abilities, as reflected in his state's position with regard to implementation of a programme to improve the conditions of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes. The United Nations has also recognised the work done in Chhattisgarh under his leadership and the fiscal management of the state is another aspect for which he is known.[3]
He banned naxalite organisations in Chhattisgarh in 2002 under the "Salwa Judum" initiative, a move supported by the opposition party as well, led by Mahendra Karma who was assassinated by naxalites on 25 May 2012.[4] Singh was sworn in for his second term on 12 December 2008.[5] On 8 December 2013 he was re-elected as the chief minister (CM) of the state.
He won re-election in 2013 for his third tenure as a CM of Chhattisgarh.
References
^ ab "Biodata: Dr. Raman Singh" (pdf). Government of Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 10 November 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Governor invites Raman Singh". The Hindu. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ ab Chhibber, Devika. "Chhattisgarh: CMs in the wings". Zee News. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ Gupta, Smita (29 May 2013). "Congress to train its guns on Raman Singh". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ "CHHATTISGARH: Raman's clean image helped BJP". IBN Live. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Profile
- Progressive Chhattisgarh Reaching New Milestones
| Preceded by Ajit Jogi | Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh 7 December 2003 – present | Succeeded by incumbent |
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