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Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Height: 175 cm DOB: 5 March 1959

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister from 2005 to 2018 and again from 2020 to 2023. He became the Chief Minister for the first time in 2005 after replacing Babulal Gaur. He remained the CM till December 2018 when the Congress party became the single largest party in the state and Kamal Nath became the Chief Minister. However, the Congress government in the state was short-lived and Shivraj Singh Chouhan again became the CM in March 2020 after the Jyotiraditya Scindia's rebellion. He was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader has been representing the Budhni constituency in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly since 2006 winning it in a bypoll. He won the seat in 2008, 2013 and 2018 also by defeating Congress candidates Mahesh Singh Rajput, Dr Mahendra Singh Chauhan and Arun Subhashchandra Yadav respectively. In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections, Chouhan again won the Budhni seat by defeating Congress candidate Vikram Mastal Sharma with a margin of 1,04,974 votes. The BJP again won the decisive mandate in the state but Chouhan was replaced with Dr Mohan Yadav. Chouhan first represented Budhni in 1990 when he won the seat by defeating Congress candidate Hari Singh with a margin of over 22,000 votes. Chouhan won the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in 1991 (bypoll), 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004. Chouhan won a bypoll from Vidisha in 1991 after BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee retained his Lucknow seat and left Vidisha. He was also the former vice president of the BJP from 2019 to 2020. Chouhan is again contesting from the Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency.

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PM Modi attends CEC meeting at BJP headquarters

Politics | Oct 04, 2020, 10:16 PM IST

PM Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and other party leaders arrived at party headquarters in the national capital on October 04 for Central Election Committee meeting.

CM Shivraj transfers Rs 800 crores to Cooperative Banks in Bhopal

News | Sep 22, 2020, 08:12 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan transferred Rs 800 crores to Cooperative Banks which is to be given at 0% interest loans to farmers in the state.

CM Shivraj inaugurates Indokh barrage project

News | Sep 20, 2020, 10:49 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the Indokh barrage project in Indore on September 20.

Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh are modern thugs: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Politics | Sep 13, 2020, 10:24 PM IST

During a public rally in MP's Bhind, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh modern thugs.

MP CM Shivraj announces ration Re 1/kg to poor from Sep 16

Politics | Sep 13, 2020, 09:17 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on September 13 held a rally in Bhind. While addressing the rally, he announced Re 1 per kg ration for poor people across the state from September 16.

Everyone in MP will have 'pucca house' by 2023: CM Shivraj Chouhan

News | Sep 11, 2020, 10:19 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on September 11 announced that Rs 4600 crore will be deposited in bank accounts of 20 lakh farmers on September 18 under Fasal Bima Yojana.

CM Shivraj Chouhan assures compensation for houses to flood victims in Sehore

News | Sep 08, 2020, 10:22 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on September 08 held a public rally in Sehore.

Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan surveys flood-hit Hoshangabad in boat

News | Aug 31, 2020, 09:09 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took survey of flood-hit areas in Hoshangabad in boat on August 31. He also met locals and distributed relief material among them.

MP floods: Focus on providing drinking water, food to sufferers, says CM Chouhan

News | Aug 31, 2020, 03:05 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan briefed media about the current situation of the flood in the state.

CM Shivraj Chouhan conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in MP

News | Aug 30, 2020, 04:26 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on August 30 conducted aerial survey of flood-affected areas in MP.

NEET, JEE must be conducted on time: CM Chouhan

News | Aug 28, 2020, 08:12 PM IST

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that NEET and JEE must be conducted on time.

Baramulla terror attack: CM Shivraj Chouhan pays floral tribute to Sepoy Manish

News | Aug 26, 2020, 12:44 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid floral tribute to Sepoy Manish in Bhopal. Sepoy Manish had sustained burn injuries in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district. He later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.

Leaders in Congress who raise voice are accused of colluding with BJP: CM Chouhan

Politics | Aug 24, 2020, 06:00 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on August 24 said those leaders who give good suggestions to Congress are being accused of colluding with BJP and labelled as traitors.

'Chanting Hanuman Chalisa helps devotees not devils': CM Shivraj's scathing attack on Kamal Nath

News | Aug 22, 2020, 08:14 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on August 22 in Gwalior mocked former chief minister Kamal Nath for chanting 'Hanuman Chalisa' on Ram Mandir bhoomipujan and said that 'chanting Hanuman Chalisa helps devotees not devils'.

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacts with MGNREGA wage workers via video conferencing

News | Aug 18, 2020, 11:20 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

CM Chouhan renames Gwalior-Chambal Expressway as Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway

News | Aug 16, 2020, 07:00 PM IST

On the death anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan renamed Gwalior-Chambal Expressway as Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway.

CM Shivraj to finalise 'Atma Nirbhar Madhya Pradesh' roadmap by Sep 01

News | Aug 14, 2020, 05:10 PM IST

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that he is going to finalise 'Atma Nirbhar Madhya Pradesh' roadmap till September 01.

We should start imparting skills in students from class 6: CM Shivraj

News | Aug 10, 2020, 03:59 PM IST

While addressing the Aatmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh webinar in Bhopal on August 10, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "We have to ensure that every child in the state goes to school.

CM Chouhan discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID-19

News | Aug 05, 2020, 01:57 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID-19.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive for COVID-19

News | Jul 25, 2020, 12:36 PM IST

The MP Chief Minister has appealed to all colleagues and individuals "who has come in contact with me to get their coronavirus test done.