Lakhan Lal Dewangan

Lakhan Lal Dewangan (born 12 April 1962) is an Indian politician and former Parliamentary secretary (Minister of State rank) in Government of Chhattisgarh. He is Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh.[1]

Lakhan Lal Dewangan
Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
Assumed office
29 September 2020
President
Parliamentary secretary for Ministry of Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Protection,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
23 May 2015 – 11 December 2018
Succeeded byKunwar Singh Nishad
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for Katghora
In office
8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Preceded byBodhram Kanwar
Succeeded byPurushottam Kanwar
Mayor, Korba Municipal Corporation
In office
16 January 2005 – 11 January 2010
Preceded byShyam Kanwar
Succeeded byJogesh Lamba
Personal details
Born (1962-04-12) 12 April 1962
Korba, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ParentsTulsi Ram Dewangan (Father)
ResidenceKorba, Chhattisgarh, India
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

Lakhan Lal Dewangan was first elected as Mayor of Korba Municipal Corporation in 2005.[2] On 8 December 2013, Dewangan became Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Katghora Constituency by defeating Bodhram Kanwar of Indian National Congress, a six term MLA from same seat by 13,130 votes.[3] and became Parliamentary secretary (Minister of State rank) for Food, Civil Supply, Consumer Protection, Village Industry, Planning, Economic and Statistics in Raman Singh Third ministry. Again, Dewangan contested the 2018 Assembly election against Purushottam Kanwar (INC) for Katghora but lost to Kanwar by 11,511 votes.[4]

References
  1. https://www.haribhoomi.com/local/chhattisgarh/the-wait-is-over-vishnu-sena-is-ready-8-vice-presidents-4-general-ministers-8-state-ministers-senapati-also-fixed-348155
  2. http://www.korbamunicipal.in/mck/MayorList.aspx
  3. http://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/2013-election-results.html
  4. http://election.cg.nic.in/trmsacelection2018/resultacelection.aspx


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