Ramnivas Rawat
Ramnivas Rawat (born 21 January 1960) is an Indian politician serving as Madhya Pradesh Working President of the Indian National Congress .[2] He started his political career in Indian Youth Congress and had been the five-time legislator from Vijaypur constituency in Madhya Pradesh Vijaypur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh in Digvijaya Singh cabinet. He unsuccessfully contested for Indian parliament in 2019 against BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar.[3]
Ramnivas Rawat | |
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Ex. Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2003 | |
Preceded by | Babulal Mewara |
Constituency | Vijaypur |
In office 1990 – 1998 | |
Preceded by | Babulal Mewara |
Succeeded by | Babulal Mewara |
Personal details | |
Born | Village Sunwai, Teh. Vijaypur, India | 21 January 1960
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Uma Rawat |
Residence | Sheopur |
Education | LLB[1] |
Alma mater | Jiwaji University, Gwalior |
Profession | Politician |
As of 23 July, 2018 Source: [[http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14thvs/2014_2.pdf "Biography"] (PDF). Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.] |
Personal life
Rawat was born on 21 January 1960 to Late Ganesh Prasad Rawat and Bhanti bai in Sunvai Tehsil in Vijaypur in Madhya Pradesh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and later earned an Masters with Gold Medal in History and LLB. Rawat is married to Uma Rawat, with whom he has two sons and two daughter.[4]
Political career
Five Term MLA Rawat entered politics through Indian Youth Congress in 1986. He was first elected as MLA from Vijaypur in 1990 and then in 1993. Rawat was inducted as Cabinet Minister in 1993 in Digvijay Singh cabinet.[5][6] Subsequently, he won his elections from Vijaypur constituency in 2003, 2008 and 2013. In 2018 Assembly election, he lost to his nearest rival by 2890 votes from Vijaypur constituency.[7] In 2019 Loksabha election, he contested against Narendra Singh Tomar and lost by 113341 votes from Morena.[3]
Rawat is member of All Indian Congress Committee and working president of Madhya Pradesh Congress.[8]
Political Views
He supports Congress Party's Ideology. It is a very astonishing fact about him whenever he is about to got a chance of being a minister is loses assembly elections.
References
- "LS 2009 Profile". myneta. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Will tour Madhya Pradesh to unite Cong, not aspirant for CM's post: Digvijay". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- "Morena Election Result 2019 LIVE". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- "Ramniwas Rawat" (PDF). mpvidhansabha. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- Singh, NK; Desai, Bharat (31 January 1996). "Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijay Singh doles out cabinet berths to preserve his power base". India Today. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "BJP leaves Adampur for SAD". The Tribune. New Delhi. UNI. 3 November 1998. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9685-madhya-pradesh-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/
- Reporter, Staff (11 May 2018). "Bhopal: State Congress president Kamal Nath conducts organisation meetings". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
See also
- Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election