Satish Chaturvedi

Dr. Satish Chaturvedi (born 10 October 1946) is an active Indian politician of the Maharashtra state. He has represented the Nagpur East assembly constituency for 5 terms in the Maharashtra legislative assembly.[1][2][3]

Dr. Satish Chaturvedi
Born10 October 1946
EducationM.A., Ph.D., LLB
Political partyIndian National Congress

Education and Early Life

Dr. Chaturvedi[4] is a Ph.D. scholar and a doctorate in Literature. He has also done M.A. (Political Sciences), (History), (Hindi Literature). Apart from this, he also has an LLB degree.[5]

He became active in politics during his college years as he became the President of Nagpur University Student Union in 1968. He came in contact with the student wing of the Indian National Congress, N.S.U.I. and got the charge of Maharashtra N.S.U.I. in 1969. In 1978, he became the Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress President.[6][7]

From 1979 to 80, he was the General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee also handled the position of Vice President, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Along with this he was also the member of AICC delegates from Maharashtra for 15 years.[8]

Political Career as an Elected Representative

MLA from Nagpur East legislative constituency for 25 years- 1980-85, 1990–95, 1995–99, 1999-2004, 2004-09.[9]

He was the Minister of State for Forest, Health, Tourism, Technical Education, Sports and Irrigation in the 1980.[10][11]

He also held the Labour, Textiles and Mining ministry from 2001 to 04.[12][13]

From 2004 to 08, he held the ministerial berth for Labour, Textiles, Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Employment and Self Employment.[14][15]

References

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