His early political career can be defined as up to the point of his first election to the Lok Sabha. He was elected President of the Model School Students Union in 1975.[10] From 1976 to 1977, he participated in underground movement against the Emergency and was imprisoned in Bhopal Jail for some time.
In his early political career, he has also been[citation needed]:
A convener of Akhil Bhartiya Keshariya Vahini from 1991 to 1992
A Member of Committee on Labour and Welfare from 1993 to 1996
A Member of Hindi Salahkar Samiti from 1994 to 2000.
Political career
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Piyush Goyal distributing the LED Bulbs to the citizens at the launch of the UJALA Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, at Bhopal
Chouhan was first elected to the State Assembly from Budhni Constituency in 1990. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the first time in his career in 10th Lok Sabha from Vidisha Constituency in the following year.
In 1996, he was re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha (his second term). He was Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resources Development and Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development from 1996 to 1997 and Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development, General Secretary of BJP, Madhya Pradesh from 1997 to 1998.
Again in 1998, he was re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (third term). He was Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment from 1998 to 1999.
His fourth term in the 13th Lok Sabha was from 1999. He was member of Committee on Agriculture from 1999 to 2000, member of Committee on Public Undertakings from 1999 to 2001, and National President of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha from 2000 to 2003. He was also the Chairman of House Committee (Lok Sabha) and National Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party.
The BJP swept Madhya Pradesh in the Assembly elections of December 2003. At that time, Shivraj Singh contested polls unsuccessfully against the incumbent Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh from Raghogarh.
He was a member of Consultative Committee, ministry of Communications from 2000 to 2004. He was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term) in 2004, with a margin of over 260,000 votes. He was member of Committee on Agriculture, member of Joint Committee on Offices of Profit, National General Secretary of BJP, Secretary of Parliamentary Board, and Secretary (Central Election Committee). He also headed Housing Committee of Lok Sabha, and was a member of Committee on Ethics.
As the state BJP President, Chouhan was chosen to become the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 30 November 2005. He contested a by-election from Budhni assembly constituency the following year, winning his old seat by a margin of over 36,000 votes.
In 2008, Chouhan retained his Budhni seat by over 41,000 votes, and with it, led the BJP to a second consecutive victory in the state. On 12 December 2008, he was sworn in for his second term.
On 8 December 2013, Chouhan won Legislative Assembly elections from Budhni by the margin of 84805 from a candidate of Congress. He was also elected as Chief Minister of MP for a third term.[11]
On 12 December 2018, after failing to gain a majority in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Chouhan resigned as Chief Minister.[12] He once again took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 23 March 2020 after 22 Congress MLA's resigned along with Jyotiraditya Scindia resulting in the collapse of the Kamal Nath government.[13]
^—Kritvi Paliwal (23 December 2018). "Madhya Pradesh's maverick Mamaji: A look back at Shivraj Singh Chouhan's politics and controversies". Firstpost. Retrieved 7 April 2020.; — PTI (12 December 2018). "Shivraj Singh Chouhan: The 'Mama' who held sway in Madhya Pradesh for 13 years". Economic Times. Retrieved 7 April 2020. From being called "Paon paon wale bhaiya" (foot soldier) by villagers to being addressed as "Mama" (maternal uncle) by children, Shivraj Singh Chouhan just four days ago said he is the "biggest pollster" and predicted a BJP victory in Madhya Pradesh.; — Shyamendra Parihar. "CM शिवराज ने बताया, उन्हें लोग क्यों कहते हैं मामा". m.patrika.com. Patrika. Retrieved 7 April 2020. सीएम शिवराज सिंह चौहान को सब मामा कहते हैं और देश की मीडिया भी उन्हें मामा के नाम से भी बुलाती है। यह सवाल सभी के मन में रहता है कि उन्हें मामा क्यों कहा जाता है? एक निजी न्यूज चैनल को दिए गए इंटरव्यू में जब यही सवाल सीएम शिवराज से पूछा गया तो उन्होंने कहा कि मामा का वैसे तो अर्थ होता है कि मां का भाई,लेकिन इसका एक व्यापक अर्थ भी है। वो कहते हैं कि जिसके दिल में बेटियों के लिए दो मां का प्यार हो वहीं होता है मां-मां यानि कि मामा। इसलिए उन्हें लोग मामा कहकर बुलाते हैं।
^"Members : Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^"Shivraj Singh still calls himself CM of Madhya Pradesh. Only this time it means something else". India Today. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^"BJP considers 'larger' roles for Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Raman Singh, Vasundhara Raje". The Indian Express. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^. bharateseva.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^"Chouhan's son of the soil image proves to be winner, again". Indian Express. 8 December 2013.
^. bharateseva.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^Ganguly, Sumit; Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. (13 August 2007). The State of India's Democracy. JHU Press. p. 74. ISBN9780801887918 – via Google Books.
^"Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a humble victor". India Today. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^"Shivraj Singh Chouhan: the 'mama' with staying power". NDTV. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
^"Election Results LIVE Updates: Shivraj Singh Chouhan to resign as Madhya Pradesh CM; Mayawati declares support for Congress". Firstpost. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^"Four months after taking charge in MP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests COVID positive, hospitalised". The Indian Express. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^"NDTV's Leaders of New India". Ndtv. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^"Chouhan to be conferred with Suryoday Manavta Sewa Samman award". The Pioneer. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^"CM शिवराज 'चैंपियंस ऑफ चेंज अवार्ड' से सम्मानित, इन हस्तियों को भी दिया गया अवार्ड". Zee News (in Hindi).
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Shivraj Singh Chouhan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Shivraj Singh Chouhan born 5 March 1959 is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party He is the 17th and current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh having been elected to the same position 3 times in the past and a Member of Legislative Assembly in Madhya Pradesh from Budhni 2 He previously served as the Chief Minister of the Madhya Pradesh between 2005 and 2018 and holds the record as the state s longest serving Chief Minister 3 4 He was also former National Vice president member of the Parliamentary Board and a member of the Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party Shivraj Chouhan17th Chief Minister of Madhya PradeshIncumbentAssumed office 23 March 2020GovernorLalji TandonAnandiben Patel Additional Charge Mangubhai C PatelPreceded byKamal NathIn office 29 November 2005 2005 11 29 12 December 2018 2018 12 12 Preceded byBabulal GaurSucceeded byKamal NathVice President of Bharatiya Janata PartyIn office 11 January 2019 2019 01 11 26 September 2020PresidentJ P NaddaPresident of Bharatiya Janata Yuva MorchaIn office 2000 2000 2002 2002 Preceded byRamashish RaiSucceeded byG Kishan ReddyMember of Madhya Pradesh Legislative AssemblyIncumbentAssumed office 2006 2006 Preceded byRajendra SinghConstituencyBudhniIn office 1990 1990 1991 1991 Preceded byChauhan SinghSucceeded byMohan Lal ShishirConstituencyBudhniMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 1991 1991 2005 2005 Preceded byAtal Bihari VajpayeeSucceeded byRampal SinghConstituencyVidishaPersonal detailsBorn 1959 03 05 5 March 1959 age 63 Sehore Madhya Pradesh IndiaPolitical partyBharatiya Janata PartySpouseSadhna Singh ChouhanChildren2Alma materBarkatullah University MA Philosophy SignatureWebsiteshivrajsinghchouhan wbr orgNicknameMama 1 meaning Maternal Uncle in English As a leader of the BJP Chouhan served as its general secretary and president of its Madhya Pradesh state unit He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1972 as a 13 year old He is a five time Member of Parliament having represented Vidisha in the Lok Sabha the lower House of the Indian Parliament between 1991 and 2006 He is known for launching the schemes Ladli Lakshmi Yojana and Beti Bachao Abhiyan citation needed Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Early political career 3 Political career 4 Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 5 Awards and recognition 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditShivraj Singh Chouhan was born in a Kirar family to Prem Singh Chouhan and his wife Sundar Bai Chouhan in the Jait village of Sehore district 5 6 and belongs to the Kirar community 7 8 He is a gold medalist in M A Philosophy from Barkatullah University Bhopal 9 He is an agriculturist by profession citation needed Early political career EditHis early political career can be defined as up to the point of his first election to the Lok Sabha He was elected President of the Model School Students Union in 1975 10 From 1976 to 1977 he participated in underground movement against the Emergency and was imprisoned in Bhopal Jail for some time In his early political career he has also been citation needed A convener of Akhil Bhartiya Keshariya Vahini from 1991 to 1992 A Member of Committee on Labour and Welfare from 1993 to 1996 A Member of Hindi Salahkar Samiti from 1994 to 2000 Political career Edit Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Piyush Goyal distributing the LED Bulbs to the citizens at the launch of the UJALA Scheme in Madhya Pradesh at Bhopal Chouhan was first elected to the State Assembly from Budhni Constituency in 1990 He was elected a Member of Parliament for the first time in his career in 10th Lok Sabha from Vidisha Constituency in the following year In 1996 he was re elected to the 11th Lok Sabha his second term He was Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Member of Consultative Committee Ministry of Human Resources Development and Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development from 1996 to 1997 and Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development General Secretary of BJP Madhya Pradesh from 1997 to 1998 Again in 1998 he was re elected to 12th Lok Sabha third term He was Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub Committee on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment from 1998 to 1999 His fourth term in the 13th Lok Sabha was from 1999 He was member of Committee on Agriculture from 1999 to 2000 member of Committee on Public Undertakings from 1999 to 2001 and National President of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha from 2000 to 2003 He was also the Chairman of House Committee Lok Sabha and National Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party The BJP swept Madhya Pradesh in the Assembly elections of December 2003 At that time Shivraj Singh contested polls unsuccessfully against the incumbent Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh from Raghogarh He was a member of Consultative Committee ministry of Communications from 2000 to 2004 He was re elected to 14th Lok Sabha 5th term in 2004 with a margin of over 260 000 votes He was member of Committee on Agriculture member of Joint Committee on Offices of Profit National General Secretary of BJP Secretary of Parliamentary Board and Secretary Central Election Committee He also headed Housing Committee of Lok Sabha and was a member of Committee on Ethics Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Edit Shivraj Singh Chouhan s Visit at Bunder As the state BJP President Chouhan was chosen to become the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 30 November 2005 He contested a by election from Budhni assembly constituency the following year winning his old seat by a margin of over 36 000 votes In 2008 Chouhan retained his Budhni seat by over 41 000 votes and with it led the BJP to a second consecutive victory in the state On 12 December 2008 he was sworn in for his second term On 8 December 2013 Chouhan won Legislative Assembly elections from Budhni by the margin of 84805 from a candidate of Congress He was also elected as Chief Minister of MP for a third term 11 On 12 December 2018 after failing to gain a majority in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh assembly election Chouhan resigned as Chief Minister 12 He once again took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 23 March 2020 after 22 Congress MLA s resigned along with Jyotiraditya Scindia resulting in the collapse of the Kamal Nath government 13 Awards and recognition Edit2011 NDTV Indian of the year award Leader of New India development 14 2016 Suryoday Manavta Seva Sanman award 15 Champions of Change award 2022 16 See also EditShivraj Singh Chouhan Third ministry 2013 2018 References Edit Kritvi Paliwal 23 December 2018 Madhya Pradesh s maverick Mamaji A look back at Shivraj Singh Chouhan s politics and controversies Firstpost Retrieved 7 April 2020 PTI 12 December 2018 Shivraj Singh Chouhan The Mama who held sway in Madhya Pradesh for 13 years Economic Times Retrieved 7 April 2020 From being called Paon paon wale bhaiya foot soldier by villagers to being addressed as Mama maternal uncle by children Shivraj Singh Chouhan just four days ago said he is the biggest pollster and predicted a BJP victory in Madhya Pradesh Shyamendra Parihar CM श वर ज न बत य उन ह ल ग क य कहत ह म म m patrika com Patrika Retrieved 7 April 2020 स एम श वर ज स ह च ह न क सब म म कहत ह और द श क म ड य भ उन ह म म क न म स भ ब ल त ह यह सव ल सभ क मन म रहत ह क उन ह म म क य कह ज त ह एक न ज न य ज च नल क द ए गए इ टरव य म जब यह सव ल स एम श वर ज स प छ गय त उन ह न कह क म म क व स त अर थ ह त ह क म क भ ई ल क न इसक एक व य पक अर थ भ ह व कहत ह क ज सक द ल म ब ट य क ल ए द म क प य र ह वह ह त ह म म य न क म म इसल ए उन ह ल ग म म कहकर ब ल त ह Members Lok Sabha Lok Sabha Secretariat Retrieved 7 December 2018 Shivraj Singh still calls himself CM of Madhya Pradesh Only this time it means something else India Today 15 December 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2018 BJP considers larger roles for Shivraj Singh Chouhan Raman Singh Vasundhara Raje The Indian Express 16 December 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2018 I am proud to have taken birth in Kirar Samaj CM Shri Chouhan bharateseva com Archived from the original on 25 April 2012 Retrieved 29 October 2011 Chouhan s son of the soil image proves to be winner again Indian Express 8 December 2013 I am proud to have taken birth in Kirar Samaj CM Shri Chouhan bharateseva com Archived from the original on 25 April 2012 Retrieved 29 October 2011 Ganguly Sumit Diamond Larry Plattner Marc F 13 August 2007 The State of India s Democracy JHU Press p 74 ISBN 9780801887918 via Google Books Barkatullah Universities Website Archived from the original on 6 October 2006 Shivraj Singh Chouhan a humble victor India Today 9 December 2008 Retrieved 30 April 2012 Shivraj Singh Chouhan the mama with staying power NDTV Retrieved 8 December 2013 Election Results LIVE Updates Shivraj Singh Chouhan to resign as Madhya Pradesh CM Mayawati declares support for Congress Firstpost Retrieved 12 December 2018 Four months after taking charge in MP Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests COVID positive hospitalised The Indian Express 26 July 2020 Retrieved 15 August 2020 NDTV s Leaders of New India Ndtv 15 February 2011 Retrieved 15 August 2020 Chouhan to be conferred with Suryoday Manavta Sewa Samman award The Pioneer 12 December 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2020 CM श वर ज च प य स ऑफ च ज अव र ड स सम म न त इन हस त य क भ द य गय अव र ड Zee News in Hindi External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shivraj Singh Chauhan Shivraj Singh Chouhan personal Lok SabhaPreceded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee Member of Parliamentfor Vidisha1991 2006 Succeeded byRampal SinghPolitical officesPreceded 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