28 Facts About Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is serving as the 17th and current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh since 2020 and again from 2005 to 2018 and a Member of Legislative Assembly in Madhya Pradesh from Budhni since 2006 and again from 1990 to 1991.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the longest serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was the former National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2019 to 2020, a member of the Parliamentary Board and a member of the Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was the National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2000 to 2002.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was Member of Lok Sabha representing Vidisha from 1991 to 2005.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1972, as a 13-year-old.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is known for launching the schemes Ladli Lakshmi Yojana and Beti Bachao Abhiyan.

Shivraj 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, and belongs to the Kirar community.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a gold medalist in M A from Barkatullah University Bhopal.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was elected President of the Model School Students Union in 1975.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was first elected to the State Assembly from Budhni Constituency in 1990.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was elected a Member of Parliament for the first time in his career in 10th Lok Sabha from Vidisha Constituency in the following year.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan 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.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment from 1998 to 1999.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan 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.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was the Chairman of House Committee and National Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party.

At that time, Shivraj Singh contested polls unsuccessfully against the incumbent Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh from Raghogarh.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was a member of Consultative Committee, ministry of Communications from 2000 to 2004.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha in 2004, with a margin of over 260,000 votes.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan 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.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan headed Housing Committee of Lok Sabha, and was a member of Committee on Ethics.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan 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, Shivraj Singh 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 8 December 2013, Shivraj Singh Chouhan won Legislative Assembly elections from Budhni by the margin of 84805 from a candidate of Congress.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was elected as Chief Minister of MP for a third term.

On 12 December 2018, after failing to gain a majority in the 2018 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Shivraj Singh Chouhan resigned as Chief Minister.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan 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.