23 Facts About Shivraj Singh

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was born on 5 March 1959, and is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Shivraj Singh 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.

Shivraj Singh 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.

Shivraj Singh was former National Vice-president, member of the Parliamentary Board and a member of the Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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

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Shivraj Singh 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Shivraj Singh contested a by-election from Budhni assembly constituency the following year, winning his old seat by a margin of over 36,000 votes.

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

Shivraj Singh 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.