Brijmohan Agrawal (born 1 May 1959) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is a member of the Lok Sabha from Raipur.[1] He was an eight time Member of Vidhan Sabha representing Raipur Town & later Raipur City South from 1990 till 2024. He served as minister in several departments of the Madhya Pradesh government and, after formation, the Chhattisgarh government. Most recently he was in Sai cabinet from 2023 to 2024.[2][3] He is a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4]
Brijmohan Agrawal | |
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 Agrawal in 2013 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Soni |
| Constituency | Raipur |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Education Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 13 December 2023 – 19 June 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office December 2008 – 17 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Raipur South |
| In office 1990–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Swarupchand Jain |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Raipur Town |
| Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Ayacut, Water Resources, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 9 December 2013 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar Sahu |
| Succeeded by | Ravindra Choubey |
| Minister of Parliamentary affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 22 December 2008 – 11 December 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Ajay Chandrakar |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Chandrakar |
| Minister of Public Works Department, School Education, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 8 December 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Munat |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Munat |
| Minister of Culture and Tourism Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 7 December 2003 – 8 December 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Dhanendra Sahu |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Chandrakar |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 11 February 2006 – 7 December 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Succeeded by | Lata Usendi |
| Cabinet Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management Rehabilitation, Law and Legislative Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 18 June 2005 – 7 December 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Nanki Ram Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Amar Agrawal |
| Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 7 December 2003 – 18 June 2005 | |
| Chief Minister | Dr. Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Nandkumar Patel |
| Succeeded by | Ramvichar Netam |
| Minister of Labour Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 7 December 2003 – 18 June 2005 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Shankar Sodhi |
| Succeeded by | Hemchand Yadav |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Local Administration, Urban development, Tourism and Culture, Science, Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1959 Raipur, Madhya Pradesh, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sunita Agrawal |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Shankar Nagar, Raipur |
| Alma mater | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University |
| Website | brijmohanagrawal |
As of 30 October 2024 | |
Early life and education
editAgrawal is from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He married Sunita and they have three children. He completed his M.Com. in 1982 at Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur.[5]
Career
editHe was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1990 from Raipur Town Constituency and was re-elected in 1993 and 1998 from the same constituency. After the creation of Chhattisgarh out of Madhya Pradesh, he was elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 from same seat and became Cabinet Minister for Home, Prison, Culture and Tourism. He was given charge of Revenue, Culture, and Tourism, Law and Rehabilitation in 2005 and additional charge of forest, sports and youth Affairs in 2006.
In 2008, Raipur Town seat got delimitised and divided into 4 seats and he contested from Raipur City South and won by margin of 65,686 and became Cabinet Minister for School Education, Public Works Department, Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism, and Endowment Trust Culture in second Raman Singh's Ministry. He retained the seat in 2013 from Raipur City South by margin of 34,799 and became Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Bio-Technology, Animal Husbandry, Fish Rearing, Water Resources, Irrigation, Ayacut and Religious Trusts & Endowment in Raman Singh Third ministry. In 2018, he reached the assembly from Raipur South for the third time in a row with 77,589 votes. in 2023, for the fourth [6] In the 2018 elections, Agrawal was the MLA with the lowest winning margin.
In the 2023 assembly elections, he became MLA for the eighth consecutive time. This was his fourth consecutive win from Raipur South in which he defeated Mahant Ramsundar Das of Dudhdhari Math by a huge margin. After which he became the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism and Education in the Vishnudev Sai government.
Four months after becoming a minister, he contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Raipur on BJP ticket and won the election by a huge margin. Agrawal defeated his closest rival Vikas Upadhyay of the Congress by about 5.75 lakh votes. It was one of the biggest electoral victories in the country in 2024 elections.
References
edit- ^ "Brijmohan Agrawal, Bharatiya Janata Party Representative for Raipur, Chhattisgarh - Candidate Overview | 2024 Lok Sabha Elections". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Baghel following PM Modi's footsteps: BJP's Brijmohan Agrawal after Chhattisgarh CM announces construction of Amar Jawan Jyoti in Raipur". ANI News. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Ex-legislators | In the major league now". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Ayushi, S. (24 October 2024). "Political shake-up in Chhattisgarh: Raipur City South By-Election". सेंट्रल गोंडवाना ख़बर, ख़बर दुनिया भर. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Brijmohan Agrawal(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RAIPUR CITY SOUTH(RAIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh State Chief Ministers and Ministers List of 2013–2018 Assembly". Chhattisgarh Vidhansabha.
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