Kusum Mehdele (born 15 August 1943) is an Indian politician who is cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh. She is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is elected to the assembly from the Panna constituency.[2] She was a Bharatiya Janata Mahila Morcha thrice from 1984 to 1990 as well as Vice-President of Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party twice in 1984-86 and 1995–96.

Kusum Mehdele
Minister of Public Health Engineering & Jail, Madhya Pradesh Government
In office
21 December 2013 – 2018
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Succeeded byBala Bachchan,
Sukhdev Panse
Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh
In office
2013–2018
Succeeded byBrijendra Pratap Singh
ConstituencyPanna
In office
1998–2008
Succeeded byShrikant Dubey
ConstituencyPanna
Personal details
Born (1943-08-15) 15 August 1943 (age 81)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
EducationB.Sc, LL.B.
ProfessionLawyer

In 2005, she was inducted in Babulal Gaur’s cabinet a Minister for Women & Child Development and Revenue and retained her position in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan' cabinet as well.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "::Department Of Public Relations,Madhya Pradesh::". www.mpinfo.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "::Department Of Public Relations,Madhya Pradesh::". mpinfo.org. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ Mehdele incident: BJP tries caste card