Kailash Chandra Meghwal
Appearance
Kailash Chandra Meghwal | |
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Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 22 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Deependra Singh Shekhawat |
Constituency | Shahpura, (SC) |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
In office 2003-2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Member of Parliament for Tonk | |
In office 2001-2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Udaipur, Udaipur State, British India | 22 March 1934
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP |
Residence | Udaipur |
Website | http://rajassembly.nic.in/speaker.htm |
As of 14 September, 2006 |
Kailash Chandra Meghwal (born 22 March 1934) is the present Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly[1], former union minister of state in Government of India and a national vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party. He represents MLA of Shahpura, Bhilwara constituency of Rajasthan in 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly & Ex-MP Tonk constituency of Rajasthan in 14th Lok Sabha. He was minister of state for social justice and empowerment from 2003 to 2004.[2]
Born in 1934 in Udaipur District he did MA and LLB from University of Rajasthan. He was imprisoned in emergency in 1975 and released in 1977. He was president of Udaipur Bar Association and a member of senate of Udaipur University.[citation needed]
Membership
- 1977-1985 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (two term)
- 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Jalore
- 1990 Member, Rajasthan Lagislative Assembly (3rd term)
- 1993-1998 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (4th term)
- 22 Sept. 2001 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (in by-election, 2nd term)
- 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha, (3rd term)
- 2013 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (5th term)
Positions held
- 1962 Joint Secretary, Praja Socialist Party. Rajasthan
- 1969-1975 Joint Secretary,Bharatiya Jansangh, Rajasthan
- 1977 Minister of State with Independent Charge of Ministry of Mines & Geology, Panchayati Raj & Sheep and Wool, Government of Rajasthan
- 1978 Cabinet Minister, Sahakarita and Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan
- 1980-1982 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
- 1981-1984 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 1982-1985 General Secretary, B.J.P., Rajasthan
- 1987 onwards Vice-President, B.J.P., Rajasthan
- 1991-1992 Cabinet Minister, Irrigation and Relief, Government of Rajasthan
- 1994-1998 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Home, Mines and Printing, Government of Rajasthan
- 2003-2004 Union Minister of State, Social Justice and Empowerment
- Cabinet Minister of Mines and Geology,Government of Rajasthan (20.12.2013-21.01.2014)
- Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (22.01.2014 to Present)
References
- ^ "Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly". Rajassembly. Govt Of Rajasthan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Rajasthan Legislative Assembly". Rajassembly. Govt of Rajasthan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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