Tulsi Silawat
 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (June 2019) |
Tulsiram Silawat | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh Government | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Sonkar |
| Constituency | Sanwer |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Sonkar |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Sonkar |
| Constituency | Sanwer |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Sonkar |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare Madhya Pradesh Government | |
| In office December 2018 – March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rustam Singh |
| Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 1998–2003 | |
| Minister of Water Resources, Madhya Pradesh government | |
| Assumed office 21 April 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1954[1][citation needed] |
| Nationality | India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sunita Silawat[2] |
| Children | Nitish Silawat |
| Residence | Indore |
| Education | MA LLB Part 1[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | Indore University |
| Profession | Agriculturist, politician |
Tulsi Ram Silawat is a cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh state government and member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Sanwer constituency of Indore district two times.[3][4] He took oath as a cabinet minister of new MP government on 25 December 2018.[5] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 21 March 2020 and took Oath on 21 April 2020 as the Minister of Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh under CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Cabinet formation. On 20 October 2020, he resigned from the post of Water Resources Minister. Because, as per Article 164 (4) of the Indian Constitution, a minister who is not a member of the House has to be elected to an assembly within 6 months of being appointed minister.
Early life and education[]
He has completed MA LLB degree from Indore University.
Career[]
He was a Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sanwer in Indore from 1985 to 1990 and from 2018 to 2020.
In December 2018, he was inducted into the Kamal Nath cabinet as Public Health and Family Welfare of Madhya Pradesh. During 2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis, he supported senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and joined BJP with the 22 MLAs who resigned.[6][7][8]
See also[]
- Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- 1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
References[]
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh vidhan Sabha" (PDF).[dead link]
- ^ http://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=138
- ^ "I think I deserve a second chance: Tulsiram Silawat". Daily News and Analysis. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ PTI (25 December 2018). "Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expands Cabinet, inducts 28 ministers". Mint. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit". The Economic Times. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP". Live Mint.
- ^ 22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP
External links[]
- Living people
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1985–1990
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013
- 1954 births
- Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2018–2023
- Politicians from Indore
- Madhya Pradesh politician stubs