Raman Singh
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Raman Singh
| Dr. Raman Singh | |
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| Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 December 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ajit Jogi |
| Constituency | Rajnandgaon |
| Union Minister of State Commerce and Industry | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 December 1999 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1952 Kawardha, Chhattisgarh |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Veena Singh |
| Children | Abhishek Singh, Asmita Singh |
| Residence | Civil Lines, Raipur [Cg.] 492001 |
| As of January 2, 2011 Source: Government of Chhatisgarh |
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Raman Singh (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician who as of March 2012[update] is the Chief Minister of Chhatisgarh and has been so since 7 December 2003. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Background
Raman Singh was born on 15 October 1952. He comes from a farming family, his father being Vighnaharan Singh Thakur and his mother, Sudha Singh. He is a doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine and is married to Veena Singh.[1]
Political career
Singh joined the Bharatiya Jan Sangh as a youth member and progressed to become a councilor.[citation needed]
He was elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1990 and 1998. In 1999 he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Rajnandgaon constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Singh became the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. He was later named as President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the new state of Chhattisgarh, and led the party to a victory in the 2003 state Assembly elections. With the other main contender for the Chief Minister's post, Dilip Singh Judeo, caught in the midst of a scam, the BJP leadership named Raman Singh as Chattisgarh's second Chief Minister, and the first person to be elected to that post.[1]
He has received praised for his organisational abilities, as reflected in his state's position with regard to implementation of a programme to improve the conditions of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes. The United Nations has also recognised the work done in Chhattisgarh under his leadership and the fiscal management of the state is another aspect for which he is known.[1]
He banned naxalite organisations in Chattisgarh in 2005 under the "Salwa Judum" initiative, a move supported by the opposition party as well, led by Mahendra Karma. In the state of Chhatisgarh, he is known as 'Mr Clean', for the monumental reduction in corruption while implementing government scheme and plans during his tenure. This image helped him to regain the power in the state in the Assembly elections held in December 2008. Singh was sworn in for his second term on December 12, 2008.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Chhibber, Devika. "Chhattisgarh: CMs in the wings". Zee News. http://www.zeenews.com/Elections08/chattisgarhstory.aspx?aid=482905. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ CHHATTISGARH: Raman's clean image helped BJP
External links
- The Hindu - Governor invites Raman Singh
- Dr Raman Singh official website
- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Profile
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