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Rajendra Bhaiyalal Shukla

Rajendra Bhaiyalal Shukla
Monday, August 3, 1964
rajendrashukla@indialeader.com
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Rewa
Rajendra Shukla (born 3 August, 1964) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Rewa constituency of Madhya Pradesh. He is a Minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Rajendra Shukla is current MLA from Rewa [Rewa]. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party [ BJP ].

1. In 2018 He was elected as MLA from Rewa[ BJP ].

Political career

He was president of Government Engineering College Student Union in 1986.He made his way into politics by contesting in 1998 assembly election, which he lost to INC candidate Pushparaj Singh by a close margin of 1394 votes. He got elected to assembly for the first time in 2003, defeating incumbent Pushparaj Singh.

He repeated his victory again in 2008 and 2013 Madhya Pradesh assembly election. In his tenure as an MLA, he served under different ministries including forestry, biodiversity/biotechnology, mineral resources and law and legislative affairs. He also took charge as a cabinet minister in 2023 under Shivaraj Singh Chauhan Government.

In 2018 instead of anti-incumbency against him, he won against INC candidate Abhay Mishra by a margin of 18,089 votes. He took oath as a cabinet minister just before assembly election 2023 under Shivraj Singh Chouhan Government on August 26, 2023.

Election

In the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 he defeated the Bahujan Samaj Party & Indian National Congress candidates Dr Mujib Khan and Rajendra Sharma, respectively.

Previously in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2003 he defeated sitting Indian National Congress MLA and Minister Pushpraj Singh, after losing the previous election to him in 1998.


Political career

He was president of Government Engineering College Student Union in 1986.He made his way into politics by contesting in 1998 assembly election, which he lost to INC candidate Pushparaj Singh by a close margin of 1394 votes. He got elected to assembly for the first time in 2003, defeating incumbent Pushparaj Singh.

He repeated his victory again in 2008 and 2013 Madhya Pradesh assembly election. In his tenure as an MLA, he served under different ministries including forestry, biodiversity/biotechnology, mineral resources and law and legislative affairs. He also took charge as a cabinet minister in 2023 under Shivaraj Singh Chauhan Government.

In 2018 instead of anti-incumbency against him, he won against INC candidate Abhay Mishra by a margin of 18,089 votes. He took oath as a cabinet minister just before assembly election 2023 under Shivraj Singh Chouhan Government on August 26, 2023.

Election

In the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 he defeated the Bahujan Samaj Party & Indian National Congress candidates Dr Mujib Khan and Rajendra Sharma, respectively.

Previously in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2003 he defeated sitting Indian National Congress MLA and Minister Pushpraj Singh, after losing the previous election to him in 1998.


Rajendra Shukla one of the eminent politicians Of Madhya Pradesh was born on 3 August 1964 in Rewa. His father Bhaiyalal Shukla was a contractor and social worker. He studied at Government school and holds bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Government Engineering College Rewa. With leadership qualities blooming in his young age only, he became the president of Government Engineering College Student Union in 1986.

Rajendra Shukla's Election History

Sr.No.

Year

Party

Constituency

Election

Result

Description

1

2018

BJP

Rewa

MLA

Won