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Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

2021-10-20T02:42:00Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Devusinh Chauhan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Navagam, [[Kheda]] , [[Gujarat]]
| residence = [[Nadiad]], [[Kheda]], [[Gujarat]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of State for Communications]] [[Government of India]]
|primeminister=[[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| 1blankname = Minister
| 1namedata= [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]]
|predecessor1=[[Sanjay Dhotre]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
|term_start2 = 5 June 2014
|term_end =
|predecessor2=[[Dinsha Patel]]
| constituency2 = [[Kheda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kheda]]
| term =
| office3 = [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start3 = 2007
|term_end3 = 2014
|predecessor3=Rakesh Rao
|successor3=Kesarisinh Solanki
| constituency3 = [[Matar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Matar]]
| occupation = Engineer
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| spouse = Smt. Bhartiben Devusinh Chauhan
| parents =
| children = 2
| alma_mater =
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 15 December
| year = 2016
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4858
}}
'''Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan''' is an Indian politician and serving as [[Ministry of Communications|Minister of State for Communications of India]]. He is [[member of parliament]] to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Kheda (Lok Sabha constituency)]], [[Gujarat]]. He won the [[2014 Indian general election]] being a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0617.htm?ac=17|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref>

Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan was born on 29 Oct 1964 in Navagam, Kheda, Gujarat. He did his Diploma Course in Electrical Engineering from the Government Polytechnic College in Porbandar (Gujarat). From 1989 to 2002, Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan worked as an engineer with All India Radio (AIR). He is currently a parliament member to the 16th Lok Sabha from Kheda (Lok Sabha constituency), Gujarat. In <ref>https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/chauhan-devusinh-jesingbhai-33210.html</ref>

==References==
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Faggan Singh Kulaste

2021-10-20T02:31:22Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Faggan Singh Kulaste
| image = Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste taking charge as the Minister of State for Steel, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| office = [[Minister of State]]<br/>[[Government of India]]
| term_start = 30 May 2019
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
| 2namedata = 7 July 2021 - Incumbent
| 3blankname = [[Ministry of Steel|Minister of Steel]]
| 3namedata = 30 May 2019 - Incumbent
| term_start1 = 5 July 2016
| term_end1 = 3 September 2017
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| 1blankname1 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata1 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname1 = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of Health & Family Welfare]]
| 2namedata1 = 5 July 2016 - 3 September 2017
| term_start2 = 13 October 1999
| term_end2 = 22 May 2004
| primeminister2 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| 1blankname2 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata2 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname2 = [[Ministry of Tribal Affairs|Minister of Tribal Affairs]]
| 2namedata2 = 22 November 1999 - 22 May 2004
| 3blankname2 = [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 3namedata2 = 13 October 1999 - 22 November 1999
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament<br/>Lok Sabha]]
| constituency3 = [[Mandla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandla]]
| term_start3 = 2014
| predecessor3 = [[Basori Singh Masram]]
| term_start4 = 1996
| term_end4 = 2009
| predecessor4 = [[Mohan Lal Jhikram]]
| successor4 = [[Basori Singh Masram]]
| constituency4 = [[Mandla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandla]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament<br/>Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start5 = 3 April 2012
| term_end5 = 16 May 2014
| constituency5 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]]
| successor5 = [[Prakash Javadekar]]
| office6 = Member of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start6 = 1990
| term_end6 = 1992
| predecessor6 = Dayal Singh Tumrachi
| successor6 = Dayal Singh Tumrachi
| constituency6 = [[Niwas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Niwas]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mandla, Madhya Pradesh]]
| residence = [[Mandla]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Savitri Kulaste
| children = 1 son and 3 daughters
Daughter- Vandana Kulaste, Jyoti Kulaste, Kiran kulaste
Son- Vedprakash kulaste
| website = {{url|www.fskulaste.in}}
| footnotes =
| date = 22 September |
| year = 2006 |
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=207
}}

'''Faggan Singh Kulaste''' (born 18 May 1959) is an [[India]]n politician who currently serving as the [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of State for Rural Development]] and [[Ministry of Steel|Steel of India]] in the Government of India. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).
He was sworn in as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Sentinel Digital|date=2021-08-19|title=Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste inspects Hajo Rurban Cluster - Sentinelassam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/union-minister-faggan-singh-kulaste-inspects-hajo-rurban-cluster-551093|access-date=2021-08-24|website=www.sentinelassam.com|language=en}}</ref> on 30 May 2019 under Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].
Kulaste is elected as a member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019–2024).
He represents the [[Mandla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandla]] constituency of Madhya Pradesh.
He was also Minister of State in Modi government.
He has previously been a member of the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th Lok Sabha.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=207|access-date=2021-08-24|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref>

He represented the Mandla Lok Sabha Parliamentary seat from 1996 to 2009.
After losing in 2009 to Basori Singh Masram of Congress, he was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2012. He regained the seat in 2014 Lok Sabha, defeating his Congress rival Omkar Markam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mandla Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/mandla-lok-sabha|access-date=2021-08-24|website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in Barbati, District, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh), Faggan Singh Kulaste is married to Mrs. Savitri Kulaste. He has 3 daughters and 1 son.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faggan Singh Kulaste: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/faggan-singh-kulaste-34152.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>{{clarify|date=March 2020}}

==Education==
Kulaste completed his post graduation MA., BEd and LL.B.
He completed his early education from Mandla College, Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar and Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh).{{clarify|date=March 2020}}

==Positions held==

=== Legislative ===
[[File:H2019053068355.jpg|thumb|Kulaste during the oath taking ceremony at [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]]]]
* Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Steel]] (2019 onwards)
* Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] (July 2016 – Sept 2017)
* Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Tribal Affairs]] (Nov 1999 – May 2004)
* Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]] (Oct – Nov 1999)
* Member of Legislative Assembly, [[Madhya Pradesh]] (1990–92)

=== Within BJP ===

* National President : [[BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha]], 2004 & 2010 (two terms)
* General Secretary : [[BJP Madhya Pradesh]] 2006-2010 (two terms)

=== Non-political activities ===

* Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, 2000
* National Secretary (In-charge) : BJP (ST Cell), 1996
* State General Secretary (In-charge) : BJP (ST Cell), 1993
* President : Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, 1980
* Patron : Akhil Bharatiya Gond Sangh since 1998

=== Social and cultural activities ===
Kulaste has been working for the propagation of education in society; encouraging tribals to keep alive their cultural activities by forming several committees; founder and organiser of educational units; providing free education to the weaker sections of the society; established Babalia Development Block for the upliftment of Adivasis and promotion of education. According to him Liquor is a Tonic in time of Covid-19.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-07|title=Liquor is a Tonic, Crucial in Times of Pandemic: Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/liquor-is-a-tonic-crucial-in-times-of-pandemic-union-minister-faggan-singh-kulaste-3818606.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> He had Inaugurated a Oxygen plant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faggan Singh Kulsate Inaugurated Oxygen Plant|url=https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/335280-Faggan-Singh-Kulsate-Inaugurated-Oxygen-Plant|access-date=2021-08-24|website=5 Dariya News}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060426182211/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=207 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website]
* [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=207 Members' Profile 17th Lok Sabha - Parliament of India Website]

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Raghunandan Rao

2021-10-20T02:21:08Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Raghunandan Rao
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|23}}
| birth_place = [[Siddipet]], Telangana, India
| residence = [[Patancheru]], [[Telangana]]
| constituency = [[Dubbak (Assembly constituency)|Dubbak]]
| office = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| alma_mater =
| term_start = 10 November 2020
| predecessor =[[Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| nationality = Indian
}}
''' Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Dubbak BJP candidate Raghunandan Rao profile |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/dubbaka-bjp-candidate-raghunandan-rao-profile-655643 |agency=The Hans India}}</ref> (born 23 March 1968) is an Indian politician from Telangana state and an MLA from Dubbaka. He is a strong supporter of [[Telangana]] state ideology. He is a lawyer by profession. He hails from [[Medak district]].

== Early life and education ==

Rao was born at Siddipet to M. Bhagavantha Rao. He earned a B.Sc. degree at Siddipet Degree College, completed a L.L.B. degree at [[Osmania University]], Hyderabad, a B.Ed. degree from Karnataka University, and a post-graduate diploma in human rights from [[Central University of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reddy|first=Istamvayla|date=2020-11-11|title=M Raghunandan Rao: From TRS politburo member to Dubbak's BJP MLA|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/111120/m-raghunandan-rao-from-trs-politburo-member-to-dubbaks-bjp-mla.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110231846/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/111120/m-raghunandan-rao-from-trs-politburo-member-to-dubbaks-bjp-mla.html|archive-date=2020-11-10|access-date=2020-11-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}} [https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tLP1TdIz7LIssw2YPTiL0pMzyjNS8xLScxTKErMBwCGrwma&q=raghunandan+rao&oq=Raghunand&aqs=chrome.1.35i39i355i457j46i39j69i57j0i20i131i263i433j0i131i433l4.4640j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Alt URL]</ref>

After completing his education, Rao relocated from Siddipet to Patancheru, an industrial area, in 1991 and joined in a reputed Telugu daily newspaper [[Eenadu]] as a news contributor for five years. He Subsequently enrolled as an advocate in the bar association of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BJP Member, "Raghunandan Rao"|url=http://www.tbjp.in/en/profile/raghunandan-rao|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www.tbjp.in}}</ref>

== Professional career ==
He started his career as a lawyer. He is well known for handling Hyderabad MP [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]'s bail petition.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Suspended-leader-hits-back-at-TRS-leadership/2013/05/15/article1591167.ece|title=Suspended leader hits back at TRS leadership - The New Indian Express|publisher=newindianexpress.com|accessdate=2016-07-21}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Rao started his political career as a [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] member.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article1089083.ece|title=Harish Rao elected union president - ANDHRA PRADESH - The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=2016-07-21}}</ref> He was with [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] from 27 April 2001. He is the politburo member and Medak district convenor.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/13/stories/2011031358270300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317044909/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/13/stories/2011031358270300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-03-17|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Archive News|date=2011-03-13|accessdate=2016-07-21}}</ref> On 14 May 2013 he was suspended from the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] party<ref name="newindianexpress"/> on allegations of meeting with [[Telugu Desam Party]] president [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] which he actively denied.<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-im7DvdnEt4|title=YouTube|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2016-07-21}}</ref> Subsequently he joined in BJP and contested the Legislative Assembly elections from Dubbak constituency of Telangana state in the year 2014. He is state party secretary and MLA of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raghunandan Rao Madhavaneni|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Politician/raghunandanofficial/about/|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}</ref> Currently he is [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] in [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]] [[Dubbak (Assembly constituency)|Dubbak]] in 2020 by-poll election by a margin of 1,074 votes, after death of Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Dubbaka Election Results 2020: BJP's M Raghunandan Rao leads TRS' Solipeta Sujatha by 1,470 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/dubbaka-by-poll-results-updates/articleshow/79141029.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111053522/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/dubbaka-by-poll-results-updates/articleshow/79141029.cms|archive-date=2020-11-11|access-date=2020-11-11|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}} [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/dubbak-by-election-result-2020/article33064840.ece Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-11|title=M Raghunandan Rao: From TRS politburo member to Dubbak's BJP MLA|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/111120/m-raghunandan-rao-from-trs-politburo-member-to-dubbaks-bjp-mla.html|access-date=2020-11-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>

== Rape accusation ==
The police said, a 47-year-old woman made a complaint on February 2020 claiming that she was raped in 2007 by advocate M Raghunandan Rao, following which a rape case was filed against him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-04|title=Telangana police book BJP leader for alleged rape and blackmail|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/telangana-police-book-bjp-leader-alleged-rape-and-blackmail-117474|access-date=2020-11-10|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> She claimed the advocate called her to his [[Patancheru]] office in 2007 and offered coffee mixed with some substances and "raped" her when she became unconscious while she filed a harassment case against her husband and maintenance case through Advocate Rao. The police said, the woman claimed in the complaint that the advocate had threatened to post photos taken in compromising positions on [[Social networks]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Rape case filed against BJP leader in Telangana | website=Deccan Herald | date=4 Feb 2020 | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/rape-case-filed-against-bjp-leader-in-telangana-801299.html | access-date=8 Jul 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2020-02-03|title=Rape case filed against BJP leader in Telangana|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rape-case-filed-against-bjp-leader-in-telangana-120020301685_1.html|access-date=2020-11-10}}</ref> Rao has called the allegations false.<ref>{{cite web | title=Telangana: Rape case filed against BJP leader - Hyderabad News | website=The Times of India | date=4 Feb 2020 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/rape-case-filed-against-bjp-leader/articleshow/73914718.cms | access-date=8 Jul 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rape case filed against BJP leader Raghunandan Rao in Telangana|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/feb/04/rape-case-filed-against-bjp-leader-raghunandan-rao-in-telangana-2098530.html|access-date=2020-09-20|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

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