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{{short description|Finance minister of Chhattisgarh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = O P Choudhary.jpg
| name = Om Prakash Choudhary
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bayang, [[Raigarh]], [[Chhattisgarh]]<ref>https://www.goldengyan.com/op-chaudhary-ias-biography-hindi-%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80.html</ref>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Vishnudeo Sai ministry|Minister for Finance,<br>Commercial Tax]]<br>[[Government of Chhattisgarh]]
| term_start = 22 December 2023
| governor = [[Biswabhusan Harichandan|B. Harichandan]]
| term_end =
| predecessor = {{ubl|▪︎ [[Bhupesh Baghel]]|▪︎ [[Amarjeet Bhagat]]}}
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Vishnu Deo Sai]]
| office1 = [[Vishnudeo Sai ministry| Housing And Environment, Planning and Economics
And Statistics]]<br>[[Government of Chhattisgarh]]
| term_start1 = 22 December 2023
| governor1 = [[Raman Deka]]
| predecessor1 = {{ubl|▪︎ [[Kawasi Lakhma]]|▪︎ [[Mohammad Akbar (politician)|Mohammad Akbar]]}}
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Vishnu Deo Sai]]
| office4 = [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
| successor4 =
| predecessor4 = [[Prakash Naik]]
| constituency4 = [[Raigarh Assembly constituency|Raigarh]]
| term_start4 = 3 December 2023
| term_end4 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Dr. Aditi Patel.
| children =
| alma_mater = [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]] ([[B.Sc.]])
}}

'''Om Prakash Choudhary''' (born 2 June 1981) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Finance of Government of Chhattisgarh. He was
former [[Indian Administrative Service]] Officer, who is currently serving as a member of the [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Raigarh Assembly constituency|Raigarh]] since [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]. He previously served as the [[District magistrate|Collector]] of [[Raipur district]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Neelam |date=2023-12-03 |title=Ace IAS officer to 'CM contender' — BJP’s OP Choudhary wins Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh by 64,000 votes |url=https://theprint.in/elections/award-winning-ias-officer-to-cm-contender-bjps-op-choudhary-leads-in-chhattisgarhs-raigarh/1869882/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Choudhary was born in Bayang village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh; his father was a school teacher, who died when Choudhary was 8 years old.

Choudhary completed his education in various village government schools. He attained [[B.Sc.]] in [[Mathematics]], [[Physics]] and [[Electronics]] from [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]] and cleared the [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]] in 2005 batch to join the [[Indian Administrative Service]] becoming one of the youngest officers at the age of 22.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collector Profile {{!}} District Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh {{!}} India |url=https://raipur.gov.in/en/collector-profile/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Op Choudhary(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KHARSIA(RAIGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/chhattisgarh2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=1714 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

Choudhary is married to Dr. Aditi Patel.

He was later posted as Municipal commissioner in the state capital [[Raipur]], and became the Director of Public Relations.

Choudhary served as the Collector in Dantewada, Janjgir and Raipur districts, Until he resigned from the [[Indian Administrative Service]] in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collector Profile {{!}} District Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh {{!}} India |url=https://raipur.gov.in/en/collector-profile/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>

O. P. Choudhary was awarded with Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration for his educational initiatives in [[Dantewada]] by the [[Government of India]].

==Political career==

Choudhary resigned as the collector of Raipur, and joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2018, in the presence of [[Raman Singh]].

He unsuccessfully contested the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Kharsia Assembly constituency]] and lost to [[Umesh Nandkumar Patel]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Moushumi |date=2018-12-13 |title=This former IAS officer has had the worst possible start to his political career |url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/this-former-ias-officer-has-had-the-worst-possible-start-to-his-political-career/163176/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, O. P. Choudhary became a Member of the [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]], from [[Raigarh Assembly constituency]] with a margin of 64443 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Raigarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Omprakash Choudhary(o.p.choudhary) with 129134 defeats INC's Prakash Shakrajeet Naik |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/raigarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470833-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He became the youngest minister in the [[Vishnudeo Sai ministry]].

On 29 December 2023, he took charge as the Minister for Finance, Commercial Tax, Housing And Environment, Planning and Economics & Statistics.

In February 2026, Choudhary presented the Chhattisgarh state budget for the financial year 2026–27 in the Legislative Assembly. The budget outlined allocations for infrastructure, agriculture, social welfare and tribal development, according to multiple media reports.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chhattisgarh Budget 2026 Updates |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/chhattisgarh/raipur/chhattisgarh-budget-2026-live-updates-fm-om-prakash-choudhary-present-budget-today-key-announcements/liveblog/128738443.cms |work=Navbharat Times |date=24 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chhattisgarh Budget 2026-27 Updates |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/raipur-chhattisgarh-budget-2026-27-live-updates-op-chaudhary-bjp-congress-details-local18-10214125.html |work=News18 Hindi |date=24 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CG Budget 2026 Updates |url=https://www.ibc24.in/breaking-news/cg-budget-2026-live-updates-3484666.html |work=IBC24 |date=24 February 2026}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:District magistrate]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian civil servants]]
[[Category:People from Raigarh district]]
[[Category:Finance ministers of Chhattisgarh]]

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