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	\| image = [[File:~~The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh,~~ Dr. Raman Singh.jpg\|200px]]		\| image = [[File:Dr Raman Singh at Press Club Raipur Mood 2.jpg\|200px]]
	\| name = Raman Singh		\| name = Raman Singh
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1952\|10\|15\|df=y}}<ref name=Biodata/>		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1952\|10\|15\|df=y}}<ref name=Biodata/>
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	\| death_date =		\| death_date =
	\| death_place =		\| death_place =
	\| office = National Vice President of the~~<br />[[~~Bharatiya Janata Party ~~(BJP)~~]]		\| office = [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]
	\| president = {{unbulleted list\|[[Amit Shah]]\|[[J. P. Nadda]]}}		\| president = {{unbulleted list\|[[Amit Shah]]\|[[J. P. Nadda]]}}
	\| term_start = 9 January 2019		\| term_start = 9 January 2019
	\| ~~order1~~ = 2nd		\| order3 = 2nd
	\| ~~office1~~ = Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh		\| office3 = Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
	\| ~~governor1~~ ~~= {{List collapsed\|title=''See List''\|1~~=[[Krishna Mohan Seth]]<br />[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br />[[Shekhar Dutt]]<br />[[Ram Naresh Yadav]] (Additional Charge)<br />[[Balram Das Tandon]]<br />[[Anandiben Patel]]<br />(Additional Charge)}}		\| governor3 =[[Krishna Mohan Seth]]<br />[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br />[[Shekhar Dutt]]<br />[[Ram Naresh Yadav]] (Additional Charge)<br />[[Balram Das Tandon]]<br />[[Anandiben Patel]]<br />(Additional Charge)
	\| ~~successor1~~ = [[Bhupesh Baghel]]		\| successor3 = [[Bhupesh Baghel]]
	\| ~~predecessor1~~ = [[Ajit Jogi]]		\| predecessor3 = [[Ajit Jogi]]
	\| ~~term_start1~~ = 7 December 2003		\| term_start3 = 7 December 2003
	\| ~~term_end1~~ = 17 December 2018		\| term_end3 = 17 December 2018
	\| ~~office2~~ = [[~~Member of~~ Legislative Assembly\|Member]] of [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]		\| office1 = [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly\|Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
	\| ~~successor2~~ =		\| successor1 =
	\| ~~predecessor2~~ = [[Uday Mudliyar]]		\| predecessor1 = [[Uday Mudliyar]]
	\| ~~constituency2~~ = [[Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rajnandgaon]]		\| constituency1 = [[Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rajnandgaon]]
	\| ~~term_start2~~ = 7 December 2008		\| term_start1 = 7 December 2008
	\| ~~term_end2~~ =		\| term_end1 =
	\| ~~successor3~~ = Kheduram Sahu		\| successor2 = Kheduram Sahu
	\| ~~predecessor3~~ = [[Pradeep Gandhi]]		\| predecessor2 = [[Pradeep Gandhi]]
	\| ~~constituency3~~ = Dongargaon		\| constituency2 = Dongargaon
	\| ~~term_start3~~ = January 2004		\| term_start2 = January 2004
	\| ~~term_end3~~ = 7 December 2008		\| term_end2 = 7 December 2008
	\| office4 = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)\|Minister of State for Commerce and Industry]]		\| office4 = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)\|Minister of State for Commerce and Industry]]
	\| term_start4 = 13 ~~December~~ 1999		\| term_start4 = 13 October 1999
	\| term_end4 = 29 January 2003		\| term_end4 = 29 January 2003
			\| primeminister4 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
			\| minister4 = [[Murasoli Maran]]<br/>[[Arun Shourie]]
	\| office5 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]		\| office5 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
	\| term_start5 = 1999		\| term_start5 = 1999
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	\| successor5 = [[Pradeep Gandhi]]		\| successor5 = [[Pradeep Gandhi]]
	\| constituency5 = [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Rajnandgaon]]		\| constituency5 = [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Rajnandgaon]]
	\| office6 = ~~[[Member of Legislative Assembly]],~~ [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|Madhya Pradesh]]		\| office6 = [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
	\| constituency6 = [[Kawardha]]		\| constituency6 = [[Kawardha]]
	\| successor6 = [[Yogeshwar Raj Singh]]		\| successor6 = [[Yogeshwar Raj Singh]]
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	He banned [[naxalite]] organisations in Chhattisgarh in 2002 under the "[[Salwa Judum]]" initiative, a move supported by the opposition party as well, led by [[Mahendra Karma]] who was assassinated by naxalites on 25 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-to-train-its-guns-on-raman-singh/article4760430.ece \| title=Congress to train its guns on Raman Singh \| newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \| date=29 May 2013 \| access-date=10 November 2013 \| author=Gupta, Smita}}</ref> Singh was sworn in for his second term on 12 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211045320/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 December 2008 \|title=CHHATTISGARH: Raman's clean image helped BJP \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|access-date= 10 November 2013 }}</ref> On 8 December 2013 he was re-elected as the chief minister (CM) of the state. In August 2017, Chief Minister Raman Singh completed 5000 days as the Chief Minister of the state.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Raman Singh: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh latest news, Photos and videos \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raman-Singh \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=Times of India \|date=10 February 2021}}</ref> By introducing distribution of major commodities such as wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene through a network of fair price shops called the [[public distribution system]] (PDS), Singh has earned nation wide popularity. As a move to encourage the start up culture and offering several incentives for start up entrepreneur he started the "Startup Chhattisgarh" scheme. His other initiatives include promotion of digital technology, interest free agricultural loans in addition to banning the naxal groups, which made him popular in Chhattisgarh. Singh's government had received attention for number of welfare measures like Medical care, food security, the Charan Paduka Yojana that entitles people to free shoes, the Saraswati Cycle Yojana that promises a free bicycle to school going girls, and Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana that allows the elderly to go on their desired pilgrimage, it had introduced in the course of the 15 odd years it had been power, despite poverty and agrarian distress for 18 years.<ref name="Raman Singh Reference2">{{cite news \|last1=Adrija \|first1=Roychowdhury \|title=Raman Singh: His development agenda lost against three terms of voter fatigue \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/raman-singh-profile-5487118/ \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|publisher=The Indian Express \|date=12 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>		He banned [[naxalite]] organisations in Chhattisgarh in 2002 under the "[[Salwa Judum]]" initiative, a move supported by the opposition party as well, led by [[Mahendra Karma]] who was assassinated by naxalites on 25 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-to-train-its-guns-on-raman-singh/article4760430.ece \| title=Congress to train its guns on Raman Singh \| newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \| date=29 May 2013 \| access-date=10 November 2013 \| author=Gupta, Smita}}</ref> Singh was sworn in for his second term on 12 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211045320/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 December 2008 \|title=CHHATTISGARH: Raman's clean image helped BJP \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|access-date= 10 November 2013 }}</ref> On 8 December 2013 he was re-elected as the chief minister (CM) of the state. In August 2017, Chief Minister Raman Singh completed 5000 days as the Chief Minister of the state.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Raman Singh: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh latest news, Photos and videos \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raman-Singh \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=Times of India \|date=10 February 2021}}</ref> By introducing distribution of major commodities such as wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene through a network of fair price shops called the [[public distribution system]] (PDS), Singh has earned nation wide popularity. As a move to encourage the start up culture and offering several incentives for start up entrepreneur he started the "Startup Chhattisgarh" scheme. His other initiatives include promotion of digital technology, interest free agricultural loans in addition to banning the naxal groups, which made him popular in Chhattisgarh. Singh's government had received attention for number of welfare measures like Medical care, food security, the Charan Paduka Yojana that entitles people to free shoes, the Saraswati Cycle Yojana that promises a free bicycle to school going girls, and Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana that allows the elderly to go on their desired pilgrimage, it had introduced in the course of the 15 odd years it had been power, despite poverty and agrarian distress for 18 years.<ref name="Raman Singh Reference2">{{cite news \|last1=Adrija \|first1=Roychowdhury \|title=Raman Singh: His development agenda lost against three terms of voter fatigue \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/raman-singh-profile-5487118/ \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|publisher=The Indian Express \|date=12 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>

	BJP [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|won the election in 2013]] for his third tenure as a CM of Chhattisgarh.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-record-7465-polling-in-chhattisgarh-phaseii/article5367110.ece\|title=A record 74.65% polling in Chhattisgarh phase-II\|first=Suvojit\|last=Bagchi\|date=19 November 2013\|via=www.thehindu.com\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> After the loss of his party in the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|2018 assembly elections]], he resigned as the CM of Chhattisgarh on 11 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/chhattisgarh-cm-raman-singh-resigns-takes-responsibility-1407284-2018-12-11\|title=Raman Singh resigns as Chhattisgarh CM, takes moral responsibility for loss\|~~last1=RaipurDecember 11\|first1=IndiaToday in\|last2~~=December 11\|~~first2=2018UPDATED\|website~~=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2018-12-11~~\|last3=Ist\|first3=2018 18:50~~}}</ref>		BJP [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|won the election in 2013]] for his third tenure as a CM of Chhattisgarh.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-record-7465-polling-in-chhattisgarh-phaseii/article5367110.ece\|title=A record 74.65% polling in Chhattisgarh phase-II\|first=Suvojit\|last=Bagchi\|date=19 November 2013\|via=www.thehindu.com\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> After the loss of his party in the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|2018 assembly elections]], he resigned as the CM of Chhattisgarh on 11 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/chhattisgarh-cm-raman-singh-resigns-takes-responsibility-1407284-2018-12-11\|title=Raman Singh resigns as Chhattisgarh CM, takes moral responsibility for loss\|date=December 11, 2018 \|magazine=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref>

	===Electoral history===		===Electoral history===

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	\| order1 = 2nd		\| order1 = 2nd
	\| office1 = Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh		\| office1 = Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
			\| governor1 = {{List collapsed\|title=''See List''\|1=[[Krishna Mohan Seth]]<br />[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br />[[Shekhar Dutt]]<br />[[Ram Naresh Yadav]] (Additional Charge)<br />[[Balram Das Tandon]]<br />[[Anandiben Patel]]<br />(Additional Charge)}}
	\| successor1 = [[Bhupesh Baghel]]		\| successor1 = [[Bhupesh Baghel]]
	\| predecessor1 = [[Ajit Jogi]]		\| predecessor1 = [[Ajit Jogi]]
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	\| children = 2; including [[Abhishek Singh (politician)\|Abhishek Singh]]		\| children = 2; including [[Abhishek Singh (politician)\|Abhishek Singh]]
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	'''Raman Singh''' (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician and Former [[Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh]]. Currently, he is the National Vice-President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>https://scroll.in/latest/909011/shivraj-singh-chouhan-raman-singh-and-vasundhara-raje-appointed-bjps-national-vice-presidents</ref> He is also an [[Ayurveda\|ayurvedic]] practitioner. He is also the longest serving [[List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh\|CM]] of Chhattisgarh for 15 years.		'''Raman Singh''' (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician and Former [[Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh]]. Currently, he is the National Vice-President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/latest/909011/shivraj-singh-chouhan-raman-singh-and-vasundhara-raje-appointed-bjps-national-vice-presidents\|title = Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Raman Singh and Vasundhara Raje appointed BJP's national vice presidents}}</ref> He is also an [[Ayurveda\|ayurvedic]] practitioner. He is also the longest serving [[List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh\|CM]] of Chhattisgarh for 15 years.

	==Background==		==Background==
	Raman Singh was born in [[Kawardha]] to Vighnaharan Singh Thakur, an [[advocate]], and Sudha Singh ~~into a [[Rajput]] family~~.<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/raman-singh-how-bjps-longest-serving-cm-lost-the-plot-in-chhattisgarh/321576</ref> After completion of schooling, he graduated from Government Science College, Bemetara in 1972. In year 1975 he also studied [[Ayurvedic Medicine]] at Government Ayurvedic College, [[Raipur]].<ref name="Raman Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history">{{cite web \|title=Raman Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history \|~~publisher~~=~~Elections~~.in\|date=10 November 2018 \|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/raman-singh.html \|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>		Raman Singh was born in [[Kawardha]] to Vighnaharan Singh Thakur, an [[advocate]], and Sudha Singh.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/raman-singh-how-bjps-longest-serving-cm-lost-the-plot-in-chhattisgarh/321576\|title = How BJP's Longest Serving CM Raman Singh Lost the Plot in Chhattisgarh}}</ref> After completion of schooling, he graduated from Government Science College, Bemetara in 1972. In year 1975 he also studied [[Ayurvedic Medicine]] at Government Ayurvedic College, [[Raipur]].<ref name="Raman Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history">{{cite web \|title=Raman Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history \|website=elections.in\|date=10 November 2018 \|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/raman-singh.html \|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
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	He banned [[naxalite]] organisations in Chhattisgarh in 2002 under the "[[Salwa Judum]]" initiative, a move supported by the opposition party as well, led by [[Mahendra Karma]] who was assassinated by naxalites on 25 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-to-train-its-guns-on-raman-singh/article4760430.ece \| title=Congress to train its guns on Raman Singh \| newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \| date=29 May 2013 \| access-date=10 November 2013 \| author=Gupta, Smita}}</ref> Singh was sworn in for his second term on 12 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211045320/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 December 2008 \|title=CHHATTISGARH: Raman's clean image helped BJP \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|access-date= 10 November 2013 }}</ref> On 8 December 2013 he was re-elected as the chief minister (CM) of the state. In August 2017, Chief Minister Raman Singh completed 5000 days as the Chief Minister of the state.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Raman Singh: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh latest news, Photos and videos \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raman-Singh \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=Times of India \|date=10 February 2021}}</ref> By introducing distribution of major commodities such as wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene through a network of fair price shops called the [[public distribution system]] (PDS), Singh has earned nation wide popularity. As a move to encourage the start up culture and offering several incentives for start up entrepreneur he started the "Startup Chhattisgarh" scheme. His other initiatives include promotion of digital technology, interest free agricultural loans in addition to banning the naxal groups, which made him popular in Chhattisgarh. Singh's government had received attention for number of welfare measures like Medical care, food security, the Charan Paduka Yojana that entitles people to free shoes, the Saraswati Cycle Yojana that promises a free bicycle to school going girls, and Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana that allows the elderly to go on their desired pilgrimage, it had introduced in the course of the 15 odd years it had been power, despite poverty and agrarian distress for 18 years.<ref name="Raman Singh Reference2">{{cite news \|last1=Adrija \|first1=Roychowdhury \|title=Raman Singh: His development agenda lost against three terms of voter fatigue \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/raman-singh-profile-5487118/ \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|publisher=The Indian Express \|date=12 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>		He banned [[naxalite]] organisations in Chhattisgarh in 2002 under the "[[Salwa Judum]]" initiative, a move supported by the opposition party as well, led by [[Mahendra Karma]] who was assassinated by naxalites on 25 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-to-train-its-guns-on-raman-singh/article4760430.ece \| title=Congress to train its guns on Raman Singh \| newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \| date=29 May 2013 \| access-date=10 November 2013 \| author=Gupta, Smita}}</ref> Singh was sworn in for his second term on 12 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211045320/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 December 2008 \|title=CHHATTISGARH: Raman's clean image helped BJP \|publisher=[[IBN Live]] \|access-date= 10 November 2013 }}</ref> On 8 December 2013 he was re-elected as the chief minister (CM) of the state. In August 2017, Chief Minister Raman Singh completed 5000 days as the Chief Minister of the state.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Raman Singh: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh latest news, Photos and videos \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raman-Singh \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=Times of India \|date=10 February 2021}}</ref> By introducing distribution of major commodities such as wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene through a network of fair price shops called the [[public distribution system]] (PDS), Singh has earned nation wide popularity. As a move to encourage the start up culture and offering several incentives for start up entrepreneur he started the "Startup Chhattisgarh" scheme. His other initiatives include promotion of digital technology, interest free agricultural loans in addition to banning the naxal groups, which made him popular in Chhattisgarh. Singh's government had received attention for number of welfare measures like Medical care, food security, the Charan Paduka Yojana that entitles people to free shoes, the Saraswati Cycle Yojana that promises a free bicycle to school going girls, and Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana that allows the elderly to go on their desired pilgrimage, it had introduced in the course of the 15 odd years it had been power, despite poverty and agrarian distress for 18 years.<ref name="Raman Singh Reference2">{{cite news \|last1=Adrija \|first1=Roychowdhury \|title=Raman Singh: His development agenda lost against three terms of voter fatigue \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/raman-singh-profile-5487118/ \|access-date=18 February 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|publisher=The Indian Express \|date=12 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref>

	BJP [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|won the election in 2013]] for his third tenure as a CM of Chhattisgarh.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-record-7465-polling-in-chhattisgarh-phaseii/article5367110.ece\|title=A record 74.65% polling in Chhattisgarh phase-II\|first=Suvojit\|last=Bagchi\|date=19 November 2013\|via=www.thehindu.com\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> After the loss of his party in the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|2018 assembly elections]], he resigned as the CM of Chhattisgarh on 11 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/chhattisgarh-cm-raman-singh-resigns-takes-responsibility-1407284-2018-12-11\|title=Raman Singh resigns as Chhattisgarh CM, takes moral responsibility for loss\|~~last~~=RaipurDecember 11\|~~first~~=IndiaToday in\|last2=December 11\|first2=2018UPDATED\|website=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2018-12-11\|last3=Ist\|first3=2018 18:50}}</ref>		BJP [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|won the election in 2013]] for his third tenure as a CM of Chhattisgarh.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-record-7465-polling-in-chhattisgarh-phaseii/article5367110.ece\|title=A record 74.65% polling in Chhattisgarh phase-II\|first=Suvojit\|last=Bagchi\|date=19 November 2013\|via=www.thehindu.com\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> After the loss of his party in the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|2018 assembly elections]], he resigned as the CM of Chhattisgarh on 11 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/chhattisgarh-cm-raman-singh-resigns-takes-responsibility-1407284-2018-12-11\|title=Raman Singh resigns as Chhattisgarh CM, takes moral responsibility for loss\|last1=RaipurDecember 11\|first1=IndiaToday in\|last2=December 11\|first2=2018UPDATED\|website=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2018-12-11\|last3=Ist\|first3=2018 18:50}}</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.drramansingh.in Official website]		* [http://www.drramansingh.in Official website]
	* [http://egov.eletsonline.com/2018/04/progressive-chhattisgarh-reaching-new-milestones/ Progressive Chhattisgarh Reaching New Milestones]

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = [[File:The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh.jpg|200px]]
| name = Raman Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|10|15|df=y}}<ref name=Biodata/>
| birth_place = [[Kawardha]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] (now in [[Chhattisgarh]]), India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = National Vice President of the<br />[[Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]]
| president = {{unbulleted list|[[Amit Shah]]|[[J. P. Nadda]]}}
| term_start = 9 January 2019
| order1 = 2nd
| office1 = Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
| successor1 = [[Bhupesh Baghel]]
| predecessor1 = [[Ajit Jogi]]
| term_start1 = 7 December 2003
| term_end1 = 17 December 2018
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
| successor2 =
| predecessor2 = [[Uday Mudliyar]]
| constituency2 = [[Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]]
| term_start2 = 7 December 2008
| term_end2 =
| successor3 = Kheduram Sahu
| predecessor3 = [[Pradeep Gandhi]]
| constituency3 = Dongargaon
| term_start3 = January 2004
| term_end3 = 7 December 2008
| office4 = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of State for Commerce and Industry]]
| term_start4 = 13 December 1999
| term_end4 = 29 January 2003
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start5 = 1999
| term_end5 = 2003
| predecessor5 = [[Motilal Vora]]
| successor5 = [[Pradeep Gandhi]]
| constituency5 = [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]]
| office6 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Madhya Pradesh]]
| constituency6 = [[Kawardha]]
| successor6 = [[Yogeshwar Raj Singh]]
| predecessor6 = Rani Shashi Prabha Devi
| term_start6 = 1990
| term_end6 = 1998
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Veena Singh
| children = 2; including [[Abhishek Singh (politician)|Abhishek Singh]]
}}
'''Raman Singh''' (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician and Former [[Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh]]. Currently, he is the National Vice-President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>https://scroll.in/latest/909011/shivraj-singh-chouhan-raman-singh-and-vasundhara-raje-appointed-bjps-national-vice-presidents</ref> He is also an [[Ayurveda|ayurvedic]] practitioner. He is also the longest serving [[List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh|CM]] of Chhattisgarh for 15 years.

==Background==
Raman Singh was born in [[Kawardha]] to Vighnaharan Singh Thakur, an [[advocate]], and Sudha Singh into a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/raman-singh-how-bjps-longest-serving-cm-lost-the-plot-in-chhattisgarh/321576</ref> After completion of schooling, he graduated from Government Science College, Bemetara in 1972. In year 1975 he also studied [[Ayurvedic Medicine]] at Government Ayurvedic College, [[Raipur]].<ref name="Raman Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history">{{cite web |title=Raman Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history |publisher=Elections.in|date=10 November 2018 |url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/raman-singh.html |access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Singh joined the [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]] as a youth member and was the president of youth wing in [[Kawardha]] in 1976-77. He progressed to become a councillor of Kawardha municipality in 1983.<ref name=Biodata/>

He was elected to [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] consecutively in 1990 and 1993 from [[Kawardha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. In 1999 he was elected to the [[13th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]] constituency in Chhattisgarh. In the government of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], Singh became the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry from 1999 to 2003. 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 [[State Assembly elections in India, 2003|2003 state Assembly elections]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/06/stories/2003120606210100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040322234735/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/06/stories/2003120606210100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 March 2004 | title=Governor invites Raman Singh | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=6 December 2003 | access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> 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 Chhattisgarh's second Chief Minister, and the first person to be elected to that post.<ref name=Zeenews>{{cite news |url=http://www.zeenews.com/Elections08/chattisgarhstory.aspx?aid=482905 |publisher=Zee News |title=Chhattisgarh: CMs in the wings |first=Devika |last=Chhibber |access-date=10 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412064718/http://www.zeenews.com/Elections08/chattisgarhstory.aspx?aid=482905 |archive-date=12 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He entered Vidhan Sabha by contesting bypoll in 2004 from [[Dongargaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dongargaon]]. He has won 3 successive Vidhan Sabha elections - in 2008, 2013, and 2018 - from [[Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]] seat.

He has received praise 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.<ref name=Zeenews />

He banned [[naxalite]] organisations in Chhattisgarh in 2002 under the "[[Salwa Judum]]" initiative, a move supported by the opposition party as well, led by [[Mahendra Karma]] who was assassinated by naxalites on 25 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-to-train-its-guns-on-raman-singh/article4760430.ece | title=Congress to train its guns on Raman Singh | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=29 May 2013 | access-date=10 November 2013 | author=Gupta, Smita}}</ref> Singh was sworn in for his second term on 12 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211045320/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mr-clean-raman-singh-helped-bjp-keep-chhattisgarh/80080-30.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2008 |title=CHHATTISGARH: Raman's clean image helped BJP |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |access-date= 10 November 2013 }}</ref> On 8 December 2013 he was re-elected as the chief minister (CM) of the state. In August 2017, Chief Minister Raman Singh completed 5000 days as the Chief Minister of the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Raman Singh: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh latest news, Photos and videos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raman-Singh |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |publisher=Times of India |date=10 February 2021}}</ref> By introducing distribution of major commodities such as wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene through a network of fair price shops called the [[public distribution system]] (PDS), Singh has earned nation wide popularity. As a move to encourage the start up culture and offering several incentives for start up entrepreneur he started the "Startup Chhattisgarh" scheme. His other initiatives include promotion of digital technology, interest free agricultural loans in addition to banning the naxal groups, which made him popular in Chhattisgarh. Singh's government had received attention for number of welfare measures like Medical care, food security, the Charan Paduka Yojana that entitles people to free shoes, the Saraswati Cycle Yojana that promises a free bicycle to school going girls, and Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana that allows the elderly to go on their desired pilgrimage, it had introduced in the course of the 15 odd years it had been power, despite poverty and agrarian distress for 18 years.<ref name="Raman Singh Reference2">{{cite news |last1=Adrija |first1=Roychowdhury |title=Raman Singh: His development agenda lost against three terms of voter fatigue |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/raman-singh-profile-5487118/ |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |publisher=The Indian Express |date=12 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

BJP [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|won the election in 2013]] for his third tenure as a CM of Chhattisgarh.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-record-7465-polling-in-chhattisgarh-phaseii/article5367110.ece|title=A record 74.65% polling in Chhattisgarh phase-II|first=Suvojit|last=Bagchi|date=19 November 2013|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> After the loss of his party in the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018 assembly elections]], he resigned as the CM of Chhattisgarh on 11 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/chhattisgarh-cm-raman-singh-resigns-takes-responsibility-1407284-2018-12-11|title=Raman Singh resigns as Chhattisgarh CM, takes moral responsibility for loss|last=RaipurDecember 11|first=IndiaToday in|last2=December 11|first2=2018UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11|last3=Ist|first3=2018 18:50}}</ref>

===Electoral history===
* 1990 : MLA in Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, from Kawardha seat<ref name="Outlook">{{cite news |title=How BJP's Longest Serving CM Raman Singh Lost The Plot In Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/raman-singh-how-bjps-longest-serving-cm-lost-the-plot-in-chhattisgarh/321576 |access-date=18 February 2021 |publisher=Outlook |date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* 1993 : MLA in Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, from Kawardha seat
* 1998 : Lost Vidhan Sabha election from Kawardha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
* 1999 : Won Lok Sabha Election, from Rajnandgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)<ref name="Outlook"/>
* 2003 : Became Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, 2003-2018<ref name="Raman Singh Reference1">{{cite news |last1=Rahul |first1=Noronha |title=Dr Raman Singh (still) calls the shots |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/dr-raman-singh-still-calls-the-shots-1685164-2020-06-03 |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=India Today |publisher=India Today |date=3 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2004 : MLA in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, from Dongargaon seat, via a by-poll
* 2008 : MLA in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, from Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
* 2013 : MLA in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, from Rajnandgaon
* 2018 : MLA in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, from Rajnandgaon and Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha.
* 2018 : Ex. Chief Minister in Chhattisgarh

== References ==
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<ref name=Biodata>{{cite web | url=http://dprcg.gov.in/sites/default/files/page-documents/BIO-DATA%20OF%20%20Dr.%20Raman%20Singh.pdf | title=Biodata: Dr. Raman Singh | publisher=[[Government of Chhattisgarh]] |access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* [http://www.drramansingh.in Official website]
* [http://egov.eletsonline.com/2018/04/progressive-chhattisgarh-reaching-new-milestones/ Progressive Chhattisgarh Reaching New Milestones]

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