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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1964)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shivkumar Dahariya
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|12|18|df=y}}
| party = {{flagicon image|Indian National Congress Flag.svg}} [[Indian National Congress]]
| office = [[Baghel ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Chhattisgarh]]
| term_start = 17 December 2018
| term_end = 12 December 2023
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhupesh Baghel]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = * Labour Welfare
* Urban Administration and Development
| office1 = [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Arang Assembly constituency|Arang]]
| term_start1 = 11 December 2018
| term_end1 = 3 December 2023
| predecessor1 = Naveen Markandey
| successor1 = [[Guru Khushwant Saheb]]
| constituency2 = [[Bilaigarh Assembly constituency|Bilaigarh]]
| term_start2 = 8 December 2008
| term_end2 = 8 December 2013
| predecessor2 = ''constituency established''
| successor2 = Sanam Jangde
| constituency3 = Palari
| term_start3 = 2003
| term_end3 = 2008
| predecessor3 = Ramlal Bhardwaj
| successor3 = ''constituency abolished''
| children = Ashish Kumar Dahariya (son)
| image = File:Shivkumar Dahariya.jpg
| caption = Dahariya in 2024
| spouse = {{marriage |Sakun Dahariya |1998}}
}}

'''Shivkumar Dahariya''' (born 18 December 1964) is an [[India]]n [[politician]] from [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]]. He served as a [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]] three times: in [[2nd Chhattisgarh Assembly|2003]] from the Palari, in [[3rd Chhattisgarh Assembly|2008]] from Bilaigarh, and in [[5th Chhattisgarh Assembly|2018]] from Arang. He also served as a cabinet minister, holding the portfolios of Urban Administration and Development, and Labor Welfare.

== Personal life ==
Dahariya was born on 18 December 1964 in the village of Chhachhanpairi, [[Abhanpur]], [[Raipur]], then in [[Madhya Pradesh]] (now in [[Chhattisgarh]]). He is the son of Asharam Dahariya. He obtained a [[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery|Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery]] (B.A.M.S.) degree from Government Ayurved College, Raipur (affiliated with [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]]) in 1988–1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JANJGIR-CHAMPA (SC)(CHHATTISGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=3678 |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

He is married to Shakun Dahariya, with whom he has one son and two daughters. His son, [[Ashish Kumar Dahariya]], represents the [[Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh]] (CSCS) and the [[Chhattisgarh cricket team|Chhattisgarh team]] in domestic cricket tournaments, and also plays for the [[Rajnandgaon Panthers]] in the [[Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League]] (CCPL). He was also listed in the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] [[List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes#Auction|2025 auction]] but went unsold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=पूर्व मंत्री डॉ. शिव डहरिया के बेटे आशीष की ऊंची छलांग |url=https://www.dailychhattisgarh.com/latest-news/268019/daily-chhattisgarh |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=पूर्व मंत्री डॉ. शिव डहरिया के बेटे आशीष की ऊंची छलांग |language=en-in}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Dahariya's political career began in the student union sphere. He has held various positions at the state level. In 1990, he was jailed for participating in an agitation against the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) government in [[Bhopal]], an action directed by Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. He was nominated for the Rajya Sabha by the Congress party in 2000 but withdrew his nomination at the instruction of the party high command. He has been a minister in the Chhattisgarh government, overseeing Urban Administration and Development, and Labor.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2018-12-25 |title=Nine more inducted in Bhupesh Baghel team |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chhattisgarh-cm-expands-cabinet-inducts-nine-ministers/article25825517.ece |access-date=2025-08-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Timeline of political positions ===

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Timeline of Shivkumar Dahariya's Political Positions
|-
! Year(s)
! Political Position/Role

|-
| 1977-1988
| Various positions within school and college student unions
|-
| 1989
| Member, Madhya Pradesh 20-Point Committee
|-
| 1990
| Joint Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Cell)
|-
| 1990
| Undertook "jail journey" in Bhopal protesting against the BJP government, following instructions from late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
|-
| 1990-2000
| Various capacities at district and state levels within the Congress party, including General Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress
|-
| 1997
| General Secretary, State Youth Congress
|-
| March 2000
| Withdrew Rajya Sabha nomination as per party high command's instructions
|-
| 2000
| Member, State Transport Authority (with State Minister status), Madhya Pradesh
|-
| 2001
| In-charge General Secretary, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee
|-
| 2003
| Elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the first time (Palari SC constituency)
|-
| 2004
| Member, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Backward Classes Welfare Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004
| Member, Committee for Examining Papers Laid on the Table, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004
| Member, Member Facilities and Honor Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004
| Member, Questions and References Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004
| Member, Library Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004
| Member, Committee on Bills and Resolutions of Non-Government Members, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004
| Member, Committee on Government Undertakings, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004-2005
| Member, Committee for Examining Papers Laid on the Table, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2004-2006
| Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2006-2007
| Member, Committee on Bills and Resolutions of Non-Government Members, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2007-2010
| Member, Member Facilities and Honor Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2008
| Re-elected as MLA for a second term (Bilaigarh SC constituency)
|-
| 2009
| Member, Member Facilities and Honor Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2010
| Member, Questions and References Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2010-2011
| Member, Privileges Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2010-2011
| Member, Questions and References Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2011
| Member, Committee on Government Undertakings, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2011
| Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2011-2012
| Member, Committee on Government Undertakings, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2011-2012
| Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2012-2013
| Member, Public Accounts Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2012-2013
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2013-2014
| Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2013-2014
| Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| 2018
| Elected as MLA for a third term (Arang SC constituency)
|-
| 2019
| Appointed Minister in the Government of Chhattisgarh (Urban Administration and Development, and Labor portfolios)
|-
| 2019-2021
| Member, Business Advisory Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
|-
| November 2020
| Announced policy decisions to empower Mayor-in-Council (MiC) regarding construction work location changes and utilization of saved funds
|-
| March 2021
| Inspected infrastructural works in Arang Vidhan Sabha constituency, including sanitation, road construction, community buildings, lighting, and gyms
|-
| November 2022
| Addressed Chhattisgarh Business Summit 2022 as Minister of Urban Administration & Development and Labor Department, promoting investment in the state<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chhattisgarh Business Summit 2022 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/tag/chhattisgarh-business-summit-2022 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| Runner-up in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election (Arang SC constituency)
|-
| 2024
| 1st Runner Up in the Lok Sabha Election (Janjgir-Champa SC constituency)
|}

=== Electoral performance ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Election Type
!Constituency
! colspan="2" | Party
!Votes Secured
!Percentage (%)
!Outcome
!Winner/1st Runner-up
! colspan="2" | Party
!Votes
!Percentage (%)
!{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
| rowspan="5" |[[State legislative assemblies of India|Vidhan Sabha]]
|[[Palari Assembly constituency|Palari]] (SC)
| {{Abbrev party name with color |Indian National Congress |rowspan=6}}
|40,814
|38.55
| rowspan="2" |Won
|Durga Prasad Maheshwar
| {{Abbrev party name with color |Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan=6}}
|38,112
|36.00
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Pallari 2003 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2003/chhattisgarh/pallari/54/25736/170 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|[[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bilaigarh Assembly constituency|Bilaigarh]] (SC)
|55,863
|37.97
| rowspan="2" |Dr. Sanam Jangde
|42,241
|28.71
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Bilaigarh 2008 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2008/chhattisgarh/bilaigarh/54/29541/198 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|[[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|58,669
|32.28
|Lost (Runner-Up)
|71,364
|39.26
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Bilaigarh 2013 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2013/chhattisgarh/bilaigarh/54/34140/233 |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|[[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Arang Assembly constituency|Arang]] (SC)
|69,900
|45.10
|Won
|Sanjay Dhidhi
|44,823
|28.92
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Aarang 2018 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2018/chhattisgarh/arang/54/38451/260 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=छत्तीसगढ़ विधानसभा चुनाव: यहां देखिए विजेता उम्मीदवारों की पूरी लिस्ट |url=https://www.amarujala.com/chhattisgarh/chhattisgarh-vidhan-sabha-chunav-result-2018-list-of-winner-candidates-bjp-congress-sapaks |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|77,501
|43.34
| rowspan="2" |Lost (Runner-Up)
|[[Guru Khushwant Saheb]]
|94,039
|52.59
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Aarang 2023 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2023/chhattisgarh/arang/54/46620/293 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Arang, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Arang में BJP ने INC कोहराया |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/arang-chhattisgarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-1830641-2023-12-03 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CG Election Result: आरंग में मंत्री डॉ. शिव डहरिया हारे चुनाव! गुरु खुशवंत साहेब जीते |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/assembly-election/arang-election-result-2023-raipur-vidhan-sabha-chunav-result-winners-and-losers-list-latest-breaking-news/1985769 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Lok Sabha]]
|[[Janjgir–Champa Lok Sabha constituency|Janjgir-Champa]] (SC)
|618,199
|44.40
|[[Kamlesh Jangde]]
|678,199
|48.71
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Janjgir-Champa 2024 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2024/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/10712/54/18 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharatvarsh |first=TV9 |date=2024-06-04 |title=जांजगीर चांपा लोकसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2024: बीजेपी की कमलेश जांगड़े 60 हजार वोटों से जीतीं, कांग्रेस के शिवकुमार डहारिया को हराया |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/chhattisgarh-chunav/janjgir-champa-chhattisgarh-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-bjp-congress-kamlesh-jangde-shiv-kumar-dahariya-2648240.html |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Janjgir Champa Lok Sabha Chunav Result 2024: जांजगीर चांपा लोकसभा सीट पर बीजेपी की जीत, 50 हजार से अधिक वोटों से हारे कांग्रेस प्रत्याशी |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/chhattisgarh/raipur/janjgir-champa-lok-sabha-chunav-result-2024-kamlesh-jangde-shivkumar-dahariya-who-wins-bjp-congress/articleshow/110564728.cms |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[Baghel ministry]]
* [[5th Chhattisgarh Assembly]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Twitter}}
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Chhattisgarh]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Raipur]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University alumni]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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