AdvAcademy01: done

2026-04-22T00:40:35Z

done

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tokhan Sahu
| image = Tokhan Sahu.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dindori, [[Mungeli District|Mungeli]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
| birth_name = Tokhan Sahu
| office = [[Minister of State]] in [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]]
| term_start = 11 June 2024
| term_end =
| prime_minister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister = [[Manohar Lal Khattar]]
| predecessor = [[Kaushal Kishore (politician)|Kaushal Kishore]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| constituency1 = [[Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency|Bilaspur]]
| term_start1 = 4 June 2024
| predecessor1 = [[Arun Sao]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = Member of [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 8 December 2013
| term_end2 = 11 December 2018
| predecessor2 = [[Dharmjeet Singh Thakur|Dharmjeet Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Dharmjeet Singh Thakur|Dharmjeet Singh]]
| constituency2 = [[Lormi Assembly constituency|Lormi]]
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| spouse = Smt. Lilawati Sahu
| children = 2 (1 son, 1 daughter)
| education = [[M.Com]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source =
}}
'''Tokhan Sahu''' (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the [[18th Lok Sabha]] from [[Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency|Bilaspur]]. He is currently serving as Minister of State for [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]]. He was also a member of 4th legislative assembly of Chhattisgarh from [[Lormi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lormi]].<ref>{{Cite web | date=2024-06-10 |title=Tokhan Sahu from Chhattisgarh sworn in as Minister of State in Modi cabinet |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/tokhan-sahu-from-chhattisgarh-sworn-in-as-minister-of-state-in-modi-cabinet-1503308668.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ex-legislators {{!}} In the major league now">{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=13 July 2024 |title=Ex-legislators {{!}} In the major league now |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-ex-legislators-in-the-major-league-now-2565848-2024-07-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806121923/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-ex-legislators-in-the-major-league-now-2565848-2024-07-13 |archivedate=6 August 2024 |accessdate=6 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Sahu has been elected as a Member of Parliament from [[Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency]] in the [[2024 Indian general election]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Bilaspur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/bilaspur-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-lok-sabha-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mp-margin-8916859.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He defeated [[Devendra Yadav]] of [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 164618 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Tokhan Sahu Secures Seat by 64618 Votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/bilaspur-chhattisgarh-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-clse-2548109-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-04 |title=Bilaspur election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Tokhan Sahu wins against Congress' Devendra Yadav with a margin of 164558 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bilaspur-election-results-2024-chhattisgarh-bilaspur-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-tokhan-sahu-bjp-devendra-yadav-cong/articleshow/110674780.cms |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

===Minister in Third Modi ministry===
[[File:The President, Smt Droupadi Murmu administering the oath as Minister of State to Shri Tokhan Sahu at a Swearing-in Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on June 09, 2024.jpg|thumb|President of India Droupadi Murmu administering the oath as Minister of State in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in third Narendra Modi ministry to Shri Tokhan Sahu at a Swearing-in Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on June 09, 2024.]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Bharatiya Janata Party|state=collapsed}}
{{Third Modi ministry|state=collapsed}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Twitter|Tokhansahu2}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-par|in-lwr}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Arun Sao]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament<br />for [[Bilaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bilaspur]] |years=2024–present}}
{{s-inc}}
|-
{{s-off}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Kaushal Kishore (politician)|Kaushal Kishore]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs]]|years= 11 June 2024 – Present}}<br />'''Ministers of State'''
{{s-inc}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Dharmjeet Singh Thakur]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]<br />for [[Lormi Assembly constituency|Lormi]]|years=2013–2018}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Dharmjeet Singh Thakur]]}}
{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahu, Tokhan}}
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:People from Mungeli district]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Narendra Modi ministry]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Chhattisgarh]]

Tokhan Sahu - Revision history

AdvAcademy01: done