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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tulsiram Silawat
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1954|11|5}}<ref name="Madhya Pradesh vidhan Sabha Profile">{{cite news |url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/13thvs/2014_210.pdf |title=Madhya Pradesh vidhan Sabha}}{{dead link|date=September 2019}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
| office = Cabinet Minister of Water Resources<br>[[Madhya Pradesh Government]]
| term_start = 21 April 2020
| term_end =
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = *[[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
*[[Mohan Yadav]]
| predecessor = [[Karada Hukum Singh]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = December 2018
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Rajesh Sonkar]]
| constituency1 = [[Sanwer (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanwer]]
| successor3 = [[Prakash Sonkar]]
| term_start3 = 1985
| term_end3 = 1990
| constituency2 = [[Sanwer (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanwer]]
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2013
| predecessor2 = [[Prakash Sonkar]]
| successor2 = [[Rajesh Sonkar]]
| office5 = Vice President of [[Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start5 = 1998
| term_end5 = 2003
| education = [[Master of Arts|MA]] [[LLB]] Part 1 {{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
| alma_mater = [[Indore University]]
| profession = [[Agriculturist]], politician
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Sunita Silawat<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=138|title=Tulsiram Silawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SANWER(INDORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|access-date=18 April 2018|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109101609/https://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=138|url-status=live}}</ref>
| office4 = [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]<br />
[[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh Government]]
| preceded4 = [[Rustam Singh (politician)|Rustam Singh]]
| term_start4 = December 2018
| term_end4 = March 2020
| children = Nitish Silawat,Chinmayee Silawat
}}
'''Tulsi Ram Silawat''' is an Indian politician serving as a cabinet minister in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh state government]] and a two-time representative of the [[Sanwer Assembly constituency|Sanwer constituency]] in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/interview-i-think-i-deserve-a-second-chance-tulsiram-silawat-1915064%26sa%3DU%26ved%3D0ahUKEwiGup_wjMTTAhWMu48KHQlIAi8QFggPMAc%26usg%3DAFQjCNEK4v_6KuvPXn_pSNL7gW6r-acVjw |title=I think I deserve a second chance: Tulsiram Silawat |website=Daily News and Analysis |date=7 November 2013 |accessdate=27 April 2017 |archive-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629215719/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/interview-i-think-i-deserve-a-second-chance-tulsiram-silawat-1915064%26sa%3DU%26ved%3D0ahUKEwiGup_wjMTTAhWMu48KHQlIAi8QFggPMAc%26usg%3DAFQjCNEK4v_6KuvPXn_pSNL7gW6r-acVjw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tulsiram Silawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SANWER(INDORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=138&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwiGup_wjMTTAhWMu48KHQlIAi8QFggnMAA&usg=AFQjCNECdKNaa_8Im0uWkUrVtv1_zmaPgA |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> He took the oath as a cabinet minister in the new Madhya Pradesh government on 25 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/zqyf1gIubsHBrWfz44IoLO/Madhya-Pradesh-CM-Kamal-Nath-expands-Cabinet-inducts-28-mi.html|title=Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expands Cabinet, inducts 28 ministers|last=PTI|date=2018-12-25|website=Mint|language=en|access-date=2018-12-27|archive-date=27 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227125651/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/zqyf1gIubsHBrWfz44IoLO/Madhya-Pradesh-CM-Kamal-Nath-expands-Cabinet-inducts-28-mi.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 21 March 2020, and took oath as the Water Resources Minister under [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]'s cabinet on 21 April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP News: तुलसी सिलावट को फिर मिला जल संसाधन, गोविंद सिंह राजपूत भी पहले की तरह परिवहन मंत्रालय संभालेंगे |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/mp-news-tulsi-silawat-given-water-resources-govind-singh-rajpoot-gets-transport-and-revenue-department-in-shivraj-singh-chouhan-cabinet/articleshow/80100890.cms |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109101520/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/mp-news-tulsi-silawat-given-water-resources-govind-singh-rajpoot-gets-transport-and-revenue-department-in-shivraj-singh-chouhan-cabinet/articleshow/80100890.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> On 20 October 2020, he resigned from the post of Water Resources Minister. Because, as per Article 164 (4) of the Indian Constitution, a minister who is not a member of the House must be elected to an assembly within 6 months of being appointed minister.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-10-22 |title=Madhya Pradesh: Six months over, Tulsiram Silawat & Govind Singh Rajput resign from cabinet |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-six-months-over-tulsiram-silawat-govind-singh-rajput-resign-from-cabinet/articleshow/78801891.cms |access-date=2023-11-09 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908145536/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-six-months-over-tulsiram-silawat-govind-singh-rajput-resign-from-cabinet/articleshow/78801891.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==

In December 2018, he was inducted into the [[Kamal Nath ministry|Kamal Nath cabinet]] as Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. During [[2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis]], he supported senior Congress leader [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] and joined BJP with the 22 MLAs who resigned.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jyotiraditya-scindia-resigns-from-congress/articleshow/74561583.cms|title=Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit|date=2020-03-10|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-date=18 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818200902/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jyotiraditya-scindia-resigns-from-congress/articleshow/74561583.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/22-rebel-cong-mlas-whose-resignation-led-to-fall-of-kamal-nath-govt-join-bjp-11584797981690.html|publisher=Live Mint|access-date=23 March 2020|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321161645/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/22-rebel-cong-mlas-whose-resignation-led-to-fall-of-kamal-nath-govt-join-bjp-11584797981690.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/03/21/22-rebel-madhya-pradesh-congress-mlas-join-bjp.html |title=22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP |access-date=23 March 2020 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322153437/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/03/21/22-rebel-madhya-pradesh-congress-mlas-join-bjp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
*[[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]
*[[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]

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