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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| image = [[File: | | 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 | | 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 | ||
| | | order3 = 2nd | ||
| | | office3 = Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | ||
| | | 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) | ||
| | | successor3 = [[Bhupesh Baghel]] | ||
| | | predecessor3 = [[Ajit Jogi]] | ||
| | | term_start3 = 7 December 2003 | ||
| | | term_end3 = 17 December 2018 | ||
| | | office1 = [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | successor1 = | ||
| | | predecessor1 = [[Uday Mudliyar]] | ||
| | | constituency1 = [[Rajnandgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajnandgaon]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = 7 December 2008 | ||
| | | term_end1 = | ||
| | | successor2 = Kheduram Sahu | ||
| | | predecessor2 = [[Pradeep Gandhi]] | ||
| | | constituency2 = Dongargaon | ||
| | | term_start2 = January 2004 | ||
| | | 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 | | 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 = | | 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 | 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=== | ||