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{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Namo Narain Meena | | name = Namo Narain Meena | ||
| image = Namo Narain Meena.jpg | | image = Namo Narain Meena (cropped).jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1943|12|24|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|12|24|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = Bamanwas, [[Sawai Madhopur]], [[Rajasthan]]| residence = Bamanwas | | birth_place = Bamanwas, [[Sawai Madhopur]], [[Rajasthan]] | ||
| death_date = | | residence = Bamanwas | ||
| death_place = | | death_date = | ||
| office1 = | | death_place = | ||
| term_start1= 2009 | | office1 = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister of State for Finance]] | ||
| term_end1 = 2014 | | term_start1 = 28 May 2009 | ||
| | | term_end1 = 26 May 2014 | ||
| office2 = | | president1 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br>[[Pratibha Patil]] | ||
[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | | primeminister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
| term_start2 = 2004 | | office2 = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests]] | ||
| term_end2 = 2009 | | term_start2 = 23 May 2004 | ||
| | | term_end2 = 22 May 2009 | ||
| constituency_MP3 = [[Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tonk-Sawai Madhopur]] | | president2 = Pratibha Patil<br>[[Pranab Mukherjee]] | ||
| term3 = 2004 - 2014 | | primeminister2 = Manmohan Singh | ||
| predecessor3 = | | constituency_MP3 = [[Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tonk-Sawai Madhopur]] | ||
| successor3 = [[Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria]] | | term3 = 2004 - 2014 | ||
| office4= Member, [[Rajasthan State Human rights Commission]] | | predecessor3 = | ||
|term_start4 = 11 September 2003 | | successor3 = [[Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria]] | ||
|term_end4= 22 March 2004 | | office4 = Member, [[Rajasthan State Human rights Commission]] | ||
| party =[[Indian National Congress|INC]] | | term_start4 = 11 September 2003 | ||
| spouse = Kesar Meena | | term_end4 = 22 March 2004 | ||
| children = 1 son and 4 daughters | | party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] | ||
| website = | | spouse = Kesar Meena | ||
| footnotes = | | children = 1 son and 4 daughters | ||
| date = 17 August | | | website = | ||
| year = 2008 | | | footnotes = | ||
| source = | | date = 17 August| | ||
| year = 2008| | |||
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4060 | |||
| relations = Laxmi Narayan Meena<br/><small>([[Son-in-law]])</small> | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Namo Narain Meena''' (born 24 December 1943) is an Indian politician and retired [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer who is a member of [[Indian National Congress]] from the state of [[Rajasthan]]. He was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] representing the [[Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency|Sawai Madhopur]] constituency and of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] representing the [[Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tonk-Sawai Madhopur]]<ref>[http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4060 Shri Namo Narain Meena – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India]. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 2012-08-25.</ref> constituency. He served as the Minister of State in the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment and Forests]] in the [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|UPA-I government]] between 2004 and 2009 and as the Minister of State in the Department of Expenditure, Banking and Insurance of the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]]<ref>[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/ministerofstate/index_mos(eb&i).asp The Minister of State (EB&I): Ministry of Finance, Government of India]. Finmin.nic.in. Retrieved on 2012-08-25.</ref> in the [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|UPA-II government]] between 2009 and 2014. | ||
[[File: Shri Namo Narayan Meena assumes the charge of Union Minister for Environment & Forest in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|thumb|Namo Narain Meena assumes the charge of Union Minister for Environment & Forest in New Delhi on May 24, 2004 | [[File: Shri Namo Narayan Meena assumes the charge of Union Minister for Environment & Forest in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|thumb|Namo Narain Meena assumes the charge of Union Minister for Environment & Forest in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.|right]] | ||
== | ==Political career== | ||
After resigning as a member of the RSHRC, Namo Narain Meena joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party and was nominated to contest from the [[Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency|Sawai Madhopur]] constituency of Rajasthan in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 general election]]. He defeated sitting member of parliament and union minister [[Jaskaur Meena]] by a margin of 1,11,163 votes. Following his election, he was inducted into the [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|first council of ministers]] under the premiership of [[Manmohan Singh]] as a Minister of State in the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment and Forests]] on 22 May 2004 and served until 23 May 2009. {{citation needed|date=March 2025}} | |||
In the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]], he contested from the [[Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tonk-Sawai Madhopur]] constituency and defeated his nearest rival and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Kirori Singh Bainsla]] by a thin margin of 317 votes. Following his re-election, he was re-appointed to the union council of ministers. He was appointed the Minister of State in the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] on 28 May 2009 and remained in office till 26 May 2014. {{citation needed|date=March 2025}} | |||
He was nominated by the Indian National Congress to contest from the [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]] constituency in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], however he was defeated by the BJP candidate and his brother [[Harish Meena]] who later joined the Congress Party in 2018. He contested from the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur seat in the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]] and was defeated by sitting MP and BJP candidate [[Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria]]. {{citation needed|date=March 2025}} | |||
==Awards== | |||
* [[President's Police Medal]]{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} | |||
* [[President's Police Medal|President's Distinguished Service Medal]]{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Cabinet of Manmohan Singh}} | {{Cabinet of Manmohan Singh}} | ||
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[[Category:1943 births]] | [[Category:1943 births]] | ||
[[Category:Rajasthani people]] | [[Category:Rajasthani people]] | ||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] | [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Indian police officers]] | [[Category:Indian police officers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:India MPs 2004–2009]] | ||
[[Category:Union ministers of state of India]] | [[Category:Union ministers of state of India]] | ||
[[Category:People from Sawai Madhopur district]] | [[Category:People from Sawai Madhopur district]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:India MPs 2009–2014]] | ||
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]] | ||
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Namo Narain Meena | |
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| Union Minister of State for Finance | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| President | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests | |
| In office 23 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Member of Parliament for Tonk-Sawai Madhopur | |
| In office 2004 - 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria |
| Member, Rajasthan State Human rights Commission | |
| In office 11 September 2003 – 22 March 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1943 Bamanwas, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse(s) | Kesar Meena |
| Relations | Laxmi Narayan Meena (Son-in-law) |
| Children | 1 son and 4 daughters |
| Residence | Bamanwas |
| As of 17 August, 2008 Source: [1] | |
Namo Narain Meena (born 24 December 1943) is an Indian politician and retired IPS officer who is a member of Indian National Congress from the state of Rajasthan. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha representing the Sawai Madhopur constituency and of the 15th Lok Sabha representing the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur[1] constituency. He served as the Minister of State in the Minister of Environment and Forests in the UPA-I government between 2004 and 2009 and as the Minister of State in the Department of Expenditure, Banking and Insurance of the Ministry of Finance[2] in the UPA-II government between 2009 and 2014.
Political career[edit | edit source]
After resigning as a member of the RSHRC, Namo Narain Meena joined the Indian National Congress party and was nominated to contest from the Sawai Madhopur constituency of Rajasthan in the 2004 general election. He defeated sitting member of parliament and union minister Jaskaur Meena by a margin of 1,11,163 votes. Following his election, he was inducted into the first council of ministers under the premiership of Manmohan Singh as a Minister of State in the Minister of Environment and Forests on 22 May 2004 and served until 23 May 2009. [citation needed]
In the 2009 general election, he contested from the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency and defeated his nearest rival and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kirori Singh Bainsla by a thin margin of 317 votes. Following his re-election, he was re-appointed to the union council of ministers. He was appointed the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance on 28 May 2009 and remained in office till 26 May 2014. [citation needed]
He was nominated by the Indian National Congress to contest from the Dausa constituency in the 2014 general election, however he was defeated by the BJP candidate and his brother Harish Meena who later joined the Congress Party in 2018. He contested from the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur seat in the 2019 general election and was defeated by sitting MP and BJP candidate Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria. [citation needed]
Awards[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Shri Namo Narain Meena – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 2012-08-25.
- ↑ The Minister of State (EB&I): Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Finmin.nic.in. Retrieved on 2012-08-25.
