Kirodi Lal Meena

Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena
MP of Rajya Sabha for Rajasthan
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 April 2018
Preceded by	Narendra Budania, INC
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 2013–2017
Preceded by	Parsadi Lal Meena
Constituency	Lalsot
In office 2003–2008
Preceded by	Yasmin Abrar
Constituency	Sawai Madhopur
In office 1998–2003
Preceded by	Heera Lal
Constituency	Bamanwas
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	Hari Singh
Constituency	Mahuwa
Member of Parliament
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Sachin Pilot
Constituency	Dausa
Member of Parliament
In office 1989–1994
Preceded by	Ram Kumar Meena
Constituency	Sawai Madhopur
Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies Government of Rajasthan
In office 2003–2008
Chief Minister	Vasundhara Raje
Personal details
Born	(1951-11-03) 3 November 1951 Dausa, Rajasthan, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	National People's Party
Spouse(s)	Golma Devi Meena
Residence	Dausa

Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena (born 3 November 1951) is an Indian Politician from the state of Rajasthan. Currently Meena is a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Previously he has been elected as a Loksabha MP for Two terms and MLA for Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for Five terms.

He has been in Bharatiya Janata Party since beginning, however, he briefly left it in 2008 but rejoined it in 2018. He has served as a cabinet minister and held the portfolio of food and civil supplies. He was the only Independent Loksabha MP elected from Rajasthan in 2009 Loksabha elections. He belongs to the Meena community.

Early life

Meena was born in a farmer family in 1951 in Khohra Mullah teh-mahwa dist-dausa rajasthan. He did his schooling at a govt. school and M.B.B.S. completed in S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan.

Arrest

On 24 December 2017, Meena was arrested along with some of his supporters for attempting to enter a private temple in Sankhwali against the wishes of the community members.

Politics

• -84 District President, BJP, Sawai Madhopur
• 1985-86 State Secretary, Rajasthan, BJP
• 1985-89,1993–98, 199 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (four terms)
• 1985-89 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1986-88 State President, Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Rajsthan
• 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha Sawai Madhopur lok sabha
• 1989-91 Member, Advisory Committee on Food and Civil Supply
• 1990 onwards Member, Indian Parliamentary Group
• 1990-91 Member, Joint Committee of Lok Sabha on Office of Profit
• 1993-97 State President, ST Front, BJP
• 1995-98 District Pramukh, District Council Dausa, Rajasthan
• 1998-99 State Vice-President, Rajasthan, BJP
• 1998-2000 National Vice-President, ST Front, BJP
• Member, National Council, BJP (four times)
• State Executive Committee, BJP (four times)
• Member, Wildlife Advisory Board, Rajasthan
• 1998-2003 Member, Estimate Committee (A)
• 2003-2008 Cabinet Minister for Food & Supply, Govt. of Rajasthan
• 2007 - 2008 Chairman, Estimate Committee (B) in Rajasthan State Assembly
• 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Dausa lok sabha
• 16 Sep. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee on Water Resources Ministry
• 31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
• Member of Rajasthan legislative assembly 2013-2017
• Member of Rajya Sabha since 2018

External links

• Kirodi Lal Meena on Facebook