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Manoj Singh Mandavi
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Manoj Singh Mandavi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 2019 | |
| Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Bhanupratappur |
| Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bramhanand |
| Constituency | Bhanupratappur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963/1964 (age 59–60)[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2008-2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Savitri Mandavi |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Telagara, Kanker, Chhattisgarh |
| Alma mater | Ravishankar University Raipur (B.A., M.A.) |
Manoj Singh Mandavi is an Indian politician and a member of the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, elected from the Bhanupratappur constituency in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Mandavi was born to Hari Shankar Mandavi and hails from Telagara village in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 and earned a Master of Arts in Sociology in 1988, both from Government Degree College Kanker affiliated to Ravishankar University Raipur. Mandavi is married to Savitri Mandavi, with whom he has two sons.[1][2]
Political career[edit]
Mandavi contested from the Bhanupratappur constituency for the first time in 2003 as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate, but lost to BJP's Deo Lal Dugga by a margin of only 1379 votes.[3] In the next legislative election of 2008, now contesting as an Independent candidate, he lost to BJP's Bramhanand by 15479 votes.[3][4]
In 2013, Mandavi won in the Bhanupratappur constituency as an INC candidate with 64,837 votes, defeating BJP's Satish Latiya and securing 45.98% of the total vote share.[4] He repeated this in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election with 72,520 votes, gaining 49.07% of the total vote share and defeating BJP's Deo Lal Dugga in the process.[4][5]
On 30 November 2019, Mandavi filed nomination papers for the post of Deputy Speaker in the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.[6][7] He was elected to the post unanimously on 2 December 2019.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Manoj Singh Mandavi(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BHANUPRATAPPUR (ST)(UTTAR BASTAR KANKER) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "Docs" (PDF). MyNeta. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "छत्तीसगढ़ चुनाव: भानुप्रतापपुर में दोबारा जीत का परचम लहराना चाहेगी कांग्रेस". aajtak.intoday.in (in हिन्दी). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Bhanupratappur Assembly constituency (Chhattisgarh): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "MANOJ SINGH MANDAVI INC, Chhatisgarh Election, Bhanupratappur, Election Results 2018". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ Pioneer, The (1 December 2019). "Manoj Mandavi all set for Assly Deputy Speaker". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ↑ Bhargava, Mahendra (30 November 2019). "मनोज मंडावी होंगे विधानसभा के उपाध्यक्ष, विपक्ष ने भी दी सहमति". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ PTI (2 December 2019). "Cong MLA Mandavi elected Chhattisgarh assembly deputy speaker". Business Standard India. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "MLA Manoj Mandavi elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker". The Pioneer. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.