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Ram Sewak Paikra

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Ram Sewak Paikra
Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
18 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byNanki Ram Kanwar
Succeeded byTamradhwaj Sahu
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
In office
11 May 2010 – 21 January 2014
Preceded byVishnudeo Sai
Succeeded byDharamlal Kaushik
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byPrem Sai Singh Tekam
Succeeded byPrem Sai Singh Tekam
ConstituencyPratappur
In office
2003–2008
Preceded byPrem Sai Singh Tekam
Succeeded byPrem Sai Singh Tekam
ConstituencyPilkha
Personal details
Born (1962-02-07) 7 February 1962 (age 62)
Chendra, Surajpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Before 1977)
SpouseShashikala Paikra
Children2 Sons & 3 Daughters
Residence(s)Chhattisgarh, Pratappur

Ram Sewak Paikra (born 7 February 1962) is an Indian politician and former Home Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is a senior BJP leader. He was the Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Pratappur constituency of Chhattisgarh

Political career

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Paikra was first elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 by defeating senior Congress leader Premsai Singh. Before this he unsuccessfully contested Madhya Pradesh Assembly election two times 1993 and 1998. He contested 2008 Chhattisgarh Assembly election but lost by margin of 2,373 votes but in 2013 Assembly election, he won by margin of 8,143 votes and became Home minister in Raman Singh's cabinet.[1]

In 2014, amid growing concern about rapes of women and girls in India, Paikra said, "Such incidents [rapes] do not happen deliberately. These kind of incidents happen accidentally."[2]

In 2018 Assembly election, he was defeated by Premsai Singh Tekam of the INC.[3]

References

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  1. ^ http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/mla_biodata_4th/6.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Indian politician's 'accidental rape' remark adds to rising public anger". The Guardian. 8 June 2014. ISSN 0261-3077.
  3. ^ "Tribal leader Paikra is new C'garh BJP chief". 11 May 2010.