Tulsi Ram Silawat
Tulsiram Silawat | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister of Water Resources Madhya Pradesh Government | |
| Assumed office 21 April 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Karada Hukum Singh |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Sonkar |
| Constituency | Sanwer |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Sonkar |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Sonkar |
| Constituency | Sanwer |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Sonkar |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare Madhya Pradesh Government | |
| In office December 2018 – March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rustam Singh |
| Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 1998–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1954[1][citation needed] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sunita Silawat[2] |
| Children | Nitish Silawat,Chinmayee Silawat |
| Residence | Indore |
| Education | MA LLB Part 1 [citation needed] |
| Alma mater | Indore University |
| Profession | Agriculturist, politician |
Tulsi Ram Silawat is an Indian politician serving as a cabinet minister in the Madhya Pradesh state government and a two-time representative of the Sanwer constituency in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3][4] He took the oath as a cabinet minister in the new Madhya Pradesh government on 25 December, 2018.[5] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 21 March, 2020, and took oath as the Water Resources Minister under Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cabinet on 21 April, 2020.[6] On 20 October, 2020, he resigned from the post of Water Resources Minister. Because, as per Article 164 (4) of the Indian Constitution, a minister who is not a member of the House must be elected to an assembly within 6 months of being appointed minister.[7]
Career[edit]
In December 2018, he was inducted into the Kamal Nath cabinet as Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare of Madhya Pradesh. During 2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis, he supported senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and joined BJP with the 22 MLAs who resigned.[8][9][10]
See also[edit]
- Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- 1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
References[edit]
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh vidhan Sabha" (PDF).[dead link]
- ^ "Tulsiram Silawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SANWER(INDORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "I think I deserve a second chance: Tulsiram Silawat". Daily News and Analysis. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Tulsiram Silawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SANWER(INDORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ PTI (25 December 2018). "Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expands Cabinet, inducts 28 ministers". Mint. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "MP News: तुलसी सिलावट को फिर मिला जल संसाधन, गोविंद सिंह राजपूत भी पहले की तरह परिवहन मंत्रालय संभालेंगे". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh: Six months over, Tulsiram Silawat & Govind Singh Rajput resign from cabinet". The Times of India. 22 October 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit". The Economic Times. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP". Live Mint. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP". Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.