Amitesh Shukla Explained

Amitesh Shukla
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Birth Date:12 October 1957
Birth Place:Gariaband, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Office:Minister of Rural Development
Term Start:2000
Term End:2003
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Ajit Jogi
Predecessor:Office established
Successor:Ajay Chandrakar
Office1:Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Rajim
Termstart1:11 December 2018
Termend1:3 December 2023
Predecessor1:Santosh Upadhyay
Successor1:Rohit Sahu
Constituency2:Rajim
Termstart2:2008
Termend2:2013
Predecessor2:Chandu Lal Sahu
Successor2:Santosh Upadhyay
Constituency3:Rajim
Termstart3:2000
Termend3:2003
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Successor3:Chandu Lal Sahu
Office4:Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency4:Rajim
Termstart4:1999
Termend4:2000
Predecessor4:Shyama Charan Shukla
Successor4:Constituency disestablished
Nationality:Indian
Parents:Shyama Charan Shukla (father)
Party:Indian National Congress (since 1999)
Relations:Ravishankar Shukla (grandfather)
Vidya Charan Shukla (uncle)
Residence:Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Alma Mater:B.Com, Durga University
LLB, Sophiya College
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Agriculture, Business & Social Worker

Amitesh Shukla (born 12 October 1957)[1] is an Indian National Congress politician from Chhattisgarh, India. He served as Minister of Rural Development in the Government of Chhattisgarh in 2000–2003.[2]

He is the incumbent member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Rajim, having been elected in 2018He was also the most senior leader who did not get any Ministry. He was elected to the same seat in 1999 (bypoll) and 2008 previously.[3]

Personal life

Amitesh Shukla was born on 12 October 1957 in Gariaband.[4] His father Shyama Charan Shukla was an Indian National Congress politician and served thrice as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

His grandfather Ravishankar Shukla was a lawyer, an INC politician from Central Provinces and Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. His uncle Vidya Charan Shukla, was also an INC politician, a union minister, and a nine-time Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.

Notes and References

  1. https://myrajneta.com/profile/amitesh-shukla
  2. http://www.myneta.info/chhattisgarh2013/index.php?action=affidavitComparison&myneta_folder2=2008Chhattisgarh&id1=234&id2=257 My Neta
  3. http://www.mpmla.in/mla.php?stcode=S26&pcno=7&acno=220 MPMLA.in
  4. https://myrajneta.com/profile/amitesh-shukla