| Kala Badal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Bhairav Lal Meena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1918 9, df=yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Tumda, Baran district, Rajasthan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father: | Kaluram Meena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother: | Dhanni Bai Meena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Poet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Movement: | Indian independence movement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party: | Janata Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otherparty: | Indian National Congress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bhairav Lal Meena, popularly known as Kala Badal, was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, poet,[1] politician[2] and folk hero who belonged to the Meena tribe.[3] [4] [5] He has been a member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and the Minister of State for Ayurveda in the Government of Rajasthan.[6] [7] [8]
Kala Badal was born in Tumra village of Baran district. He was born in the Meena tribe to Kaluram Meena[9] and Dhanni Bai Meena. He has studied till middle school.[10]
Kala Badal started his political career by becoming a Zila Parishad member and in the same year he became the Deputy Chief of Jhalawar Zila Parishad.[11] He got the post of Ayurveda (Independent Charge), Local Self Government and Town Planning in the government of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.[12]
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 1951–57 | Member, First Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Khanpur |
| 1957–62 | Member, Second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Aklera |
| 1962-67 | Member, Third Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Aklera |
| 1972-77 | Member, Fifth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Aklera |
| 1977-80 | Member, Sixth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Khanpur |