Dilip Singh Judeo | |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1949 |
Birth Place: | Jashpur, Central Provinces and Berar, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
Residence: | Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, India Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
Death Place: | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
Office: | Union Minister of State of Environment and Forests |
Term Start: | 29 January 2003 |
Term End: | 17 November 2003 |
Primeminister: | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Office2: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
Term Start2: | 22 May 2009 |
Term End2: | 14 August 2013 |
Predecessor2: | Punnulal Mohle |
Successor2: | Lakhan Lal Sahu |
Constituency2: | Bilaspur |
Term Start3: | 1989 |
Term End3: | 1991 |
Predecessor3: | Prabhat Kumar Mishra |
Successor3: | Bhawani Lal Verma |
Constituency3: | Janjgir |
Office4: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
Constituency4: | Chhattisgarh |
Term Start4: | 1 November 2000 |
Term End4: | 22 May 2009 |
Successor4: | Nand Kumar Sai |
Constituency5: | Madhya Pradesh |
Term Start5: | 30 June 1992 |
Term End5: | 31 October 2000 |
Alma Mater: | Rajkumar College, Raipur St. Xavier's College, Ranchi Chotanagpur Law College |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse: | Madhvi Devi |
Children: | 3, including Yudhvir Singh Judev |
Dilip Singh Judeo (8 March 1949 - 14 August 2013) was an Indian politician and former Minister of State for Environment and Forests in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government.[1] [2] He hailed from the erstwhile royal family of Jashpur, and remains a popular political leader among the tribals of central India.
Judeo started Ghar Wapsi campaign in Chhattisgarh.
In November 2003 he was accused of accepting a bribe for mining rights in Chhattisgarh. The sting operation was orchestrated by the then Christian CM of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi and his son. The accusation was made by The Sunday Express newspaper, which had received a video of the bribe taking place.[3] Judeo resigned from his ministerial position on 17 November 2003.[4]
He was Member of Parliament from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.[2]
On 15 August 2013, he died because of kidney and lung infection. He outlived his eldest son Shatrunjay Pratap Singh Judev, who died of a heart attack. He was followed in death by his youngest son Yudhvir Singh Judev, who died of a liver ailment in 2021. His middle son, Prabal Pratap Singh Judev is the only surviving son.