Lakhan Lal Dewangan | |
Birth Date: | 1962 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Korba, Madhya Pradesh, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
Residence: | Korba, Chhattisgarh, India |
Office: | Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of Chhattisgarh |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
Term Start: | 22 December 2023 |
Predecessor: | Kawasi Lakhma |
Office1: | Minister of Labour, Government of Chhattisgarh |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
Term Start1: | 22 December 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Shiv Kumar Dahariya |
Office2: | Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
Constituency2: | Korba |
Term Start2: | 3 December 2023 |
Predecessor2: | Jai Singh Agrawal |
Constituency3: | Katghora |
Term Start3: | 8 December 2013 |
Term End3: | 11 December 2018 |
Predecessor3: | Bodhram Kanwar |
Successor3: | Purushottam Kanwar |
Office4: | Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh |
President4: | Vishnudeo Sai Arun Sao Kiran Singh Deo |
Term Start4: | 29 September 2020 |
Office5: | Parliamentary secretary for Ministry of Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Protection, Government of Chhattisgarh |
Term Start5: | 23 May 2015 |
Term End5: | 11 December 2018 |
Predecessor5: | Dr. Siyaram Sahu |
Successor5: | Kunwar Singh Nishad |
1Blankname5: | Minister |
1Namedata5: | Punnulal Mohle |
Office6: | Mayor, Korba Municipal Corporation |
Term6: | 16 January 2005 – 11 January 2010 |
Predecessor6: | Shyam Kanwar |
Successor6: | Jogesh Lamba |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Parents: | Tulsi Ram Dewangan (Father) |
Country: | India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Profession: | Agriculture, Business |
Alma Mater: | Secondary School Certificate |
Lakhan Lal Dewangan (born 12 April 1962) is an Indian politician serving as Minister of Commerce And Industry, Labour in Government of Chhattisgarh and represents Korba as MLA.[1] He is former Parliamentary secretary (Minister of State rank) in Government of Chhattisgarh. On 29 September 2020, he was appointed as Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh.[2]
Lakhan Lal Dewangan was first elected as Mayor of Korba Municipal Corporation in 2005.[3] On 8 December 2013, Dewangan became Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Katghora Constituency by defeating Bodhram Kanwar of Indian National Congress, a six term MLA from same seat by 13,130 votes[4] and became Parliamentary secretary (Minister of State rank) for Food, Civil Supply, Consumer Protection, Village Industry, Planning, Economic and Statistics in Raman Singh Third ministry.Again, Dewangan contested the 2018 Assembly election against Purushottam Kanwar (INC) for Katghora but lost to Kanwar by 11,511 votes.[5] In the 2023 Assembly election, he was fielded from Korba against 3 term MLA and incumbent Revenue Minister Jai Singh Agrawal and defeated him by huge margin of 25,629 votes and was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in Vishnudeo Sai ministry.