Ramvichar Netam | |
Office: | Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Government of Chhattisgarh |
Term Start: | 22 December 2023 |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
Predecessor: | Ravindra Choubey |
Office1: | Minister of ST, SC, OBC & Minority Development Government of Chhattisgarh |
Term Start1: | 22 December 2023 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
Predecessor1: | Mohan Markam |
Term Start2: | 8 December 2003 |
Term End2: | 18 June 2005 |
1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata2: | Raman Singh |
Predecessor2: | Madhav Singh Dhruw |
Successor2: | Kedar Nath Kashyap |
Office3: | Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start3: | 3 December 2023 |
Predecessor3: | Brihaspat Singh |
Constituency3: | Ramanujganj |
Term Start4: | 2008 |
Term End4: | 2013 |
Predecessor4: | Constituency established |
Successor4: | Brihaspat Singh |
Constituency4: | Ramanujganj |
Term Start5: | 2000 |
Term End5: | 2008 |
Predecessor5: | himself |
Successor5: | Constituency abolished |
Constituency5: | Pal |
Term Start6: | 30 June 2016 |
Term End6: | 29 June 2022 |
Predecessor6: | Nand Kumar Sai |
Successor6: | Ranjeet Ranjan |
Constituency6: | Chhattisgarh |
Office7: | Minister of Water Resources Government of Chhattisgarh |
Term Start7: | 18 February 2012 |
Term End7: | 10 December 2013 |
1Blankname7: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata7: | Raman Singh |
Predecessor7: | Hemchand Yadav |
Successor7: | Brijmohan Agrawal |
Office8: | Minister of Rural Development Government of Chhattisgarh |
Term Start8: | 22 December 2008 |
Term End8: | 18 February 2012 |
1Blankname8: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata8: | Raman Singh |
Predecessor8: | Ajay Chandrakar |
Successor8: | Hemchand Yadav |
Office9: | Minister of Home Affairs Government of Chhattisgarh |
Term Start9: | 18 June 2005 |
Term End9: | 8 December 2008 |
1Blankname9: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata9: | Raman Singh |
Successor9: | Nanki Ram Kanwar |
Predecessor9: | Brijmohan Agrawal |
Office10: | Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start10: | 1990 |
Term End10: | 2000 |
Predecessor10: | Deosai |
Successor10: | himself |
Constituency10: | Pal |
Birth Date: | 1 March 1961 |
Birth Place: | Sanawal, Chhattisgarh, India |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Children: | 2 daughters |
Father: | Ramlochan Netam |
Mother: | Jeerhuliya Netam |
Education: | SSC |
Ramvichar Netam (born 1 March 1961) is an Indian politician and currently serving as Minister of Agriculture and ST, SC, OBC & Minority Development in Government of Chhattisgarh. Previously, he served as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh and was Cabinet Minister Raman Singh's Ministry between 2003 and 2013.[1] He represents Ramanujganj in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He is also elected as Protem Speaker of 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.
Netam was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1990 from Pal Constituency and was re-elected 1993 & 1998. After the creation of Chhattisgarh out of Madhya Pradesh, he was elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 from same seat and became Cabinet Minister for Minister of ST, SC, OBC & Minority Development. In 2005 Cabinet reshuffle, he became Minister of Home and Jail. In 2008, Pal Constituency got abolished in delimitation and Netam contested from Newly created Ramanujganj and defeated Congress candidate Brihaspat Singh by margin of 4579 votes and became Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in second Raman Singh's Ministry. However, he lost 2018 Assembly election to Congress candidate Brihaspat Singh by margin of 11,592 votes. In 2015, Amit Shah appointed him as National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, and in 2016 he was appointed as Co-incharge of Jharkhand state BJP With Trivendra Singh Rawat.[2]
On 29 May 2016, he was nominated as the BJP candidate from Chhattisgarh for the Rajya Sabha elections on 11 June.[3]