Ramvichar Netam Explained

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.

Political career

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Netam, Chhaya Verma elected to RS from C'garh. Business Standard India. 3 June 2016. Press Trust of India.
  2. https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/raipur-ramvichar-netam-biography-who-is-ramvichar-netam-again-got-ministerial-post-in-vishnu-deo-goverment-8259249
  3. Web site: Naidu, Naqvi, Goyal among 12 in BJP's RS list. 29 May 2016. 30 May 2016. 30 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530152104/http://www.abplive.in/india-news/naidu-naqvi-goyal-among-12-in-bjps-rs-list-352440. dead.