Renuka Singh (politician) explained

Renuka Singh Saruta
Birth Date:1964 1, df=y
Birth Place:Podi, Koriya district, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now Chhattisgarh, India)
Residence:Ramanujnagar, Sarguja, Chhattisgarh, India
Office:Minister of State for Tribal Affairs
Term Start:30 May 2019
Term End:7 December 2023
Predecessor:Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
Successor:Bharati Pawar
Minister:Arjun Munda
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start1:23 May 2019
Term End1:7 December 2023
Predecessor1:Kamalbhan Singh Marabi
Successor1:Chintamani Maharaj
Constituency1:Surguja
Office2:Minister of Woman & Child Development
Government of Chhattisgarh
Successor2:Lata Usendi
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Raman Singh
Term Start2:7 December 2003
Term End2:18 June 2005
Office3:Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Term Start4:2003
Term End4:2013
Predecessor4:Tuleshwar Singh
Successor4:Khelsai Singh
Constituency4:Premnagar
Term Start3:2023
Predecessor3:Gulab Kamro
Constituency3:Bharatpur-Sonhat
Party:Bhartiya Janata Party
Spouse:Narendra Singh
Children:2 Son & 2 Daughter
Country:India
Nationality:Indian
Profession:Politician, Agriculture

Renuka Singh Saruta (born 5 January 1964) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh who currently is a Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Bharatpur-Sonhat. She previously served as the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs of India from 30 May 2019 to 7 December 2023.[1] She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

Political career

Renuka Singh started her political career as a member of the Ramanuj Nagar District Panchayat. Singh also served as the BJP Mandal President in Ramanuj Nagar.[3]

Renuka was first elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 and became Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Woman & Child development and Family welfare in Government of Chhattisgarh and again got re-elected in 2008.[4] [5] In 2013 Assembly election, she lost to senior Congress leader Khelsai Singh. In the 2019 general election, she again contested against Khelsai Singh and won by margin of 1,57,873 votes and became Union Minister of State of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.[6]

She successfully contested the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election from Bharatpur-Sonhat Assembly constituency, becoming a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for the third time.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tribal MP Renuka Singh Takes Oath as Minister of State in Modi Cabinet . 19 March 2022 . 30 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319164846/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tribal-mp-renuka-singh-takes-oath-as-minister-of-state-in-modi-cabinet-2165711.html . 19 March 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got . . 8 July 2021 . 8 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Inspiring Story Of Renuka Singh - 1st Woman Likely To Be Chief Minister Of Chhattisgarh . 2023-12-13 . Zee News . en.
  4. Web site: MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY . Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, Government of Chhattisgarh . 7 November 2013 .
  5. http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/satra/third_assembly/3RD_ASSEMBLY.pdf
  6. News: Cabinet Ministers of Modi Government: Here's the full list of ministers in the Narendra Modi government of 2019 . 19 March 2022 . 31 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319173105/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/narendra-modi-swearing-in-ceremony-live-updates/article27358038.ece . 19 March 2022 . en-IN.
  7. Web site: Bharatpur-Sonhat Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Renuka Singh Saruta with 55809 defeats INC's Gulab Kamro . 2023-12-13 . India Today . 3 December 2023 . en.