| T. S. Singh Deo | |
| Office: | 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh |
| Term Start: | 28 June 2023 |
| Term End: | 12 December 2023 |
| Governor: | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Bhupesh Baghel |
| 2Blankname: | Ministry and Departments |
| 2Namedata: |
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| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Successor: | Arun Sao Vijay Sharma (Deputy Chief Minister) Shyam Bihari Jaiswal (Ministry and Department) |
| Office1: | Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 8 December 2008 |
| Term End1: | 3 December 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Kamal Bhan Singh |
| Successor1: | Rajesh Agarwal |
| Constituency1: | Ambikapur |
| Office5: | Leader of the Opposition Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency5: | Ambikapur |
| Term Start5: | 2013 |
| Term End5: | 2018 |
| Predecessor5: | Ravindra Choubey, INC |
| Successor5: | Dharamlal Kaushik, BJP |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | Dr. Raman Singh |
| 2Blankname5: | Speaker |
| 2Namedata5: | Gaurishankar Agrawal |
| Office6: | Titular Maharaja of Surguja |
| Term Start6: | 2001 |
| Predecessor6: | Madneshwar Saran Singh Deo |
| Birth Date: | 1952 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education: | M.A. in History |
| Alma Mater: | Hamidia College |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Parents: | Madneshwar Saran Singh Deo (father) Devendrakumari Singh Deo (mother) |
| Residence: | Kothighar, Ambikapur |
| Relations: | See Surguja State |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Date: | 17 June |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | Web site: Biography . Vidhan Sabha, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. |
Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo (born 31 October 1952), also known by his initials as T. S. Singh Deo or T. S. Baba, is an Indian politician from Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. He was the First Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from June 2023 to December 2023.
He is also the current titular Maharaja of Surguja, with headquarters at Ambikapur. He was the last mentor to sit on the throne of Surguja.
He is the richest member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.[1]
He served as the Leader of Opposition in 4th Vidhan Sabha of Chhattisgarh.[2] [3] [4] [5] Currently, he is serving as a Cabinet Minister for Health in the Chhattisgarh government.
T.S. Singh Deo has been elected from Ambikapur Assembly Constituency 3 times since 2008, winning by a margin of 39,624 against his BJP opponent Anurag Singh Deo in the most recent 2018 elections.
He has been a very active politician in demonstrating against the BJP government which helped him to bring his party to power with huge majority in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha election of 2018. He is a gentle face of Congress in Chhattisgarh. He was the richest candidate in the 2013 Assembly Elections.[6] [7] [8] [9]
After the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election resulted in a victory for the Indian National Congress. T.S. Singh Deo and Bhupesh Baghel were both considered candidates for the position of Chief Minister, but eventually Bhupesh Baghel- considered a significant OBC face in the state- was chosen over T.S. Singh Deo.[10]
T.S. Singh Deo was made a cabinet minister in the Baghel ministry, holding five portfolios- Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, 20 Point Program Implementation, Commercial Taxes and panchayat and rural development.[11] [12]
On the 28th of June, 2023, T.S. Singh Deo was made Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in the Baghel ministry, ahead of the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections of the same year.[13]
| Year | Legislative Assembly | Constituency | Margin | Result | Party | Post | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2nd | Ambikapur | 948 | MLA | |||
| 2013 | 3rd | 19,558 | Leader of the Opposition | ||||
| 2018 | 4th | 39,624 | Cabinet Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | ||||
| 2023 | 5th | -94[14] | |||||