Shivraj Singh Chouhan
| Shivraj Singh Chouhan | |
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Chouhan in 2010
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| 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 29 November 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Babulal Gaur |
| Constituency | Budhni, Vidisha |
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| Born |
5 March 1959 Budhni, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Sadhna Chouhan |
| Residence | Bhopal |
| Alma mater | Barkatullah University |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (born 5 March 1959) is the 18th and current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state. He replaced Babulal Gaur as chief minister on 29 November 2005. As a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he has served as its general secretary and as president of its Madhya Pradesh state unit. He joined the RSS in 1972, as a 13-year-old. He has been a five-time Member of Parliament, representing Vidisha in the Lok Sabha since 1991. At present, he represents Budhni constituency, a tehsil place in Sehore district, in the Madhya Pradesh assembly. In 2007, he had introduced schemes named as Ladli Laxmi Yojna, Kanyadhan Yojna and Janani Suraksha Yojna to focus on the prevention of female infanticide in the state.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan was born in the family of Prem Singh Chouhan and his wife Sundar Bai Chouhan in the Jait village of Sehore district. Belonging to Kirar community is a gold medalist in M. A. (Philosophy) from Barkatullah University, Bhopal. He is an agriculturist by profession. He was married to Sadhna Singh and they have two sons Kartikey and Kunal.
His early political career can be defined as up to the point of his first election to the Lok Sabha. He was elected President of the Model School Students Union in 1975. In 1976-77, he participated in underground movement against Emergency and was imprisoned in Bhopal Jail for some time.
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