Kailash Chandra Meghwal

Kailash Chandra Meghwal
Kailash Chandra Meghwal
Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
	In office; 22 January 2014 – 15 January 2019
Preceded by	Deependra Singh Shekhawat
Succeeded by	C. P. Joshi
Constituency	Shahpura, (SC)
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
	In office; 2003-2004
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Home Minister, Government of Rajasthan
	In office; 1993 - 1998
Member of Parliament; for Tonk
	In office; 2001-2009
Member of Parliament Lok sabha
	In office; 1989 to 1991
Constituency	Jalore
Member of Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2008-2023
Constituency	Shahpura
Personal details
Born	22 March 1934 (age 90); Udaipur, Udaipur State, British India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)	Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Website	http://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/KailashMeghwal.htm
	As of 14 September, 2006

Kailash Chandra Meghwal (born 22 March 1934) is a former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,^[1] former union minister of state in Government of India and a national vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the MLA of Shahpura, Bhilwara constituency of Rajasthan in 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly & Ex-MP Tonk constituency of Rajasthan in 14th Lok Sabha. He was minister of state for social justice and empowerment from 2003 to 2004.^[2]

Born in 1934 in Udaipur District he did MA and LLB from University of Rajasthan. He was imprisoned in emergency in 1975 and released in 1977. He was president of Udaipur Bar Association and a member of senate of Udaipur University.^{[citation needed]}

Membership

1977-1985 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (two terms)
1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Jalore
1990 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (3rd term)
1993-1998 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (4th term)
22 Sept. 2001 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (in by-election, 2nd term)
2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha, (3rd term)
2013 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (5th term)
2018 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (6th term)

Positions held

1962 Joint Secretary, Praja Socialist Party. Rajasthan
1969-1975 Joint Secretary, Bharatiya Jansangh, Rajasthan
1977 Minister of State with Independent Charge of Ministry of Mines & Geology, Panchayati Raj & Sheep and Wool, Government of Rajasthan
1978 Cabinet Minister, Sahakarita and Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan
1980-1982 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
1981-1984 Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1982-1985 General Secretary, B.J.P., Rajasthan
1987 onwards Vice-President, B.J.P., Rajasthan
1991-1992 Cabinet Minister, Irrigation and Relief, Government of Rajasthan
1994-1998 Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Home, Mines and Printing, Government of Rajasthan
2003-2004 Union Minister of State, Social Justice and Empowerment
Cabinet Minister of Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan (20.12.2013-21.01.2014)
Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (22.01.2014 to 15.01.2019)

References

^ "Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly". Rajassembly. Govt Of Rajasthan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ "Rajasthan Legislative Assembly". Rajassembly. Govt of Rajasthan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

External links

Former Speaker

Political offices
Preceded by Deependra Singh Shekhawat	Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 22 January 2014 - 15 January 2019	Succeeded by C. P. Joshi

[Rajassembly-Speaker-1] "Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly". Rajassembly. Govt Of Rajasthan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[Rajassembly-Member-2] "Rajasthan Legislative Assembly". Rajassembly. Govt of Rajasthan. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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