Tokhan Sahu

Tokhan Sahu
Minister of State in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterManohar Lal Khattar
Preceded byKaushal Kishore
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byArun Sao
ConstituencyBilaspur
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Preceded byDharmjeet Singh
Succeeded byDharmjeet Singh
ConstituencyLormi
Personal details
Born
Tokhan Sahu

(1969-10-15) 15 October 1969 (age 55)
Dindori, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh
NationalityIndian
Political party Bharatiya Janta Party
SpouseSmt. Lilawati Sahu
Children2 (1 son, 1 daughter)
EducationM.Com
OccupationPolitician

Tokhan Sahu (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 18th Lok Sabha from Bilaspur. He is currently serving as Minister of State for Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He was also a member of 4th legislative assembly of Chhattisgarh from Lormi.[1][2]

Political career

Sahu has been elected as a Member of Parliament from Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general elections.[3] He defeated Devendra Yadav of Indian National Congress by a margin of 164618 votes.[4][5]

Minister in Third Modi ministry

President of India Droupadi Murmu administering the oath as Minister of State in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in third Narendra Modi ministry to Shri Tokhan Sahu at a Swearing-in Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on June 09, 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Tokhan Sahu from Chhattisgarh sworn in as Minister of State in Modi cabinet". The Statesman. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Ex-legislators | In the major league now". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Bilaspur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Tokhan Sahu Secures Seat by 64618 Votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Bilaspur election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Tokhan Sahu wins against Congress' Devendra Yadav with a margin of 164558 votes". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Bilaspur
2024–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
11 June 2024 – Present
Ministers of State 		Incumbent
Preceded by Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Lormi
2013–2018 		Succeeded by