Satish Chaturvedi

Dr. Satish Chaturvedi
Born10 October 1946
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationM.A., Ph.D., LLB
Political partyIndian National Congress

Dr. Satish Chaturvedi (born 10 October 1946) is an active Indian politician of the Maharashtra state. He has represented the Nagpur East assembly constituency for 5 terms in the Maharashtra legislative assembly.[1][2][3]

Education and early life

Dr. Chaturvedi[4] is a Ph.D. scholar and has a doctorate in Literature. He has also done M.A. (Political Sciences), (History), (Hindi Literature). Apart from this, he also has an LL.B. degree.[5]

He became active in politics during his college years as he became the President of Nagpur University Student Union in 1968. He came in contact with the student wing of the Indian National Congress, N.S.U.I. and got the charge of Maharashtra N.S.U.I. in 1969. In 1978, he became the Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress President.[6][7]

From 1979 to '80, he was the General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and also handled the position of Vice President, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Along with this he was also the member of AICC delegates from Maharashtra for 15 years.[8]

Political career as an elected representative

MLA from Nagpur East legislative constituency for 25 years- 1980-85, 1990–95, 1995–99, 1999-2004, 2004-09.[9]

He was the Minister of State for Forest, Health, Tourism, Technical Education, Sports and Irrigation in 1980.[10][11]

He also held the Labour, Textiles and Mining ministry from 2001 to '04.[12][13]

From 2004 to '08, he held the ministerial berth for Labour, Textiles, Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Employment and Self Employment.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ Ramu, Bhagwat; August 29. "Cong revokes expulsion of ex-MLA Satish Chaturvedi". Times of India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Sonia Gandhi Revokes Expulsion Of Ex-Congress Leader Satish Chaturvedi".
  3. ^ "Congress Revokes Suspension of Former Maharashtra Minister Satish Chaturvedi".
  4. ^ "Satish Chaturvedi".
  5. ^ "Satish Chaturvedi Expelled From Congress For 'Anti-Party Activities'".
  6. ^ "Congress expels former Maharashtra minister Satish Chaturvedi".
  7. ^ "Satish Chaturvedi expelled from Congress for 'anti-party activities'".
  8. ^ "Guardian Minister and Satish Chaturvedi Visits Mayo Hospital, Check Preparations to Fight Coronavirus".
  9. ^ "Ex-Congress leader Satish Chaturvedi says his expulsion is against party's 'glorious tradition and democratic principles'".
  10. ^ "Satish Chaturvedi gets his glory back; Congress reinstates its senior leader after 18 months of expulsion".
  11. ^ "Congress revokes suspension of Ex Minister Satish Chaturvedi, says grateful to party".
  12. ^ "RMMS chief urges relief for textile mill".
  13. ^ "Draft of new textile policy to be ready by December-end".
  14. ^ "Muttemwar complains of 'conspiracy' by Nagpur Cong MLAs".
  15. ^ "Maha govt relaxes labour laws to woo textile industries".