Jagdish Devda is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party currently serving as the deputy chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. He is representing Malhargarh Assembly constituency as an MLA for the 6th time in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1]

Jagdish Devda
Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
13 December 2023
Serving with Rajendra Shukla
GovernorMangubhai C. Patel
Chief MinisterMohan Yadav
Cabinet Minister
Madhya Pradesh Government
Assumed office
2 July 2020
Chief Minister
Ministry & Departments
  • Finance
  • Commercial Taxes
  • Planning, Economic & Statistics
Preceded byTarun Bhanot
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2008
ConstituencyMalhargarh
Personal details
Born (1957-07-01) 1 July 1957 (age 67)
NationalityIndian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseRenu Devda
EducationM.A., LL.B.
Alma materVikram University

Early life

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Devda completed the Master of Arts and Law degree from Vikram University, Ujjain.

Political career

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In 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Devda won the Malhargarh Assembly constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate which he has been representing since the last 6 elections.

On December 13, 2023, Devda was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh along with Rajendra Shukla in the Ministry of Mohan Yadav. He also had the responsibility of Finance & Commercial Tax in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Anand Mohan J (13 December 2023). "Meet the two new deputy CMs in MP: Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla, who rose up the BJP ranks". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ India Today (25 December 2023). "Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath". Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.