Nandkumar Singh Chauhan

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Nandkumar Singh Chauhan (8 September 1952 – 2 March 2021) was a politician from the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Khandwa at the time of his death.

Nandkumar Singh Chauhan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2021
Preceded byArun Subhashchandra Yadav
Succeeded byGyaneswar Patil
ConstituencyKhandwa
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byThakur Mahendra Kumar Nawal Singh
Succeeded byArun Subhashchandra Yadav
ConstituencyKhandwa
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
In office
16 August 2014 – 18 April 2018
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded byRakesh Singh
Personal details
Born(1952-09-08)8 September 1952
Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died2 March 2021(2021-03-02) (aged 68)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseDurgeshri
Children1 son and 2 daughters
ResidenceShahpur, Burhanpur
EducationB. A.
As of 22 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Biography

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His first major foray in politics was from the now-defunct Shahpur Vidhan Sabha constituency, once a segment of Khandwa Lok Sabha seat. He first contested Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election from Shahpur in 1980, as a candidate of BJP, but lost that time. He was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Shahpur in 1985, and was re-elected in 1990 and 1993.[1] He vacated the assembly seat when he was elected to Lok Sabha in 1996 from Khandwa (Lok Sabha constituency). He was elected to Lok Sabha six times from Khandwa, in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2014 (16th Lok Sabha) and 2019, losing only in 2009.

Nandkumar Chauhan, sometimes spelled 'Chouhan', was BJP state president of Madhya Pradesh up to 18 April 2018 when he was replaced by Jabalpur MP Rakesh Singh.[2]

Nand Kumar Chauhan died from complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon on 2 March 2021, at age 68.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1993".
  2. ^ "Nandkumar Singh Chauhan". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "BJP MP Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan passes away". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Thakur Mahendra Kumar Singh Nawal Singh
Member of Parliament
for Khandwa

1996 – 2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Khandwa

2014 – 2021
Succeeded by
Vacant
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