Ajay Chandrakar

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Ajay Chandrakar
Minister of Parliamentary affairs,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
18 December 2013 – 12 December 2018
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byBrijmohan Agrawal
Succeeded byRavindra Choubey
In office
14 December 2003 – 11 December 2008
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byRavindra Choubey
Succeeded byBrijmohan Agrawal
Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
22 May 2015 – 12 December 2018
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byAmar Agrawal
Succeeded byT. S. Singh Deo
Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
18 December 2013 – 12 December 2018
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byRamvichar Netam
Succeeded byT. S. Singh Deo
In office
14 December 2003 – 11 December 2008
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byAmitesh Shukla
Succeeded byRamvichar Netam
Minister of Higher & Technical education, Science & Technology,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
2004 – 11 December 2008
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byVikram Usendi
Succeeded byHemchand Yadav
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2013
Preceded byLekhram Sahu
ConstituencyKurud
In office
1 November 2000 – 11 December 2008
Succeeded byLekhram Sahu
ConstituencyKurud
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1 December 1998 – 31 October 2000
Preceded byGurmukh Singh Hora
ConstituencyKurud
Personal details
Born (1963-06-24) 24 June 1963 (age 62)
Kurud, Chhattisgarh, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpousePratibha Chandrakar
ChildrenAjay Ranjan Chandrakar
Alma materSBR College
Durga Mahavidyalaya, Raipur
Websiteajaychandrakar.com

Ajay Chandrakar (born 24 June 1963) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is a five time MLA and a former Cabinet Minister in Government of Chhattisgarh. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election from Kurud Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Chandrakar is from Kurud, Dhamtari District, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of late Kaliram Chandrakar. He completed his graduation from SBR College in Bilaspur. He later did MA in Hindi literature in1986 at Durga Mahavidyalaya, Raipur which is affiliated with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University.[3] His discontinued his research on plays of Vishnu Prabhakar due to political agitation during his student days.[citation needed]

Political career

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Chandrakar started his political life as a student leader. He first became an MLA winning the 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He retained the seat for the BJP, in the first election after the formation of the new state. He won the 2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election defeating Deepa Sahu of the Indian National Congress by a thin margin of 2,709 votes. Later, he lost the 2008 Assembly election to Lekhram Sahu of Congress but regained the seat and won consecutively three terms in 2013, 2018 and 2023.[4] In 2023, he polled 94,712 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Tarni Neelam Chandrakar of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 8,090 votes.[5][6]

In 1987, he even spent 7 days in jail for participating in an agitation. [citation needed] In 2003, he became a part of the Chhattisgarh government as a Panchayat and Rural Development Minister as well as a Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. [citation needed] In 2004, he was also assigned the portfolios of Science and Technology, Technical Education, and Manpower Planning. [citation needed] Later in 2007, he became the minister of higher education.[7][8]

After he lost the 2008 Assembly election, he was made the head of the State Finance Commission. Later, he served as the party's vice-chairman and official spokesperson. [citation needed]

He regularly conducts Jandarshan programmes and meets people of his constituency. [citation needed]

He has been trying to get Sirpur, a world heritage site tag. He participates in the cultural and literary festivals held in Sirpur annually. [citation needed]

President of Chhattisgarh Football Association

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Chandrakar was unanimously elected as President of Chhattisgarh Football Association in November 2014.[9]

References

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