Chintamani Maharaj (born 19 August 1962) is an Indian politician from
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
. He won Shashi Singhas an
MP from
Sarguja Lok Sabha constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes community in Surguja District. He represented the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
in the
2024 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh.
Early life and education
Maharaj is from Srikot village,
Surguja District
Surguja district is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district is one of the oldest districts of Chhattisgarh. The headquarters of the district is Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, Ambikapur.
The district lies in its eponymous Surguja d ...
, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of late Rameshwar Singh. He passed Class 12 in 2014 from a college affiliated with Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Vidyamandal, Rampuram.
Career
Maharaj became an MLA for the first time winning the
2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election 2013 was held in two phases on 11 and 19 November in Chhattisgarh state of India. The result was announced on 8 December. Incumbent ruling party BJP and Chief Minister Raman Singh retained the majori ...
from
Lundra Assembly constituency
Lundra is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India
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representing the Indian National Congress In 2013, he polled 64,771 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Vijay Baba of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 9,946 votes. Later, he joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
and became a
Member of Parliament winning from
Sarguja Lok Sabha constituency in the
2024 Indian general election in Chhattisgarh. He polled 7,13,200 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shashi Singh of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 64,822 votes.
See also
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Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly or the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India.
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Mem ...
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2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election 2013 was held in two phases on 11 and 19 November in Chhattisgarh state of India. The result was announced on 8 December. Incumbent ruling party BJP and Chief Minister Raman Singh retained the majori ...
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Indian National Congress politicians from Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh MLAs 2013–2018
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh
India MPs 2024–2029
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