Kedar Nath Kashyap (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian politician and a member of

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. He is current Forest And Climate Change Minister of Chhattisgarh. He served as

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Government of Chhattisgarh Government of Chhattisgarh also known as the State Government of Chhattisgarh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive, led by th ...

holding School Education, Tribal and Scheduled Caste, Backward Class and Minority Development portfolios. He is fourth time MLA in legislative assembly of Chhattisgarh. He is son of senior BJP Leader Late Baliram Kashyap and younger brother of former MP Dinesh Kashyap.

Political career

Kashyap was first elected as MLA in 2003 from Bhanpuri constituency and became

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Raman Singh Raman Singh (born 15 October 1952) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly since 2023. Formerly, he served as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and holding the position for thre ...

's ministry. He got re-elected in 2008 from Narayanpur and also retained the seat in 2013 Assembly election. He served as

for Tribal and Scheduled Caste, Backward Class and Minority Development during 2008 to 2018. He lost 2018 Assembly election to Chandan Kashyap of Congress.https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/sites/default/files/AC2018-79.pdf

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