Meenal Chagan Choubey is an Indian politician from

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, presently serving as the Mayor of

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

, capital city of

since 2025. Belonging to

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, she is a senior politician in the city who served as

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and

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(''Parshad'') from Khubchand Baghel Ward of Raipur for three consecutive terms.

Early life and education

Choubey was born in 1972 in a

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family. She has done his post graduation from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University. She entered student politics through ABVP.

Political career

She has been continuously active in the

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in the form of agitations, sit-ins and demonstrations. She had earlier been the Leader of Opposition in the

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Council. She has worked on many posts in the Councillor, District and State Women BJP Front. She has also been a BJP councilor three times. Meenal is also active in the organization. Along with this, she is one of the senior councilors of Raipur Municipal Corporation.

Mayor of Raipur (2025–present)

She became the mayor of Raipur in February 2025 by defeating the Congress candidate by 1,53,290 votes. She is the second woman and non-Congress mayor of Raipur to be elected.

Elections contested

Raipur Municipal Corporation

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Choubey, Meenal 1972 births Living people People from Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Women mayors of places in Chhattisgarh 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century mayors of places in India Mayors of Raipur Politicians from Raipur Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University alumni