Neelanshu Chaturvedi (born 5 July 1982) is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He won as an MLA from Chitrakoot Constituency in

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representing the

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Early life and education

Chaturvedi is from Chitrakoot, Satna District, Madhya Pradesh. He is the son of Hemraj Singh Chaturvedi. He completed his bachelors in technology (Agriculture Engineering) in 2005 at MGCGV college, Chitrakoot.

Career

Chaturvedi entered the

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winning the 2017 by-election in Chitrakoot Assembly constituency. The seat fell vacant after the death of 3 term MLA Prem Singh, also from the INC. Later, he won the

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defeating Surendra Singh Gaharwar of the

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References

Living people Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2013–2018 Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh 1982 births {{MadhyaPradesh-INC-politician-stub