Pratap Grewal (born 1967) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a three time MLA from Sardarpur Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in

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. He won the

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, representing the Indian National Congress.

Early life and education

Grewal is from

Sardarpur Sardarpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Dhar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a town on Mahi River on the Malwa plateau. There is an ancient Shivalinga situated at the bank of Mahi river at a place called Shree Jhineshw ...

, Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh. He is the son of Champalal Grewal. He completed his L.L.B. in 1995 at Government College, Dhar, which is affiliated with

Vikram University Vikram University is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university was named after the ruler Vikramaditya. It was established in 1957. It was evaluated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and was awarded B++ gra ...

Ujjain Ujjain (, , old name Avantika, ) or Ujjayinī is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative as well as religious centre of Ujjain ...

. His wife is in government service.

Career

Grewal won from Sardarpur Assembly constituency in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the

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. He polled 86,114 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Wel Singh Bhuriya of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 4,128 votes. He first became an MLA winning the

2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The 2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was declared by the Election Commission of India on 14 October 2008. Elections for 230 seats took place on 27 November 2008, and counting started on 8 December. The Bharatiya Janata Party won ...

defeating Mukam Singh Nigwal of the BJP by a margin of 23,221 votes. He lost the next election in

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to Bhuriya by a narrow margin of 529 votes but regained the seat for the Indian National Congress in the 2018 Assembly election. In 2018, he defeated Sanjay Singh Baghel of the BJP by a margin of 36,205 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grewal, Pratap 1967 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013 Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2018–2023 Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028 People from Dhar district Vikram University alumni