Rajendra Meshram (born 1963) is an Indian politician from

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. He is an MLA from Devsar Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in

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. He won the

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, representing Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Meshram is from Devsar, Singrauli District, Madhya Pradesh. He is the son of Nathulal. He passed Class 12 in 1981 and later did his diploma in pharmacy passing the examination conducted by the Technical Board of Education, Madhya Pradesh, in 1988.

Career

Meshram won from Devsar Assembly constituency in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing

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. He polled 88,660 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Banshmani Prasad Verma of the

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, by a margin of 22,454 votes. He first became an MLA winning the

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representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from Devsar. In 2013, he defeated his nearest rival, Banshmani Prasad Verma, who then contested as an independent candidate, by a margin of 33,214 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meshram, Rajendra 1963 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2013–2018 Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028 People from Singrauli district