Ramesh Chand Meena (born 15 January 1963) is an Indian politician. He is former

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for Panchayati Raj & Rural development. He was elected to the

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, 14th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan representing Sapotra (Assembly constituency) as a member of the

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Early life and education

Mr. Ramesh Meena was born 15 January 1963 in the Nayagaon village in Mandrayal tehsil of

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to his father Shankar Lal Meena. In 1995, he married Smt Kamlesh Meena. In 1993, he attended

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and attained Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree. He is a contractor by profession.

Political career

Mr. Ramesh Meena has been MLA three times. He started his political career in 1993 elections as an

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but lost and stood third with 18,071 (25.21%) votes. And again contested in 1998 elections, but again he lost and stood fourth with 7,504 (9.74%) votes. After two time failure he was finally elected MLA in

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from Sapotra (Assembly constituency) as a member of

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, he defeated

candidate Mukhraj by a margin of 8,329 (7.18%) votes. He has given open support to INC government and joined

in 2013. In 14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2013) elections, he was again elected MLA as a member of

, he defeated

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candidate Rishikesh by a margin of 6,232 (4.36%) votes. In 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2018) elections, he was elected for a third time continuously

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of Sapotra by defeating

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candidate Golma Devi Meena by a margin of 14,104 (8.26%) votes. In December 2018, he was appointed Cabinet Minister in third Ashok Gehlot ministry with portfolios of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.

Posts held

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meena, Ramesh Chand 1963 births Living people People from Karauli district Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023 Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan