Dr Satyanarayan Jatiya (born 4 February 1946) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the

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seven times from

Ujjain Ujjain (, Hindustani pronunciation: �d͡ːʒɛːn 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 centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain ...

as a member of

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, and served one term (2014–2020) in

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. He was cabinet minister in Vajpayee's government from 1999 to 2004 and held portfolios of labour and social justice and empowerment.

Early life

Born in Jawad of

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district in Madhya Pradesh in 1946 he studied

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., MA., LL.B.,

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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++ grade ...

. He entered politics in 1972 and was detained under MISA during emergency. He was elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1977. He was later elected to 7th (1980), 9th (1989), 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th (2004–2009) Lok Sabha from Ujjain. He is also a poet and a collection of his poems, ''Alakh'', was published in 1995.

References

External links

Members of Thirteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
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