Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo (born 31 October 1952), also known by his initials as T. S. Singh Deo or T. S. Baba, is an

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politician from Ambikapur,

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. He was the First Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from June 2023 to December 2023. He is also the current titular Maharaja of Surguja, with headquarters at Ambikapur. He was the last mentor to sit on the throne of Surguja.

Political career

He is the richest member of

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. He served as the Leader of Opposition in 4th Vidhan Sabha of Chhattisgarh. Currently, he is serving as a Cabinet Minister for Health in the Chhattisgarh government. T.S. Singh Deo has been elected from

Ambikapur Assembly Constituency Ambikapur is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Surguja district. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2023 2018 See also *List of constituen ...

3 times since

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, winning by a margin of 39,624 against his BJP opponent Anurag Singh Deo in the most recent

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. He has been a very active politician in demonstrating against the BJP government which helped him to bring his

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to power with huge majority in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha election of 2018. He is a gentle face of Congress in Chhattisgarh. He was the richest candidate in the 2013 Assembly Elections.

Cabinet Minister of Chhattisgarh

After the

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resulted in a victory for the

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. T.S. Singh Deo and

Bhupesh Baghel Bhupesh Baghel (born 23 August 1960), popularly known as Kaka, is an Indian politician who served as the third Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2018 to 2023. He has been the president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, Chhattisgarh ...

were both considered candidates for the position of

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, but eventually Bhupesh Baghel- considered a significant OBC face in the state- was chosen over T.S. Singh Deo. T.S. Singh Deo was made a cabinet minister in the Baghel ministry, holding five portfolios- Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, 20 Point Program Implementation, Commercial Taxes and panchayat and rural development.

Deputy Chief Minister

On the 28th of June, 2023, T.S. Singh Deo was made Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in the Baghel ministry, ahead of the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections of the same year.

Terms in the Chhattisgarh assembly

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh Deo, T. S. 1952 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Chhattisgarh Indian National Congress politicians from Chhattisgarh People from Ambikapur, India Leaders of the opposition in Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh MLAs 2018–2023 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2008–2013 Chhattisgarh MLAs 2013–2018 Deputy chief ministers of Chhattisgarh