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SC Shukla
Shyama Charan Shukla was born on February 27, 1925 in Raipur to Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla, the first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. Shyama Charan went on to become the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh thrice.
Published on Oct 13, 2003 03:16 PM IST
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R Singhdeo
A very senior and seasoned politician, Ramchandra Singhdeo has been the first finance minister of the Chhattisgarh state.
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Profile- Lt. Governor
Vijai K Kapoor retired from the post of Secretary in the Ministry of Defence in September 1996. Having been in the Indian Administrative Service for 35 Years, he has rich experience of public administration.
Updated on Oct 16, 2003 07:54 PM IST
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Hari Singh
A four time member of the Rajasthan assembly, Hari Singh was born on July 3, 1941 in village Khedla Bujurg of Dausa district.
Updated on Oct 14, 2003 12:00 PM IST
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Mahendra Karma
Karma, has worked with the tribals in the Bastar region of the state and has represented them for a long time. He was born May 19, 1958 at Fareshpal and has a post graduate degree in Arts.
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With an eye on poll, Govt amends OBC list
Apparently with an eye on the coming polls, the Centre on June 5 decided to include certain new castes and communities in central list of other backward classes in various states including Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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Ajit Jogi
Ajit Jogi, a senior Cong leader and spokesperson of Congress was elected as first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh state.
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Ramchandra Singhdeo
A very senior and seasoned politician, Ramchandra Singhdeo has been the first finance minister of Chhattisgarh state.
Published on Oct 13, 2003 03:16 PM IST
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Electoral System in India
India is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary system of government, and at the heart of the system is a commitment to hold regular, free and fair elections.
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Hajarilal Raghuvanshi
Born on July, 30, 1930 at village Chatarkheda in Hoshangabad district. A Matriculate, he is active in politics since 1947. A farmer by profession, he has held various offices in Gram Panchayat, Mandal.
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Jamuna Devi
A seasoned politician of Madhya Pradesh, Jamuna Devi is seen as a rebel within the Congress, who has her own views on vital issues.
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History of Mizoram
The origin of the Mizos, like those of many other tribes in the North Eastern India is shrouded in mystery.
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Parasram Maderna
A seasoned politician, Parasram Maderna is one of the oldest members of Rajasthan assembly. He has been elected to Rajasthan assembly for a record nine times ever since being elected for the first time (1957-1962).
Updated on Oct 14, 2003 12:00 PM IST
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Chronology of major NE terror strikes
Following is the chronology of major terrorist strikes in Northeast since 1995 in reverse order.
Updated on Jan 27, 2005 04:55 PM IST
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Cong poll survey: Uphill task in R'sthan, MP
A survey by the Congress indicates the party faces an uphill task in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot trails BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia in popularity.
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Digvijay Singh
Digvijay Singh was born on February 28, 1947 in the royal family of Raghogarh principality, presently in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.
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Nandkumar Sai
Recognised as an able tribal leader, former chief of Bharatiya Janta Party?s Madhya Pradesh unit Nandkumar Sai, is the Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh assembly.
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Assembly Polls- History
While Congress has ruled Delhi for most of the time, BJP too has been successful on quite a few occasions.
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VC Shukla
Veteran politician Vidya Charan Shukla, who has changed many parties, is one of most towering politicians in Chhattisgarh. He is still remembered for his close association with former prime minister Indira Gandhi.
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Amitesh Shukla
Amitesh is the son of former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and senior Congress leader Shyama Charan Shukla. Born in 1957 he completed his B.Com, M.A and LLB before joining politics.
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Chronology of Lok Sabha elections (1952-1999)
India, which will hold its 14th general elections to choose a new Lok Sabha, has 543 constituencies compared with 489 in its first parliamentary polls as an independent nation in 1951-52.
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Mizoram: NE's most peaceful state
Mizoram too has provisions for three autonomous district councils, two of them representing people who are ethnically not different from the majority Lushai.
Updated on Jan 27, 2005 04:54 PM IST
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Brief history
A vibrant and exotic state where tradition and royal glory meet in a riot of colors against a vast backdrop of sand and desert, Rajasthan has been described in Indian history as the land of heterogeneous conglomeration of separate political entities with different administrative systems in different places.
Updated on Oct 16, 2003 07:55 PM IST
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Babarpur
Babarpur assembly seat in East Delhi is drawing a lot of attention this time in view of speculations that many senior Congress leaders want to contest from here despite the BJP having won it in 1993 and 1998.
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Lalthanhawla
A two-time chief minister Lalthanhawla is regarded as one of the tallest leaders of Mizoram.
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Kota
Kota, a low profile rural town in Bilaspur district is known as the place that ignited the demand for a separate Chhattisgarh state.
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Raipur Town
Raipur, the nerve centre of politics in the Chhattisgarh region, was once considered to be Congress stronghold till it fell to the Opposition for the first time during the Janata wave in 1977.
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Churhat
Churhat is still dear for the Congress Working Committee member Arjun Singh as his son Ajay Singh "Rahul", a minister in Digvijay Singh cabinet will be seeking re-election from here.
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Dantewada
Dantewada is one constituency in the tribal region where the population has voted against the Congress right from 1967.
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Devendra Singh
He held the position of Sarpanch for a record 12 years from 1952. Later he went on to become the Pradhan of Panchayat Samiti, Kotri.
Updated on Oct 14, 2003 12:00 PM IST
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