Kirodi Lal Meena
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Kirodi Lal Meena (born 3 November 1951) is an Indian politician, and physician who served as cabinet minister in Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry.[1] He is known for his influence in eastern Rajasthan’s tribal communities, particularly the Meena community. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he currently serves as the cabinet minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural Development in the Government of Rajasthan and represents the Sawai Madhopur constituency as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA). With a political career spanning decades, Meena has been elected as an MLA six times and as a Member of Parliament (MP) twice in the Lok Sabha (9th and 15th terms) from Sawai Madhopur and Dausa, alongside a stint in the Rajya Sabha from 2018 to 2023. He is known as “Baba” among his supporters.[2][3]
Political career
Meena contested the 2013 Rajasthan Assembly elections under the National People’s Party and won from Lalsot.[4]
On 24 December 2017, Kirodi Lal Meena was arrested along with some of his supporters for attempting to enter a private temple in Sankhwali against the wishes of the community members.[5]
Positions held
| From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1988 | Member, 8th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 1989 | 1991 | Member, 9th Lok Sabha |
| 1998 | 2003 | Member, 11th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2003 | 2008 | Member, 12th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2008 | 2013 | Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2009 | 2014 | Member, 15th Lok Sabha |
| 2013 | 2018 | Member, 14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2018 | 2023[6] | Member, Rajya Sabha |
| 2023 | present | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
Other positions held
| From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1988 | Member, Committee on Scheduled Caste Welfare |
| 1989 | 1991 | Member, Advisory Committee of Lok Sabha on Food and Civil Supply |
| 1990 | Member, Indian Parliamentary Group | |
| 1990 | 1991 | Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit |
| 1998 | 2003 | Member, Estimate Committee |
| 2003 | 2007 | Cabinet Minister, Food and Civil Supply, Government of Rajasthan |
| 2007 | 2008 | Chairman, Committee on Estimate |
| 2009 | 2013 | Member, Committee on Law and Justice |
| 2013 | Member, Estimate Committee | |
| Member, Committee on Water Resources | ||
| Member, Committee on Urban Development | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Member, Committee on Water Resources |
| 2019 | 2021 | Member, National Monitoring Committee for Education of SCs STs and PwDs |
| 2019 | onwards | Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and C Disaster Creator |
References
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- People from Sawai Madhopur district
- India MPs 2009–2014
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- Rajasthan MLAs 2013–2018
- National People's Party (India) politicians from Rajasthan
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan
- State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan
- Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan
- India MPs 1989–1991
- People from Dausa district
- Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan
- Rajasthan MLAs 2023–2028
- Sardar patel medical college notable alumni