Ramvichar Netam

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Ramvichar Netam
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Government of Chhattisgarh
Assumed office
22 December 2023
Chief MinisterVishnu Deo Sai
Preceded byRavindra Choubey
Minister of ST, SC, OBC & Minority Development
Government of Chhattisgarh
Assumed office
22 December 2023
Chief MinisterVishnu Deo Sai
Preceded byMohan Markam
In office
8 December 2003 – 18 June 2005
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byMadhav Singh Dhruw
Succeeded byKedar Nath Kashyap
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byBrihaspat Singh
ConstituencyRamanujganj
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBrihaspat Singh
ConstituencyRamanujganj
In office
2000–2008
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyPal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
30 June 2016 – 29 June 2022
Preceded byNand Kumar Sai
Succeeded byRanjeet Ranjan
ConstituencyChhattisgarh
Minister of Water Resources
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
18 February 2012 – 10 December 2013
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byHemchand Yadav
Succeeded byBrijmohan Agrawal
Minister of Rural Development
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
22 December 2008 – 18 February 2012
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byAjay Chandrakar
Succeeded byHemchand Yadav
Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
18 June 2005 – 8 December 2008
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byBrijmohan Agrawal
Succeeded byNanki Ram Kanwar
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–2000
Preceded byDeosai
Succeeded byhimself
ConstituencyPal
Personal details
Born (1961-03-01) 1 March 1961 (age 63)
Sanawal, Chhattisgarh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Pushpa Netam
​
(m. 1987)​
Children2 daughters
Parents
  • Ramlochan Netam (father)
  • Jeerhuliya Netam (mother)
EducationSSC

Ramvichar Netam is an Indian politician and currently serving as Minister of Agriculture and ST, SC, OBC & Minority Development in Government of Chhattisgarh. Previously, he served as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh and was Cabinet Minister Raman Singh's Ministry between 2003 and 2013.[1] He represents Ramanujganj in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.

Political career

Netam was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1990 from Pal Constituency and was re-elected 1993 & 1998. After the creation of Chhattisgarh out of Madhya Pradesh, he was elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 from same seat and became Cabinet Minister for Minister of ST, SC, OBC & Minority Development. In 2005 Cabinet reshuffle, he became Minister of Home and Jail. In 2008, Pal Constituency got abolished in delimitation and Netam contested from Newly created Ramanujganj and defeated Congress candidate Brihaspat Singh by margin of 4579 votes and became Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in second Raman Singh's Ministry. However, he lost 2018 Assembly election to Congress candidate Brihaspat Singh by margin of 11,592 votes. In 2015, Amit Shah appointed him as National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, and in 2016 he was appointed as Co-incharge of Jharkhand state BJP With Trivendra Singh Rawat.[2]

On 29 May 2016, he was nominated as the BJP candidate from Chhattisgarh for the Rajya Sabha elections on 11 June.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Netam, Chhaya Verma elected to RS from C'garh". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/raipur-ramvichar-netam-biography-who-is-ramvichar-netam-again-got-ministerial-post-in-vishnu-deo-goverment-8259249
  3. ^ "Naidu, Naqvi, Goyal among 12 in BJP's RS list". 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.


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