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Jagdish Devda

Jagdish Devda is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party & 6th deputy chief minister of Madhya Pradesh alongside Rajendra Shukla from 2023. He is representing Malhargarh Assembly constituency as an MLA for the 6th time in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

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Jagdish Devda
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
13 December 2023
Serving with Rajendra Shukla
GovernorMangubhai C. Patel
Mohan Yadav
Preceded byJamuna Devi (1998-2003)
Cabinet Minister
Madhya Pradesh Government
Assumed office
2 July 2020
Chief Minister
Ministry & Departments
  • Finance
  • Commercial Taxes
  • Planning, Economic & Statistics
Preceded byTarun Bhanot
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2008
ConstituencyMalhargarh
In office
2003–2008
Preceded byPushpa Bharatiya
Succeeded byRadhe Shyam Patidar
In office
1990–1998
Preceded byAsharam Vermai
Succeeded byPushpa Bharatiya
ConstituencySuwasra
Personal details
Born (1957-07-01) 1 July 1957
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseRenu Devda
EducationM.A., LL.B.
Vikram University

Jagdish Devda is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party & 6th deputy chief minister of Madhya Pradesh alongside Rajendra Shukla from 2023. He is representing Malhargarh Assembly constituency as an MLA for the 6th time in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.1

Early life

Devda completed the Master of Arts and Law degree from Vikram University, Ujjain.

Political career

In 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Devda won the Malhargarh Assembly constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate which he has been representing since the last 6 elections.

On December 13, 2023, Devda was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh along with Rajendra Shukla in the Ministry of Mohan Yadav. He also had the responsibility of Finance & Commercial Tax in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.2

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References

  1. Anand Mohan J (13 December 2023). "Meet the two new deputy CMs in MP: Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla, who rose up the BJP ranks". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023.
  2. India Today (25 December 2023). "Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath". Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.