Ajit Jogi

Ajit Jogi
1st President of the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh
In office
23 June 2016 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byAmit Jogi
1st Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
In office
9 November 2000 – 6 December 2003
Governor
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byRaman Singh
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
11 December 2018 – 29 May 2020
Preceded byAmit Jogi
Succeeded byKrishna Kumar Dhruw
ConstituencyMarwahi
In office
2001–2013
Preceded byRam Dayal Uike
Succeeded byAmit Jogi
ConstituencyMarwahi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byShyama Charan Shukla
Succeeded byChandulal Sahu
ConstituencyMahasamund
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byNand Kumar Sai
Succeeded byVishnu Deo Sai
ConstituencyRaigarh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1986–1998
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
District Collector of Raipur In Office
In office
1978–1981
Personal details
Born(1946-04-29)29 April 1946[1][2]
Gaurella, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Died29 May 2020(2020-05-29) (aged 74)
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Political partyJanta Congress Chhattisgarh (2016 - 2020)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (till 2016)
SpouseDr. Renu Jogi[3]
ChildrenAmit Jogi
ResidenceRaipur
Alma materFaculty of Law, University of Delhi

Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi (29 April 1946  – 29 May 2020) was an Indian politician, who has served as the 1st Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from 2000 to 2003 and a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Marwahi from 2018 to 2020 and from 2001 to 2013. He also served as a member of Lok Sabha from Mahasamund from 2004 to 2008 and from Raigarh from 1998 to 1999 and member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh from 1986 to 1998 and district collector of Raipur in Office from 1978 to 1981. He was a member of Indian National Congress till 2016 and the founder of the political party named Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and the 1st President of the party from 2016 till he died in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ "Ajit Jogi (born 29 April 1946 died 29 May 2020)". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. Renu Jogi
  4. ^ "Same battles, different turfs". The Indian Express. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.