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Gopal Bhargava | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Public Works Department Minister of Cottage & Rural Industry | 2 July 2020 - 12 December 2023 |
| In office 21 December 2013 – 12 December 2018 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Rural Development Minister of Co-operation Minister of Social Justice | 21 December 2013 – 12 December 2018 |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 9 December 2013 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Rural Development | 20 December 2008 – 9 December 2013 |
| Minister of Social Justice | 1 November 2009 – 9 December 2013 |
| In office 8 December 2003 – 10 December 2008 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Agriculture | 8 December 200 3–10 December 2008 |
| Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs | 8 December 2003 – 4 December 2005 |
| Minister of Co-operation | 8 December 2003 – 10 December 2008 |
| Minister of Revenue Minister of Religious Trusts & Endowments | 8 December 2003 – 4 December 2005 |
| Leader of the Opposition Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 7 January 2019 – 23 March 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Kamal Nath |
| Preceded by | Ajay Arjun Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Nath |
| Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly[1] | |
| Assumed office 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Mahadev Prasad Manoharlal |
| Constituency | Rehli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1952 Garhakota, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Rekha Bhargava |
| Children | Abhishek Gopal Bhargava 3 Daughters |
| Parent(s) | Sushila Devi Bhargava Shankarlal Bhargava |
| Residence | Garhakota & Bhopal |
| Website | www |
Gopal Bhargava (born 1 July 1952) is an Indian politician and currently senior most legislator and was cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He has served as a cabinet minister for his six terms, which is the highest number of terms any minister could complete in the government. He has also been the leader of opposition in the 15th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2] He is the only person who has served as a cabinet minister for 15 consecutive years in the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party, and has been the member of the Legislative Assembly nine times consecutively, representing Rehli since 1985. He is only MLA in History of Madhya Pradesh to win 9 consecutive elections from same constituency.[3] He has become second most senior legislator in Madhya Pradesh history after EX-CM Babulal Gaur. He is also elected as Protem Speaker of 16th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[4][5][6]
- ^ "9वीं बार बने विधायक, 18 साल रहे मंत्री... फिर भी गोपाल भार्गव को नहीं मिली मोहन कैबिनेट में जगह". mpcg.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "BJP Picks 'RSS Man' Gopal Bhargav as Leader of Opposition in MP Assembly". News18. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "9वीं बार बने विधायक, 18 साल रहे मंत्री... फिर भी गोपाल भार्गव को नहीं मिली मोहन कैबिनेट में जगह". mpcg.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Nath, Damini (16 October 2019). "ECI advises Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Gopal Bhargava to be 'more careful'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "MP minister Gopal Bhargava sixth in Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet to test coronavirus positive". India Today. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Video: मंत्री गोपाल भार्गव का दिखा अलग अंदाज, ग्वालों के साथ जमकर किया 'दिवारी नृत्य'". Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh (in Hindi). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.