Tulsiram Silawat | |
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Cabinet Minister of Water Resources Madhya Pradesh Government | |
Assumed office 21 April 2020 | |
Chief Minister | |
Preceded by | Karada Hukum Singh |
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Rajesh Sonkar |
Constituency | Sanwer |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Preceded by | Prakash Sonkar |
Succeeded by | Rajesh Sonkar |
Constituency | Sanwer |
In office 1985–1990 | |
Succeeded by | Prakash Sonkar |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Madhya Pradesh Government | |
In office December 2018 – March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rustam Singh |
Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 1998–2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1][citation needed] | 5 November 1954
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Sunita Silawat[2] |
Children | Nitish Silawat,Chinmayee Silawat |
Residence | Indore |
Education | MA LLB Part 1 [citation needed] |
Alma mater | Indore University |
Profession | Agriculturist, politician |
Tulsi Ram Silawat is an Indian politician serving as a cabinet minister in the Madhya Pradesh state government and a two-time representative of the Sanwer constituency in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3][4] He took the oath as a cabinet minister in the new Madhya Pradesh government on 25 December, 2018.[5] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 21 March, 2020, and took oath as the Water Resources Minister under Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cabinet on 21 April, 2020.[6] On 20 October, 2020, he resigned from the post of Water Resources Minister. Because, as per Article 164 (4) of the Indian Constitution, a minister who is not a member of the House must be elected to an assembly within 6 months of being appointed minister.[7]