Nanki Ram Kanwar
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Nanki Ram Kanwar | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Dr. Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Ramvichar Netam |
| Succeeded by | Ram Sewak Paikra |
| Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Pisciculture and Cooperation, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Sai Singh |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar Sahu |
| Minister of Manpower Planning and Technical Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Minister of Forest and Agriculture, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Rampur | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 3 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Shyam Lal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Phool Singh Rathiya |
| In office 1998–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Lal Kanwar |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| In office 1977[1]–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1943 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Before 1977) |
| Alma mater | Govt. Jamuna Prasad Verma P.G. Arts and Commerce College, Bilaspur Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur |
| Occupation | Agriculture, Lawyer, Politician |
Nanki Ram Kanwar (born 21 July 1943) is an Indian politician served as Home Minister of Government of Chhattisgarh. He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party and was also Cabinet Minister in Sunder Lal Patwa ministry in Government of Madhya Pradesh.[2]
He joined politics from Jan Sangh and won 1977 Assembly election on Jan Sangh ticket. He is well noted for his support of aggressive stance against the Naxalites.[3] In 2006 he was noted for supporting the Salwa Judum.[4] By 2010 he was known to have looked at alternate methods for fighting terrorism.[5] He is also known for taking a strong stance against improper investigative techniques of the Chhattisgarh police.[6] He was also in controversy for suggesting that Swami Agnivesh was supporting Maoists.[7]