Ramnivas Rawat
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Ramnivas Rawat | |
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| Minister of Forest And Environment Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 8 July 2024 – 5 December 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Yadav |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2023–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sitaram Aadivashi |
| Succeeded by | Mukesh Malhotra |
| Constituency | Vijaypur |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2003–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Baboolal Mewra |
| Constituency | Vijaypur |
| In office 1990–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Baboolal Mewra |
| Succeeded by | Baboolal Mewra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1960 Sunwai, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1986–2024) |
| Spouse | Uma Rawat |
| Education | LLB[1] |
| Alma mater | Jiwaji University, Gwalior |
| Profession | Politician |
As of 23 July, 2018 Source: ["Biography" (PDF). Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.] | |
Ramnivas Rawat (born 21 January 1960) is an Indian politician serving as Madhya Pradesh Working President of the Indian National Congress .[2] He started his political career in Indian Youth Congress and had been the five-time legislator from Vijaypur constituency in Madhya Pradesh Vijaypur and cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh in Digvijaya Singh cabinet. He unsuccessfully contested for Indian parliament in 2019 against BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar.[3]
Rawat was born on 21 January 1960 to Late Ganesh Prasad Rawat and Bhanti bai in Sunvai Tehsil in Vijaypur in Madhya Pradesh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and later earned a Masters with Gold Medal in History and LLB. Rawat is married to Uma Rawat, with whom he has two sons and two daughters.[4]