Jitu Patwari

Jitendra Patwari also known as Jitu Patwari (born 19 November 1973) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. He was the Cabinet Minister for Higher Education, Sports and Youth Affairs of Madhya Pradesh [3]

Jitu Patwari
Working President of Madhya Pradesh Indian National Congress
Minister of Higher Education and Youth & Sports Affairs
Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office
December 2018 – March 2020
Chief MinisterKamal Nath
Preceded by
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 December 2018
Chief MinisterKamal Nath
SpeakerNarmada Prasad Prajapati
ConstituencyRau
In office
8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
SpeakerDr. Sitasharan Sharma
Preceded byJitu Jirati, BJP
ConstituencyRau
Personal details
Born (1973-11-19) 19 November 1973[1]
Bijalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
CitizenshipIndia
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Renuka Patwari[2]
ResidenceIndore
EducationL.L.B. (Honors) in 1997, B.A. from Devi Ahilya University in 1994.
Alma materDevi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Government Multi Malhar Ashram Higher Secondary School, Indore
ProfessionActivist
Politician

He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Rau Vidhan Sabha in Madhya Pradesh.[4] He is the member of the INC.[5]

Early life and education

He was born in Bijalpur, a small town near Indore, on 19 November 1973, to Ramesh Chandra Kodarlal Patwari and Pirak Bai Patwari.[6] He has completed his schooling from Government Multi Malhar Ashram Higher Secondary School, Indore and then pursued his B.A and L.L.B degrees from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore[7]

His grandfather Kodarlal Patwari served as a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement. His father, Ramesh Chandra Patwari, is also an active leader of Indian National Congress.[8]

Political career

He first became MLA in 2013 from Rau Vidhan Sabha. He is currently the Secretary of All India Congress Committee and is in charge of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. He is also the Working President of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee as well as national media panelist of Indian National Congress. Earlier he was President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.[9]

He won election for the second time from Rau in 2018.[10]

He was the Cabinet Minister of Higher Education, Youth and Sports Affairs in the Government of Madhya Pradesh, after Indian National Congress formed the government in Madhya Pradesh after 15 years but resigned after 2020 Madhya Pradesh Political turmoil.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Madhya Pradesh vidhan Sabha" (PDF).
  2. ADR. "Jitendra Patwari (Jitu)(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAU(INDORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  3. ":: Department Of Public Relations,Madhya Pradesh". www.mpinfo.org. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "National Election Watch: Jeetu Patwari". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. BhopalDecember 28, Rahul Noronha; December 29, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 06:48. "Madhya Pradesh ministers get portfolios, Bala Bachchan gets home, Bhanot finance". India Today. Retrieved 2 August 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Data" (PDF). mpvidhansabha.nic.in.
  7. Correspondent, dna (3 November 2013). "Congress candidates enjoy good social rapport". DNA India. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. "Jitu Patwari Official Website".
  9. "Ex-minister Jitu Patwari named MPCC Media Cell chairman". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  10. "Jitu Patwari's win". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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