Kirodi Lal Meena (born 3 November 1951) is an Indian politician and Farmer leader. He is currently serving Cabinet Minister of Agriculture & Horticulture, Rural Development Department In Government of Rajasthan & Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly From Sawai Madhopur & has been a member of the 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, 9th and 15th Lok Sabha member, and at Former he is a member of Rajya Sabha.[1] Popularly he is known as Kirodi Baba in East Rajasthan. He has been in Bharatiya Janata Party since beginning, however, he briefly left it in 2008 but rejoined it in 2018. He has served as a cabinet minister and held the portfolio of food and civil supplies. He was the only Independent Loksabha MP elected from Rajasthan in 2009 Loksabha elections It was a record win for that time.[citation needed]
Meena contested the assembly election of Rajasthan in December 2013 under the National Peopl's Party.[2]
Agitation and arrest
On 24 December 2017, Kirodi Lal Meena was arrested along with some of his supporters for attempting to enter a private temple in Sankhwali against the wishes of the community members.[3]
Positions held
| From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1988 | Member, 8th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 1989 | 1991 | Member, 9th Lok Sabha |
| 1998 | 2003 | Member, 11th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2003 | 2008 | Member, 12th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2008 | 2013 | Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2009 | 2014 | Member, 15th Lok Sabha |
| 2013 | 2018 | Member, 14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
| 2018 | December 2023[4] | Member, Rajya Sabha |
| 2023 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |
Other positions held
| From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1988 | Member, Committee on Scheduled Caste Welfare |
| 1989 | 1991 | Member, Advisory Committee of Lok Sabha on Food and Civil Supply |
| 1990 | Member, Indian Parliamentary Group | |
| 1990 | 1991 | Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit |
| 1998 | 2003 | Member, Estimate Committee |
| 2003 | 2007 | Cabinet Minister, Food and Civil Supply, Government of Rajasthan |
| 2007 | 2008 | Chairman, Committee on Estimate |
| 2009 | 2013 | Member, Committee on Law and Justice |
| 2013 | Member, Estimate Committee | |
| Member, Committee on Water Resources | ||
| Member, Committee on Urban Development | ||
| 2018 | 2019 | Member, Committee on Water Resources |
| 2019 | 2021 | Member, National Monitoring Committee for Education of SCs STs and PwDs |
| 2019 | onwards | Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and C Disaster Creator |
References
- ^ "Kirodi".
- ^ Parihar, Rohit (19 December 2013). "Rajasthan: BJP's win is the biggest ever for any party, Congress's loss is the worst". India Today. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Rajasthan MLA arrested for trying to enter private temple". 24 December 2017.
- ^ India Today (6 December 2023). "10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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