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D. P. Tripathi

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{sources|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Devi Prasad Tripathi
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|11|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|2|1952|11|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Maharashtra]]
| term_start = 3 April 2012
| term_end = 2 April 2018
| predecessor =
| successor = [[Narayan Rane]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| constituency = Maharashtra
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| spouse =
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| profession = Politician
| religion =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Devi Prasad Tripathi''' (29 November 1952 – 2 January 2020) was an Indian politician and General Secretary of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200806061966.htm |title=NCP asks Left to call off stir against hike in petro prices |publisher=Hindu.com |date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2012-03-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106224419/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200806061966.htm |archivedate=6 November 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Early life==
Devi Prasad Tripathi was born in Sultanpur [[Uttar Pradesh]]. As a student, Tripathi was president of [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] [[Students' Union]], and later taught at [[Allahabad University]] as a professor of politics.

==Career==

He was also the editor of the quarterly journal ''Think India''. He spoke Indian and several foreign languages, and lectured in a number of foreign universities.

Having become involved in politics at the age of sixteen, Tripathi became one of Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s aides. He left the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]], however, over his opposition to [[Sonia Gandhi]], the President of the Party, becoming Prime Minister (because of her foreign origin). He joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] in 1999, and reached the position of its General Secretary and chief spokesman. He was responsible for negotiating over seat-sharing in [[Maharashtra]].

==References==
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[[Category:Centre for Political Studies (CPS), Jawaharlal Nehru University]]

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Lalitpur district India

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Lalitpur, India}}
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{{More citations needed|date=March 2007}}
{{Infobox district
| name = Lalitpur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
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| map_caption = Location of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh
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| coor_pinpoint = Lalitpur, India
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jhansi division|Jhansi]]
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
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| area_total_km2 = 5039
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,221,592
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.95 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 906/1000
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Annavi Dinesh Kumar [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jhansi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhansi]]
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'''Lalitpur District''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. Lalitpur district is a part of [[Jhansi Division]]. [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]] is the main town and administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of 5,039 km².

Lalitpur District is a part of Jhansi Division and was carved out as a district in the year 1974. It is connected to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor to the northeast, and is otherwise almost surrounded by Madhya Pradesh state, an example of a [[Salient (geography)|salient]].

Lalitpur district lies between latitude 24°11' and 25°14' (north) and longitude 78°10' and 79°0' (east) and is bounded by district Jhansi in the north, districts Sagar and Tikamgarh of Madhya Pradesh state in the east and [[Ashoknagar district]] of Madhya Pradesh separated by river Betwa in the west. The district had a population of 1,221,592 as per the census of year 2011.

This district has a number of historical and cultural places like [[Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh|Deogarh]], Seeronji, [[Pavagiri]], Devamata, Neelkantheshwar at Pali, Chawan near Bant(Pali).Machkund ki Gufa. Lalitpur town has variety of places like many Hindu & Jain temples. Raghunathji (Bada Mandir)(Kali Bauaa ji Mandir), Shivalay, Boodhe Babba (Hanumanji), Tuvan Mandir for Hindus & Bada Mandir, Ata Mandir & Kshetrapalji for Jains are famous temples.

==Geography==
The district forms a portion of the hill country of [[Bundelkhand]], sloping down from the outliers of the [[Vindhya Range]] on the south to the tributaries of the [[Yamuna River]] on the north. The extreme south is composed of parallel rows of long and narrow-ridged hills. Through the intervening valleys the rivers flow down over ledges of granite or quartz. North of the hilly region, the granite chains gradually turn into clusters of smaller hills.

The [[Betwa River]] forms the northern and western boundary of the district, and most of the district lies within its watershed. The [[Jamni River]], a tributary of the Betwa, forms the eastern boundary. The [[Dhasan River]] forms the district's southeastern boundary, and the southeastern portion of the district lies within its watershed.

The district is now facing a secessionist movement originated in southern Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh to create a separate state of [[Bundelkhand]], as this area is traditionally called by locals.

===Climate===
The climate of the district is [[Subtropics|sub-tropical]], which is characterised by a very hot dry summer and a cold winter. Similar to other districts of the Bundelkhand region, this district also has four distinct seasons in a year. The summer season is from March to mid-June, the southwest monsoon is from mid-June to September. Post-monsoonal transition between October and November months constitute the post-monsoon season and the winter season lasts from December to February.

==History==
{{See also|Chanderi district}}
The territory of the present-day Lalitpur district was part of the state of [[Chanderi]], founded in the 17th century by a [[Bundela]] [[Rajput]] who was descended from [[Rudra Pratap Singh]] of [[Orchha State|Orchha]]. Chanderi, along with most of Bundelkhand, came under [[Maratha]] hegemony in the 18th century. [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] of neighboring [[Gwalior state|Gwalior]] annexed Chanderi state in 1812.
In 1844, the former state of Chanderi was ceded to the [[British India|British]], and became the [[Chanderi District]] of British India, with Lalitpur town as the district headquarters. The British lost the district in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], and it was not reconquered until late 1858. In 1861, the portion of the district west of the Betwa, including Chanderi, was returned to Gwalior state, and the remainder was renamed Lalitpur district.<ref>''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', (New ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908-1909. Vol. 10.</ref> It became a part of [[Jhansi district]] from 1891 to 1974. In 1974, the district was carved out from Jhansi district.
==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Lalitpur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date= 5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
Lalitpur is divided into five [[tehsil]]s, Lalitpur, Mehroni, Talbehat, Madawara and Pali; four towns, Lalitpur, Mehroni, Talbehat, and Pali; and 754 villages. The district magistrate is Mr. Yogendra shukla, IAS and the Superintendent of police is Mr. Mirza manzar beg,IPS, and the District Information Officer is Murlidhar Singh.

There are two [[Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: Lalitpur and Mehroni. Both of these are part of [[Jhansi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhansi Lok Sabha constituency]]. At present, Ram Ratan Kushwaha is the MLA from Lalitpur constituency and Mannu Kori is the MLA from Mehroni constituency.
At present chairman of [http://npplalitpur.in/ Nagar Palika Parishad Lalitpur] is Mrs. Rajni Sahu and chairman of Talbehat Nagar Panchayat is Mrs. Mukta Soni.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,37,112|13=1911|14=2,60,137|15=1921|16=2,34,309|17=1931|18=2,65,258|19=1941|20=2,97,660|21=1951|22=3,14,354|23=1961|24=3,72,995|25=1971|26=4,36,920|27=1981|28=5,77,648|29=1991|30=7,52,043|31=2001|32=9,77,734|33=2011|34=12,21,592|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
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{{bar percent|[[Jains]]|pink|1.67}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,221,592,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Bahrain]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 391st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 242 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.57%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Lalitpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 905 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.95%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Lalitpur District<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|value1 = 81.60
|label1 = Hindi
|color1 = Orange
|value2 = 17.51
|label2 = Bundeli
|color2 = Tomato
|value3 = 0.89
|label3 = Others
|color3 = Grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 99.18% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.58% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Transport==
The city is well connected by railways and road transport.

===Railways===
[[Lalitpur Junction railway station]] falls under main railway line of India. It is well connected by train services to all parts of the country. Daily trains are available to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata (Howrah), Chen nai, Agra, Jammu Tawi, Bangalore (Bengaluru), Trivendrum, Indore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jammu, Lucknow, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Kanpur and other major towns.
Lalitpur station is a junction now, with trains directly to Khajuraho, Singrauli, Satna & Tikamgarh.

===Road transport===
India's biggest national highway from Kashmir to Kanyakumari NH-44 passes through Lalitpur, connecting major cities of India.
Bus facility to major cities - Kanpur, Indore, Bhopal, Saugor, Panna.

'''Note: Lalitpur district in UP is also known for Uranium deposits.'''

==See also==
* [[Lalitpur Thermal Power Station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://lalitpur.nic.in/ Lalitpur district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lalitpur district
|North = [[Jhansi district]]
|Northeast = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|East = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southeast = [[Chhatarpur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South = [[Sagar district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Southwest = [[Ashoknagar district]]/[[Sagar district]]
|West = [[Ashoknagar district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Northwest = [[Shivpuri district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
}}

{{Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Districts of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Jhansi division topics}}

{{Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Authority control}}

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Jhansi district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Jhansi}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jhansi district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Jhansi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh
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| coor_pinpoint = Jhansi
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
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| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jhansi]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. Jhansi, 2. Mauranipur, 3. Moth, 4.Tehroli, 5.Garautha
| area_total_km2 = 5024
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,998,603
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| population_urban = 549,391
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 75.05%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 890
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'''Jhansi district''' is one of the [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[North India|northern]] [[India]]. The city of [[Jhansi]] is the district headquarters. The district is bordered on the north by [[Jalaun District]], to the east by [[Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]] and [[Mahoba District|Mahoba]] districts, to the south by [[Tikamgarh District]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state, to the southwest by [[Lalitpur District, Uttar Pradesh|Lalitpur District]], which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by the [[Datia District|Datia]] and [[Bhind District|Bhind]] districts of Madhya Pradesh. Population 19,98,603 (2011 census). Lalitpur District, which extends into the hill country to the south, was added to Jhansi District in 1891, and made a separate district again in 1974.
[[File:Jhansi Junction.jpg|thumb|Jhansi Junction railway station]]

==History==
In 1861 the city of Jhansi and a dependent territory was ceded to [[Gwalior State]] and the capital of the district was moved to [[Jhansi Naoabad]] (Jhansi Refounded), a village without "cantonment" (military camp). Jhansi (the old city) became the capital of a "subah" (provínce) within the state of Gwalior, but in 1886 was returned to British rule as a district of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] in exchange for the [[Gwalior Fort]] and the cantonment of Morar nearby.<ref name="Dschansi">{{cite web|url=http://de.academic.ru/dic.nsf/meyers/33972/Dschansi|title=Dschansi|date=September 1905|work=Meyers Grosses Konversations-Lexikon|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref> (It had been given to the Maharaja of Gwalior, but came under British rule in 1886 as the result of a territorial swap.) The population of Jhansi in 1901 was about 55,000 while Jhansi district's population had been about 407,000 in 1891.<ref name="Dschansi"/>

Under the [[Mughal Empire]] at the time of [[Akbar]], the area of today's Jhansi district was part of the [[Sarkar (administrative division)|sarkar]] of [[Erich, Uttar Pradesh|Erachh]] in [[Agra Subah]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Drake-Brockman |first1=D.L. |title=Jhansi: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXIV Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1929 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=191-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281580 |access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> The area was part of the mahals of Erachh, [[Bhander]], [[Bijpur, Jhansi|Bijpur]], "Pandor" (i.e. [[Pandwaha]]), and [[Jatara|Jhatra]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Jhatra consisted of 4 mahals grouped together.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

==Geography==
[[File:TODO FATEHPUR.jpg|thumb|Todi Fatehpur]]
Several railway lines serve the district. South of Jhansi District lies the hill country of [[Bundelkhand]], which slopes down from the [[Vindhya Range]]. The district consists of the level plain of Bundelkhand, distinguished for its deep black soil, known as ''mar'', and admirably adapted for the cultivation of [[cotton]]. The district is intersected or bounded by three principal rivers, the [[Pahuj River|Pahuj]], [[Betwa River|Betwa]] and [[Dhasan River|Dhasan]].

The main city in Jhansi district is [[Jhansi]]. Other towns are [[Mauranipur]], [[Garautha]], [[Moth]], [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]], [[Chirgaon]], [[Samthar]] [[Gursarai]] [[Erich, Uttar Pradesh|Erich]], etc.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,26,875|13=1911|14=4,68,327|15=1921|16=4,21,828|17=1931|18=4,77,544|19=1941|20=5,35,878|21=1951|22=5,65,933|23=1961|24=7,14,484|25=1971|26=8,70,138|27=1981|28=11,37,031|29=1991|30=14,29,698|31=2001|32=17,44,931|33=2011|34=19,98,603|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|98.21}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jhansi district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,998,603,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Slovenia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Slovenia 2,000,092 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 231st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|398|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.54%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jhansi has a [[sex ratio]] of 890 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.68%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Jhansi District<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|value1 = 95.34
|label1 = Hindi
|color1 = Orange
|value2 = 3.36
|label2 = Bundeli
|color2 = Tomato
|value3 = 1.30
|label3 = Others
|color3 = Grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.76% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 0.50% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==District at a Glance==

===Tehsil===
There are 5 tehsil in district Jhansi:<ref name="Jhansi">[https://jhansi.nic.in/, Jhansi]</ref>
# [[Jhansi]]
# [[Mauranipur]]
# [[Garautha]]
# [[Tehroli]]
# [[Moth]]

===Development Blocks===
There are 8 Development Blocks:<ref name="Jhansi"/>
# Babina
# Badagaon
# Bamaur
# Bangra
# Chirgaon
# Gursarai
# Mauranipur
# Moth

===Constituencies===
There are 4 constituencies in Jhansi District:<ref name="Jhansi"/>
# 222 – Babina
# 223 – Jhansi Nagar
# 224 – Mauranipur
# 225 – Garautha

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://jhansi.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jhansi district
|North = [[Jalaun district]]
|Northeast = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]]
|East = [[Mahoba district]]
|Southeast = [[Tikamgarh district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|South = [[Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Lalitpur district]]
|Southwest = [[Shivpuri district]], Madhya Pradesh
|West = [[Shivpuri district]], Madhya Pradesh
|Northwest = [[Datia district]], Madhya Pradesh
}}

{{Jhansi district}}
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Kumar Vishwas

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{{short description|Indian poet and a lecturer}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox writer
| image = Dr._Kumar_Vishvas(cropped).jpg
| alt = Kumar Vishwas
| caption = Vishwas at the [[Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior|IIITM Gwalior]] 2009 Aurora function
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|02|10}}
| birth_place = [[Pilkhuwa]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Poet|politician}}
| spouse = Manju Sharma
| children = 2
| notableworks = *''Ek Pagli Ladki Ke Bin'' (1996)
*''Koi Deewana Kehta Hai'' (2007)
*''Hothon Par Ganga Ho'' (2016)
*''Phir Meri Yaad'' (2019)
}}

'''Kumar Vishwas''' (born '''Vishwas Kumar Sharma'''; 10 February 1970) is an Indian [[Hindi]] poet, politician, helper and a lecturer. He was a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) and a former member of its National Executive.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Kumar Vishwas may get Lok Sabha ticket from Amethi|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Kumar-Vishwas-may-get-Lok-Sabha-ticket-from-Amethi/articleshow/28656174.cms|access-date=19 December 2014|work=The Times of India|date=11 January 2014}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Vishwas was born on 10 February 1970 in a middle-class family in the town of [[Pilkhuwa]] in Uttar Pradesh, where he studied at Lala Ganga Sahay School. His father, Chandra Pal Sharma, was a lecturer at R.S.S. Degree College in Pilkhuwa and his mother, Rama Sharma, was a homemaker. Vishwas is the youngest child and has four brothers and a sister. He studied at the Rajputana Regiment Inter College and then joined [[Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College]] because his father wanted him to become an engineer. However, engineering did not interest Vishwas and he left it to study [[Hindi literature]], in which he subsequently earned a PhD.<ref name="interview"/>

It was while studying for his PhD that Vishwas changed his name from Viswas Kumar Sharma to Kumar Vishwas, to maintain an identity separate from his [[Caste system in India|caste]]. In 1994, he became a lecturer in Indra Gandhi PG college 'Pilibanga' [[Rajasthan]], then taught Hindi literature at [[Lala Lajpat Rai College]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Kavi Sammelan ke launch se pehle – an interview with Kumar Vishwas |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7vzfwEQLI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ad7vzfwEQLI |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|publisher=Lallantop |access-date=16 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2012, he joined the newly formed AAP as a volunteer worker.<ref name="interview"/>

Vishwas hosts a comedy show called ''KV Sammelan'' on the [[Aaj Tak]] television channel that first premiered on 29 September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=About Dr. Kumar Vishwas |url=http://matpal.com/2013/11/kumar-vishwas-biography.html |website=matpal.com |publisher=Matpal |access-date=16 October 2018|date=25 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samachar4media.com/industry-briefing/if-you-missed-the-kv-sammelan-last-time-then-definitely-watch-it-this-weekend-48749.html|title=अगर मिस कर गए हैं तो इस वीकेंड जरूर देखिए ये स्पेशल शो|website=samachar4media.com|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

He is married to Manju Sharma, with whom he has two daughters.<ref>{{cite news |title=BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: युवाओं को अपनी कविताओं से मदहोश करने वाले कुमार विश्वास की ये है रियल जिन्दगी की वैलनटाइन |url=https://www.patrika.com/tv-news/kumar-viswas-birthday-special-manju-sharma-2346639/ |access-date=22 August 2020 |work=Patrika News |date=18 February 2018 |language=hi}}</ref>

===As a poet===
Vishwas routinely gives performances in which he demonstrates his poetry and love for Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit literature. He incorporates his comments on topical issues relating to India. He has participated in poetry recitations and functions abroad including the US, Dubai, Oman,<ref>{{cite news |title=Famous poet to perform for ISC Oman on Dec 8 - Oman |url=https://archive.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Famous-poet-to-perform-for-ISC-Oman-on-Dec-8-55jo |access-date=17 January 2020 |work=Muscat Daily News |date=6 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Singapore and Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Kumar Vishvas: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/dr-kumar-vishvas-35870.html |website=www.oneindia.com |access-date=11 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===Anti-corruption movement and politics===
Vishwas has known [[Arvind Kejriwal]] since 2005 and joined the [[India Against Corruption]] movement led by [[Anna Hazare]]. Thereafter, as the movement faded and morphed into what is today known as the AAP, led by Kejriwal, he was asked to become a member of its national executive.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Indo-Asian News Service |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-26/india/35365698_1_rai-and-kumar-vishwas-manish-sisodia-aam-aadmi-party |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126043238/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-26/india/35365698_1_rai-and-kumar-vishwas-manish-sisodia-aam-aadmi-party |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |date=26 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Arvind Kejriwal formally launches Aam Aadmi Party |access-date=2 January 2013 }}</ref>

He contested the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha election]] as an AAP candidate from [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amethi]], but lost to then incumbent [[Rahul Gandhi]], securing only 25,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Election Results 2014: Rahul Gandhi wins Amethi seat by 1.07 lakh votes|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-results-2014-rahul-gandhi-wins-amethi-seat-by-1-07-lakh-votes/articleshow/35218080.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=18 May 2014|date=16 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/after-poll-defeat-aap-leader-kumar-vishwas-turns-into-a-much-in-demand-celebrity/articleshow/38827507.cms|title=After poll defeat, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas turns into a much in demand celebrity|last=Chopra|first=Ritika|date=22 July 2014|work=The Economic Times|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref>

==Media==
Vishwas has been a guest judge on the ''[[Indian Idol]]'' television show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyliv.com/details/episodes/5347706139001/Ep.-21---Indian-Idol---Geetkar-Special |title=Indian Idol – Geetkar Special |publisher=Sony LIV |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> and a guest on [[Zee TV]]'s talent hunt show ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozee.com/shows/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-lil-champs-2017/video/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-lil-champs-2017-episode-49-august-13-2017-full-episode.html |title=Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs 2017 – August 13 2017 |publisher=ZEE TV |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> He wrote the songs "De De Jagah" for the 2018 Hindi film ''[[Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/bollywood/kumar-vishwas-writes-a-song-for-parmanu-the-story-of-pokhran-865266|title=Video: कुमार विश्वास ने फिल्म 'परमाणु' के लिए लिखा खूबसूरत नग़मा|date=21 May 2018}}</ref> and "Veer Bhagat Singh".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/bollywood/veer-bhagat-singh-song-by-kumar-vishvas-arijit-singh-mika-singh/382797|title=अरिजीत सिंह, सोनू निगम, कुमार विश्‍वास, दिग्‍गज गायकों ने मिलकर गाया 'वीर भगतसिंह वे'|date=23 March 2018|work=Zee News Hindi|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref> Vishwas was a guest on 1 July 2017 episode of [[The Kapil Sharma Show]] along with [[Rahat Indori]] and Shabinaji.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Kriti |title=The Kapil Sharma Show: Chandan Prabhakar returns to TKSS with a Shayari Special Episode |url=https://www.india.com/showbiz/the-kapil-sharma-show-chandan-prabhakar-returns-to-tkss-with-a-shayari-special-episode-2287394/ |access-date=23 July 2019 |work=[[India.com]] |date=1 July 2017 }}</ref> He was a guest again on 21 September 2019 episode of The Kapil Sharma Show along with [[Manoj Bajpai]] and [[Pankaj Tripathi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/the-kapil-sharma-show-pankaj-tripathi-college-days-jail-and-experience-tmov-1-1120375.html|title=कॉलेज के दिनों में जेल की हवा खा चुके हैं पंकज त्रिपाठी, कपिल के शो में बताया|website=Aajtak India Today|date=17 September 2019|language=hi|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

He also presented ''[[Tarpan (TV series)|Tarpan]]'', a musical poetry series, where he would recite poems of famous historical poets, against a background of music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/india-news/dr-kumar-vishwass-new-series-tarpan-647947|title=Dr. Kumar Vishwas's new series 'Tarpan' ||publisher=Abpnews.abplive.in|date=6 July 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.raftaar.in/kumar-vishwas-tarpan-%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%89-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%88-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B6-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3/detail/aa21d8ab8b13c83383292b0b218aee36|title=डॉ-कुमार-विश्वास-की-नई-पेशकश-तर्पण |Kumar Vishwas Tarpan डॉ कुमार विश्वास नई पेशकश तर्पण Hindi Latest News|publisher=News.raftaar.in|date=6 July 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref>

===Controversies===
A sting operation was carried out by a [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid]] media portal called "[[Anuranjan Jha|Media Sarkar]]" ahead of the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections that claimed that some AAP members, including Vishwas and [[Shazia Ilmi]], had raised illegal cash donations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/aam-aadmi-party-sting-operation-shazia-ilmi-resignation-illegal-funds-media-sarkar-218322-2013-11-22|title=AAP sting operation: Website says will not give raw footage|date=22 November 2013|website=India Today|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/%E2%80%98media-sarkar%E2%80%99-operation-stings-aap-candidates |title=‘Media sarkar’ operation stings AAP candidates |access-date=23 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202155146/http://news.in.msn.com/national/%E2%80%98media-sarkar%E2%80%99-operation-stings-aap-candidates |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The AAP accused the portal of slandering the leaders of the party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aap-sees-cd-gives-clean-chit-to-candidates/article5386512.ece|title=AAP sees CD, gives clean chit to candidates|first=Mohammad|last=Ali|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 November 2013|access-date=28 December 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Mediasarkar.com and AAP filed cross complaints against each other. The police promised action after a thorough investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/aap-media-sarkar-file-complaints-against-each-other-cries-of-defamation-do-the-rounds/|title=AAP,Media Sarkar file complaints against each other,cries of defamation do the rounds|date=6 February 2014|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/nov/26/AAP-files-defamation-case-against-Media-Sarkar-541543.html|title=AAP files defamation case against 'Media Sarkar'|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web|title=Kumar Vishwas' mail shows lack of trust in Arvind Kejriwal|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kumar-vishwas-mail-shows-lack-of-trust-in-arvind-kejriwal-2072544|website=DNA|publisher=DNA|access-date=30 March 2015|date=28 March 2015}}</ref>

As elections approached, a doctored video clip from a [[Kavi sammelan]] went viral in which he was shown making alleged derogatory remarks about [[Husayn ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]] and Hindu deities and nurses from [[Kerala]]. As a result, various cases were registered against him. Vishwas responded that the clippings were doctored<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/kumar-vishwas-has-apologised-for-his-muharram-comments-says-kejriwal-175699-2014-01-06|title=Kumar Vishwas has apologised for his Muharram comments, says Kejriwal|date=6 January 2014|website=India Today|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Comment-on-Keralite-nurses-Oommen-Chandy-wants-Kumar-Vishwas-to-apologize/articleshow/29169460.cms|title=Racist Comments Against Malayali Nurses: Comment on Keralite nurses: Oommen Chandy wants Kumar Vishwas to apologize | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> and later apologised for his remarks, saying it was not his intention to hurt anyone's sentiments or feelings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kumar Vishwas apologies over his remarks on Nurses from Kerala|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/kumar-vishwas-apologies-over-his-remarks-on-nurses-from-kerala/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=Biharprabha News|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kumar-vishwas-booked-in-lucknow-for-remarks-against-hindu-deities-1348857.html|title=Kumar Vishwas booked in Lucknow for remarks against Hindu deities|work=Firstpost}}</ref>

In 2016, Vishwas was accused by a campaign volunteer of molestation and making "sexually coloured" remarks. The courts ordered a [[First Information Report|FIR]] to be registered because of the complaint<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newdelhijournal.com/?q=node/3|title=FIR on Kumar Vishwas molestation Plee {{!}} The New Delhi Journal|website=newdelhijournal.com|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323183518/http://www.newdelhijournal.com/?q=node%2F3|archive-date=23 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> but an investigation by Delhi Police found no significant evidence to substantiate it.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-molestation-case-nothing-substantial-found-against-kumar-vishwas-says-delhi-police-2172869|title=Molestation case: Nothing substantial found against Kumar Vishwas, says Delhi Police|work=DNA}}</ref>

In July 2017, Vishwas was accused of copyright infringement by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in relation to a posting on YouTube of a poem by his father [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amitabh-bachchan-sends-legal-notice-to-kumar-vishvas-for-copyright-infringement/articleshow/59564249.cms |title=Amitabh Bachchan wants Kumar Vishvas to remove father's poem video; Vishwas offers to pay Rs 32 |agency=Press Trust of India |date=13 July 2017 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> The video was taken down and a compensation of ₹32 was paid.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kumar-vishwas-offers-to-pay-rs-32-after-amitabh-bachchan-sends-copyright-infringement-notice/articleshow/59566209.cms |title=Kumar Vishwas offers to pay Rs 32 after Amitabh Bachchan sends copyright infringement notice |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> This was around the same time that he was embroiled in a dispute within the AAP, which he had threatened to quit.<ref>{{cite news |work=Hindustan Times |title=Kumar Vishwas keeps AAP on edge, 'rift' in national executive over leader's future |date=11 July 2017 |first=Vishal |last=Kant |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/kumar-vishwas-keeps-aap-on-edge-rift-in-national-executive-over-leader-s-future/story-HvnASutAu6QrVGHEt2XX7K.html |access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>

On 23 March 2019, Vishwas was served with a legal notice by [[Amritsar]] based advocate, NPS Hira, for allegedly cracking jokes on the Sikh community in a demeaning manner in a programme organized at NIT ground [[Faridabad]] on 15 March 2019. Hira also warned Vishwas of criminal complaint if he fails to visit [[Akal Takht|Sri Akal Takht Sahib]] and apologize.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kumar Vishwas served notice |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/kumar-vishwas-served-notice/747381.html |access-date=31 March 2019 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=23 March 2019 |location=Amritsar}}</ref>

==Notable works==
* ''Ek Pagli Ladki Ke Bin'' (1996)<ref name="Jagran">{{cite news |title=The Kapil sharma show: 'कमल का राज है' कहकर कुमार विश्वास ने लूट ली TV शो में महफिल |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad-ncr-rebel-aap-leader-kumar-vishwas-reached-indias-most-famous-the-kapil-sharma-show-19602572.html |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=23 September 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>
* ''Koi Deewana Kehta Hai'' (2007)<ref name="Jagran"/>
* ''Phir Meri Yaad'' (2017)<ref>{{cite news |title=कुमार व‍िश्‍वास पर मह‍िला का आरोप- कार्यक्रम के नाम पर पैसे हड़पे |url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/amroha-women-alleged-kumar-vishwas-for-cheating-and-not-returning-her-money/1166618/ |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Jansatta |date=25 September 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>
*Hai Naman Unko
*Apne Apne Ram

==References==
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Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee

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'''Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee''' (MPCC) is the [[Pradesh Congress Committee]] (state wing) of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) serving in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>[http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php Congress in States] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218214904/http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php |date=18 February 2013 }} [[All India Congress Committee]] website.</ref>

Current President of the MPCC is [[Kamal Nath]] and Vice president of the MPCC is Bhanu pratap singh tomar<ref>.{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Hemender|title=Congress leader Kamal Nath starts Madhya Pradesh campaign with three Masjids visits|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/congress-leader-kamal-nath-starts-madhya-pradesh-campaign-with-three-temple-visits-1224856-2018-05-02|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=INDIA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Not in race for any post, says Kamal Nath as he takes charge|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/not-in-race-for-any-post-says-kamal-nath-as-he-takes-charge-118050100940_1.html|agency=Press Trust of India|publisher=Business Standard|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Nath, Now the Unanimous Face of Congress, Rejuvenates Party Workers in MP|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kamal-nath-now-the-unanimous-face-of-congress-rejuvenates-party-workers-in-mp-1735375.html|agency=News18|publisher=news18|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rai|first1=DS|title=What Kamal Nath as president means for Congress in Madhya Pradesh|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections-kamal-nath-jyotiraditya-scindia-bjp-congress-shivraj-singh-chouhan/story/1/23831.html|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=dailyo}}</ref>

==Structure and Composition ==
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|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! S.No. !! Incharge !! Name !! Designation
|-
| 01 || Madhya Pradesh congress committee ||[[Kamal Nath]]||'''President'''
|-
|02 || Madhya Pradesh congress committee || '''Bhanu pratap singh tomar'''|| '''Vice President'''
|-
| 03 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee ||[[Jitu Patwari]] || '''Working President'''
|-
| 04 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee||[[Bala Bachchan]] ||'''Working President'''
|-
| 05 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee||[[Ramnivas Rawat]] ||'''Working President'''
|-
| 06 || Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee||'''Surender Choudhary''' ||'''Working President'''
|-
| 07 || NSUI Madhya Pradesh || '''Manjul Tripathi'''||'''President'''
|-
|08 || Sevadal || '''Rajneesh Singh''' ||'''President'''
|-
|09 || Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress || '''Mandvi Chouhan'''||'''President'''
|-
|10 || Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress ||'''Vikrant Bhuria
'''|| ''' President'''
|-
|}

==List of state presidents==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Si No.
! Photo
! Name
! Took Office
! Left Office
|-
|1
|
| [[Radhakishan Malviya]]
| 1998
| 2003
|-
|2
|
| [[Subhash Yadav]]
| 2003
| 2008
|-
|3
| [[File:Suresh Pachauri 2007.jpg|75px]]
| [[Suresh Pachouri]]
| 2008
| 2011
|-
|4
|
| [[Kantilal Bhuria]]
| 2011
| 2014
|-
| 5
|
| [[Arun Yadav]]
| 2014
| 2018
|-
| 6
|[[File:KamalNath.jpg|80px]]
| [[Kamal Nath]]
| 2018
| [[Incumbent]]
|-
|}

==List of chief ministers==
{{main|List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh}}
[[File:Ravishankar Shukla.jpg|thumb|200px|Ravishankar Shukla]]

[[File:Arjun Singh.jpg|thumb|200px|Arjun Singh]]
[[File:Digvijaya Singh.jpg|thumb|200px|Digvijaya Singh]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No
! Name
!colspan=2| Term of office
!colspan=2| Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}
! Days in office
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 1
| [[Ravishankar Shukla]] {{small|MLA for Saraipali}}
| 1 November 1956
| 31 December 1956
|rowspan=7| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=7 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 61 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 2
| [[Bhagwantrao Mandloi]] {{small|MLA for Khandwa}}
| 1 January 1957
| 30 January 1957
| 30 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2| [[Kailash Nath Katju]] {{small|MLA for Jaora}}
| 31 January 1957
| 14 March 1957
| 43 days
|- align=center
| 14 March 1957
| 11 March 1962
| 1823 days [Total 1866 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (2)
| [[Bhagwantrao Mandloi]] {{small|MLA for Khandwa}}
| 12 March 1962
| 29 September 1963
| 567 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2| [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] {{small|MLA for katangi}}
| 30 September 1963
| 8 March 1967
| 1256 days
|- align=center
| 9 March 1967
| 29 July 1967
| 143 days [Total 1399 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 5
| [[Nareshchandra Singh]] {{small|MLA for Pussore}}
| 13 March 1969
| 25 March 1969
|rowspan=5| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=5 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 13 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 6
| [[Shyama Charan Shukla]] {{small|MLA for Rajim}}
| 26 March 1969
| 28 January 1972
| 1038 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]] {{small|MLA for Ujjain Uttar}}
| 29 January 1972
| 22 March 1972
| 54 days
|- align=center
| 23 March 1972
| 22 December 1975
| 1004 days [Total 1058 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (6)
| [[Shyama Charan Shukla]] [2] {{small|MLA for Rajim}}
| 23 December 1975
| 29 April 1977
| 494 days
|- align=center style="height: 60px;"
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]] {{small|MLA for Churhat}}
| 8 June 1980
| 10 March 1985
|rowspan=6| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=6 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1736 days
|- align=center
| 11 March 1985
| 12 March 1985
| 2 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| 9
| [[Motilal Vora]] {{small|MLA for Durg}}
| 13 March 1985
| 13 February 1988
| 1068 days
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (8)
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]] [2] {{small|MLA for Churhat}}
| 14 February 1988
| 24 January 1989
| 345 days [Total 2083 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (9)
| [[Motilal Vora]] [2] {{small|MLA for Durg}}
| 25 January 1989
| 8 December 1989
| 318 days [Total 1386 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;"| (6)
| [[Shyama Charan Shukla]] [3]
| 9 December 1989
| 4 March 1990
| 86 days [Total 1618 days]
|- align=center
|style="height: 60px;" rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2| [[Digvijaya Singh]] {{small|MLA for Raghogarh}}
| 7 December 1993
| 1 December 1998
|rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1820 days
|- align=center
| 1 December 1998
| 8 December 2003
| 1834 days [Total 3654 days]
|- align=center
|11
| [[Kamal Nath]] {{small|MLA for Chhindwara}}
| 17 December 2018
| 23 March 2020
|rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| {{dts|format=dmy|2018|12|17}} ({{ayd|2018|12|17}})
|-
|}

==State Vice President==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-

! Name
! Took Office
! Left Office
! party
|-
| [[Bhanu pratap singh tomar]]
| 1 september 2020
| [[Incumbent]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]|-
|}

== Electoral performance==

{{main|Statewise Election history of Congress Party}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || General Election || Votes Polled || Seats Won
|-
| 1951 || 1st Assembly || 3,434,058 || 194
|-
| 1951 || 1st Lok Sabha || 3,713,537 || 27
|-
| 1957 || 2nd Assembly || 3,691,999 || 232
|-
| 1957 || 2nd Lok Sabha || 3,967,199 || 35
|-
| 1962 || 3rd Assembly || 2,527,257 || 142
|-
| 1962 || 3rd Lok Sabha || 2,651,882 || 24
|-
| 1967 || 4th Assembly || 3,700,686 || 167
|-
| 1967 || 4th Lok Sabha || 3,774,364 || 24
|-
| 1971 || 5th Lok Sabha || 4,027,658 || 21
|-
| 1972 || 5th Assembly || 5,219,823 || 220
|-
| 1977 || 6th Assembly || 4,200,717 || 84
|-
| 1977 || 6th Lok Sabha || 3,835,807 || 1
|-
| 1980 || 7th Assembly || 5,741,077 || 246
|-
| 1980 || 7th Lok Sabha || 5,949,859 || 35
|-
| 1984 || 8th Lok Sabha || 8,898,835 || 40
|-
| 1985 || 8th Assembly || 6,937,747 || 250
|-
| 1989 || 9th Lok Sabha || 7,420,935 || 8
|-
| 1990 || 9th Assembly || 6,634,518 || 56
|-
| 1991 || 10th Lok Sabha || 7,425,644 || 27
|-
| 1993 || 10th Assembly || 9,628,464 || 174
|-
| 1996 || 11th Lok Sabha || 7,111,753 || 8
|-
| 1998 || 11th Assembly || 10,778,985 || 172
|-
| 1998 || 12th Lok Sabha || 10,611,317 || 10
|-
| 1999 || 13th Lok Sabha || 11,135,161 || 11
|-
| 2003 || 12th Assembly || 8,059,414 || 38
|-
| 2004 || 14th Lok Sabha || 6,289,013 || 4
|-
| 2008 || 13th Assembly ||8170318|| 71
|-
| 2009 || 15th Lok Sabha ||
|| 12
|-
| 2013 || 14th Assembly ||
|| 58
|-
| 2014 || 16th Lok Sabha ||
|| 2
|-
| 2018 || 15th Assembly || 15595153 || 114
|-
|}

==Factions==
Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress was a faction in the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] from 1996 to 1998. MPVC was founded by former aviation minister [[Madhavrao Scindia]], after he was refused an [[Indian National Congress|INC]] ticket for the 1996 [[Lok Sabha]] elections.

Scindia won a seat <ref>{{cite news|title=Scindia|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/06mp1.htm|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=Rediff|date=March 6, 1998}}</ref> as an MPVC candidate as a result of hard work & strong campaign led by his workers & followers who had also resigned from INC.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desai|first1=Bharat|title=Elections 1996: Madhavrao Scindia quits Congress(I), takes on party high command|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19960515-elections-1996-madhavrao-scindia-quits-congressi-takes-on-party-high-command-833186-1996-05-15|access-date=4 May 2018|publisher=INDIA TODAY|date=May 15, 1996}}</ref>
In 1998 MPVC merged into [[Indian National Congress]].

==See also==
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Congress Working Committee]]
* [[All India Congress Committee]]
* [[Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://mpcongress.in// Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, Official website]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://inc.in Indian National Congress, Official website]

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Eknath Gaikwad

2022-01-07T20:03:49Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Eknath Gaekwad.JPG
| name = Eknath Gaikwad
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Satara (city)|Satara]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| residence = [[Mumbai]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|4|28|1940|1|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| constituency_MP1 = [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai South Central]]
| parliament1 = India
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Mohan Rawale]]
| successor1 = [[Rahul Shewale]]
| constituency_MP2 = [[Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai North Central]]
| parliament2 = India
| term_start2 = 2004
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 = [[Manohar Joshi]]
| successor2 = [[Priya Dutt]]
| office3 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 1985
| term_end3 = 1995
| predecessor3 = Premanand Awale
| successor3 = Baburao Mane
| constituency3 = [[Dharavi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharavi]]
| office4 =
| term_start4 = 1999
| term_end4 = 2004
| predecessor4 = Baburao Mane
| successor4 = [[Varsha Gaikwad]]
| constituency4 = [[Dharavi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharavi]]
| office5 = Maharashtra [[State Minister]] for Health, Medical Education, Social Justice,Housing and Slum Development and Labour
| term_start5 = 1999
| term_end5 = 2004
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Lalita Eknath Gaikwad
| children = 2 sons and 2 daughters (including [[Varsha Gaikwad]])
| website =
| date =
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| source =
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'''Eknath Gaikwad''' (1 January 1940 – 28 April 2021) was an Indian politician from the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He was a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] and the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He died from [[COVID-19]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/covid-19-in-maharashtra-former-mp-eknath-gaikwad-passes-away|title=COVID-19 in Maharashtra: Former MP Eknath Gaikwad passes away}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gaikwad belonged to an [[Marathi Buddhists|Ambedkarite Buddhist]] family.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/gallery/three-women-mla-in-maharashtra-oath-as-uddhav-cabinet-tedu-1-43696.html|title=जानिए- कौन हैं उद्धव कैबिनेट में शामिल हुईं तीन ताकतवर महिलाएं - Education AajTak|website=aajtak.intoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tarunbharat.org/%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b7%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0/%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b8-%e0%a4%86%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a1%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%9a%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%a4%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%ae.php|title=Tarun Bharat : महाविकास आघाडीचा मंत्रिमंडळ विस्तार|website=Tarun Bharat}}</ref> Gaikwad's daughter is [[Varsha Gaikwad]], who is a four term Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] and the current Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/23-ministers-belong-to-the-maratha-community-in-thackeray-government-126408482.html|title=उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे|website=Divya Marathi}} - {{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/they-bjp-sold-dreams-to-people-those-dreams-are-not-coming-true/ | title=39-year-old Varsha Gaikwad, the Congress candidate here | work=indianexpress.com | date=7 October 2014 | accessdate=15 April 2016}} - {{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/maha-cabinet-expansion-first-cabinet-expansion-of-maha-government-led-by-cm-uddhav-thackeray-126407251.html|title=फडणवीस गेले, अजित पवार मात्र पुन्हा आले! उपमुख्यमंत्र्यासह २५ कॅबिनेट,१० राज्यमंत्र्यांना शपथ|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref>

== Career ==
He represented the [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai South Central]] constituency of [[Mumbai]]. He lost the seat to [[Rahul Shewale]] in 2014. He has been three times a [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dharavi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharavi]] and also twice state minister of Maharashtra state cabinet. Since 1985, he has represented [[Dharavi]] which is Asia's largest slum.

== Positions held ==
* 1985-1990: Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* 1990-1995: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* 1999-2004: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
*1999-2004: Maharashtra State Minister For Health, Medical Education, Social Justice
* 2004-2009: [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
* 2009-2014: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
*2017-2020: President Of Mumbai Congress Committee

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for [[Mumbai South Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai South Central]] |years=2009 – 2014}}
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Gurjeet Singh Aujla

2022-01-07T15:47:58Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox politician
| name = Gurjeet Singh Aujla
| image = Gurjeet Singh Aujla - Kolkata 2017-07-10 3378.JPG
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|30 October 1972}}
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Lok Sabha]] for [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]]
| term_start = 11 March 2017
| predecessor = [[Captain Amarinder Singh]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| parents = Sarabjit Singh Aujla
Gurmeet Kaur
| spouse = Undleeb Roy Aujla
| profession = [[Agriculturist]], [[Construction worker|Builder]]
| children = 1 Son and 1 Daughter|education=Higher Secondary Educated at P.N.B. Sr. Secondary School, Amritsar, Punjab|residence=16-A, Guru Amar Dass Avenue, Airport Road, P.O. Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Avenue, Amritsar, Punjab and 23, Meena Bagh, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011 Tel
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = August
| year = 2021
| source = http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4940
}}

'''Gurjeet Singh Aujla''' is an [[Indian politician]] and a member of [[Indian National Congress]] and current member of Parliament for [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/gurjeet-singh-aujla-71616.html|title=Gurjeet Singh Aujla Biography|publisher=oneindia.com |accessdate=28 Aug 2021}}</ref>

==Political career==

On 11 March 2017 he won the by-poll to the Lok Sabha seat which was necessitated due to the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] in 2016. Gurjeet Singh Aujla defeated BJP nominee Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina by a margin of 1,97,491 votes. AAP candidate Upkar Singh Sandhu secured 1,49,160 votes to finish third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/congress-retains-amritsar-ls-seat-4566077/|publisher=The Indian Express|title=Congress retains Amritsar LS seat | The Indian Express|date=12 March 2017|accessdate=2017-03-26}}</ref>

Gurjeet Singh Aujla again won [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]] Lok Sabha seat in [[2019 Indian general election]] defeating Union minister [[Hardeep Singh Puri]]. Aujla got 4,44,052 (51.78%) votes while Puri finished second with 3,44,049 (40.19%) votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-amritsar-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-punjab-bjp-s-hardeep-puri-loses-to-cong-s-gurjit-singh-aujla-2750848|publisher=DNA India|title=Amritsar Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Punjab: BJP's Hardeep Puri loses to Cong's Gurjit Singh Aujla|date=23 May 2019|accessdate= 28 Aug 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{17th LS members from Punjab}}

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K. Laxman

2022-01-07T07:18:00Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Dr. Kova Laxman
| image = [[File:Dr Kova Laxman.jpg|220px|border]]
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1960|07|03|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad|Ashok Nagar]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]]
| state = Telangana
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source =
| signature =
| office = National President, [[BJP OBC Morcha]]
| termstart = 26 September 2020
| predecessor = [[Dara Singh Chauhan]]
| website = {{URL|http://drklaxman.in}}
|office1 = Former President, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] [[Telangana]]
| predecessor1 = [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| successor1 = [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| term_start1 = 2016
| term_end1 = 2020
| spouse =
| children =
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}}
'''Dr. K. Laxman''' is currently the National President for [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s OBC Morcha since 26 September 2020. He is an Indian politician from the state of [[Telangana]] and was a former State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Telangana]] from 2016 to 2020. He formerly represented [[Musheerabad (Assembly constituency)|Musheerabad Assembly constituency]] twice as MLA from 1999-2004 in Andhra Pradesh Assembly and from 2014-2018 in [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/k-laxman-set-to-be-bjp-floor-leader/article6021713.ece K. Laxman set to be BJP floor leader]</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/ap09/candidate.php?candidate_id=885 Assets of Laxman]</ref>

==Early life==
Dr. K. Laxman was born in a middle class family to Kova Ramulu & Kova Mangamma in [[Hyderabad, Telangana]]. He pursued his education in Hyderabad and have completed his M.Sc. from PG Centre, Osmania University. Further, he secured his Ph.D. from Department of Geology, [[Osmania University]].

==Political career==
As a student, he joined [[Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] at [[Osmania University]] and in the year 1980, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Though he had an opportunity to get into a lucrative job given the demand that the subject had, driven by a passion for public service, he entered politics. Since then, he rose to various levels within the party right from Hyderabad City General Secretary in 1994, through Hyderabad City President from 1995-1999. He contested for the first time from Musheerabad Assembly Constituency in 1994 and lost narrowly to Congress Candidate Kodanda Reddy but then got re-elected from the same constituency in 1999 with a huge margin of 18,567 votes. He was also chosen as Deputy Floor Leader during the then AP Legislative Assembly. In the years 2004 and 2009, he lost by slender margins against Congress candidates.

He was elected as MLA for the second time from [[Musheerabad (Assembly constituency)|Musheerabad Assembly constituency]]<ref>[http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/musheerabad.html Musheerabad (Telangana) Assembly Constituency]</ref> in [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014 Telangana Assembly election]]. In the year 2016, he was appointed as BJP Telangana State President by BJP National President - Amit Shah and Prime Minister - Shri. Narendra Modi. He was representing Musheerabad Assembly Constituency as MLA till 2018 and also worked as State President for [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Telangana]] until 2020.

=== National President of BJP's OBC Morcha===

Dr Laxman, was appointed the President of the [[National OBC Morcha]], on 26 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/k-laxman-appointed-president-of-bjps-national-obc-morcha20200927041109|title = K Laxman appointed President of BJP's National OBC Morcha}}</ref>

===Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 ===
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Dr. K. Laxman
| votes = 65,209
| percentage = 43.5%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| candidate = M. Gopal
| votes =37,823
| percentage =25.3%
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = P. Vinay Kumar
| votes = 26,808
| percentage = 17.9%
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 27,386
| percentage = -
| change =
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{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,50,884
| percentage =54.9%
| change =
}}
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==Personal life==
Dr K Laxman is married to Uma and the couple are blessed with two daughters Swetha, Shruthi and a son Rahul.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/hard-work-pays-for-k-laxman/article6055543.ece Hard work pays for K. Laxman]</ref>

==Controversy==
Laxman sparked a controversy over [[Sania Mirza]] being made the [[brand ambassador]] of [[Telangana]] by calling her Pakistan’s "daughter-in-law" after her marriage to cricketer [[Shoaib Malik]] and unfit to be a representative of an Indian state. This sparked outrage and drew a fierce response from Sania who said she will remain an Indian until the "end of her life".<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Politics/lNA9BbCN3ongGNaHRpjE6I/Sania-Mirza-lacks-credentials-to-be-Telangana-brand-ambassad.html Sania Mirza as Telangana ambassador gets brickbats from BJP leader]</ref><ref>[http://daily.bhaskar.com/article-ht/NAT-TOP-telangana-bjp-leader-sparks-a-controversy-calls-sania-mirza-pakistan-daughter-in-4690883-NOR.html Strongly condemn any attempts to brand me an outsider: Sania Mirza on Telangana brand ambassador controversy]</ref>

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