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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gopal Bhargava
| image = Gopal Bhargava.jpg|
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|07|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Garhakota]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = Garhakota District. Sagar (M.P.) & Bhopal (M.P.)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Cabinet Minister]] [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_start = 2 July 2020
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = Minister of Public Works Department Minister of Cottage & Rural Industry
| 2namedata = 2 July 2020 - Incumbent
| term_start1 = 21 December 2013
| term_end1 = 12 December 2018
| 1blankname1 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata1 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname1 = Minister of Rural Development Minister of Co-operation Minister of Social Justice
| 2namedata1 = 21 December 2013 - 12 December 2018
| term_start2 = 20 December 2008
| term_end2 = 9 December 2013
| 1blankname2 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata2 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname2 = Minister of Rural Development
| 2namedata2 = 20 December 2008 - 9 December 2013
| 3blankname2 = Minister of Social Justice
| 3namedata2 = 1 November 2009 - 9 December 2013
| term_start3 = 8 December 2003
| term_end3 = 10 December 2008
| 1blankname3 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata3 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname3 = Minister of Agriculture
| 2namedata3 = 8 December 200 3 - 10 December 2008
| 3blankname3 = Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
| 3namedata3 = 8 December 2003 - 4 December 2005
| 4blankname3 = Minister of Co-operation
| 4namedata3 = 8 December 2003 - 10 December 2008
| 5blankname3 = Minister of Revenue Minister of Religious Trusts & Endowments
| 5namedata3 = 8 December 2003 - 4 December 2005
| office4 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| 1blankname4 = [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata4 = [[Kamal Nath]]
| term_start4 = 7 January 2019
| term_end4 = 23 March 2020
| predecessor4 = [[Ajay Arjun Singh]]
| successor4 = [[Kamal Nath]]
| office5 = Member of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start5 = 1985
| predecessor5 = Mahadev Prasad Manoharlal
| constituency5 = [[Rehli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rehli]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| parents = Sushila Devi Bhargava Shankarlal Bhargava
| spouse = Rekha Bhargava
| children = Abhishek Gopal Bhargava 3 Daughters
| website = {{URL|http://www.gopalbhargava.in/}} {{dead link|date=October 2019}}
}}
'''Gopal Bhargava''' (born 1 July 1952) is an Indian politician and a senior cabinet minister in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]. He was sworn in as a cabinet minister on July 2, 2020, for his sixth term, which is the highest number of terms any minister can complete in the government. He has also been the leader of opposition in the 15th [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-07|title=BJP Picks 'RSS Man' Gopal Bhargav as Leader of Opposition in MP Assembly|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bjp-picks-rss-man-gopal-bhargav-as-leader-of-opposition-in-mp-assembly-1994617.html|access-date=2020-12-15|website=News18}}</ref> He is the only person who has served as a cabinet minister for 15 consecutive years in the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India. He belongs to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and has been the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the Legislative Assembly]] eight times consecutively, representing [[Rehli]] since 1985.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nath|first=Damini|date=2019-10-16|title=ECI advises Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Gopal Bhargava to be ‘more careful’|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/eci-advises-madhya-pradesh-bjp-leader-gopal-bhargav-to-be-more-careful/article29701377.ece|access-date=2020-12-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 21, 2020|title=MP minister Gopal Bhargava sixth in Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet to test coronavirus positive|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mp-minister-gopal-bhargava-sixth-shivraj-singh-chouhan-cabinet-test-coronavirus-positive-1713813-2020-08-21|access-date=2020-12-15|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-29|title=Video: मंत्री गोपाल भार्गव का दिखा अलग अंदाज, ग्वालों के साथ जमकर किया 'दिवारी नृत्य'|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/video/viral-video-minister-gopal-bhargava-dancing-in-villagers-mpap/795953|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh|language=hi}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Bhargava was born on July 1, 1952, to Pandit Shankarlal Bhargava (Kakkaji). His grandfather was a social activist & leader. He started his primary education at his hometown [[Garhakota]] and later moved to [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]] for his higher education. Bhargava holds a degree in B.Sc., [[Master of Arts|MA]] ([[Political Science]]) and has completed LLB (Law) from Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gopal Bhargava's son calls for liquor free Madhya Pradesh, announces anti-liquor squad post-Navratra|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/apr/04/gopal-bhargavas-son-calls-for-liquor-free-madhya-pradesh-announces-anti-liquor-squad-post-navratra-1589771.html|access-date=2020-10-28|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Political career==

His political career started with his first election to the [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]] in [[Garhakota]]. He was the president of the students union at the Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Garhakota, in 1965. In 1984–85, he participated in a youth movement for a college building and was imprisoned in Sagar Jail for some time.

He was first elected as president to the Garhakota Municipal Council in 1980 and then as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Rehli]] in 1984. In 2003, Bhargava was chosen to become the cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh led by [[Uma Bharti]]. He also became President of MP Agro-Development Corporation, President of MP Agriculture Board, President of State Warehousing Corporation, President of MP state civil supplies corporation, President of Apex Bank MP and many other departments.

In 2008, he was sworn in as cabinet minister of Panchayat & Rural Development, Social Justice in the Government of Madhya Pradesh led by [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]].

In 2013, Gopal Bhargava retained the Rehli Vidhan Sabha seat by over 52,000 votes without campaigning, and led the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) to a third consecutive victory. On December 12, 2013, he was sworn in for his third consecutive term as cabinet minister (most senior, popular & highly decorated, reputed minister, serving same as deputy chief minister of state stand next to Shivraj Singh Chouhan) and again took charge of Panchayat & Rural Development, Social Justice & Co-operative Society.

In 2018, he was re-elected from Rehli and became the most senior legislator in Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.

On January 7, 2019, he was elected Leader of the Opposition in the 15th [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. He resigned as leader of the opposition after the BJP formed a government in Madhya Pradesh on March 23, 2020. He was inducted into Shivraj Singh Chauhan's cabinet on July 2, 2020, and was given the portfolio of [[Public Works Department]] and Cottage & Rural Industries. He is undefeated in his political career, spanning four decades.

==Personal life==
Bhargava has been married to Rekha Bhargava since 1981. They have one son and three daughters.

His son Abhishek Gopal Bhargava is a politician, was the state vice president of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], and oversees and manages his work in his constituency. Abhishek also claimed candidacy for [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from the Damoh Lok Sabha constituency in the [[2019 Indian general election]].

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130804053618/http://gopalbhargava.in/ Personal website]
* [http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/ Members of Legislative assembly - Vidhan sabha website]
*[https://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/English/council/cabinetmin/ministersindex.asp Cabinet Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]
*[http://mpinfo.org/MPinfoStatic/English/council/cabinetmin/gopal_bhargawa.asp Dept. of Public Relations - Life Sketch]
* [http://mpinfo.org/Photogallery_Departments_Y.aspx Madhya pradesh Jan-sampark]

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