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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jagdish Devda
| image = File:DCM Jagdish Dewda.jpeg
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = [[Vikram University]]
| education = [[M.A.]], [[LL.B.]]
| office = 5th [[List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_start = 13 December 2023
| term_end =
| alongside = [[Rajendra Shukla (politician)|Rajendra Shukla]]
| 1namedata = [[Mohan Yadav]]
| 1blankname = [[List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| predecessor = [[Jamuna Devi]] (1998-2003)
| governor = [[Mangubhai C. Patel]]
| office1 = Cabinet Minister<br>[[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh Government]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = *Mohan Yadav
*[[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| 2blankname1 = Ministry & Departments
| 2namedata1 = *Finance
*Commercial Taxes
*Planning, Economic & Statistics
| term_start1 = 2 July 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Tarun Bhanot]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Malhargarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malhargarh]]
| term_start2 = December 2008
| predecessor2 =
| term_start3 = 2003
| term_end3 = 2008
| preceded3 = Pushpa Bharatiya
| succeeded3 = Radhe Shyam Patidar
| constituency4 = [[Suwasra Assembly constituency|Suwasra]]
| term_start4 = 1990
| term_end4 = 1998
| preceded4 = Asharam Vermai
| succeeded4 = Pushpa Bharatiya
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Renu Devda
| children =
| signature =
| nickname =
| website =
}}

'''Jagdish Devda''' is an Indian politician from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] & 6th [[List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|deputy chief minister]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] alongside Rajendra Shukla from 2023. He is representing [[Malhargarh Assembly constituency]] as an [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for the 6th time in [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Meet the two new deputy CMs in MP: Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla, who rose up the BJP ranks|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/meet-the-two-new-deputy-cms-in-mp-jagdish-devda-and-rajendra-shukla-who-rose-up-the-bjp-ranks-9065616/|website=The Indian Express|language=en|date=13 December 2023 |author1=Anand Mohan J |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213082119/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/meet-the-two-new-deputy-cms-in-mp-jagdish-devda-and-rajendra-shukla-who-rose-up-the-bjp-ranks-9065616/ |archive-date=13 December 2023 }}</ref>

==Early life==

Devda completed the Master of Arts and Law degree from [[Vikram University]], [[Ujjain]].

== Political career ==
On December 13, 2023, Devda was appointed [[List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] along with [[Rajendra Shukla (politician)|Rajendra Shukla]] in the [[Mohan Yadav ministry|Ministry of Mohan Yadav]]. He also held the portfolio of Finance and Commercial Taxes in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath">{{cite news |last1=India Today |title=Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Kailash Vijayvargiya, 27 others take oath |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-cabinet-expansion-today-mohan-yadav-bjp-ministers-swearing-in-2480179-2023-12-25 |access-date=25 December 2023 |date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225175434/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-cabinet-expansion-today-mohan-yadav-bjp-ministers-swearing-in-2480179-2023-12-25 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

As Finance Minister, Devda addressed the media ahead of the presentation of the 2026–27 state budget and highlighted key priorities of the government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finance Minister Jagdish Devda PC on MP Budget 2026 |url=https://www.ibc24.in/budget/madhya-pradesh-budget/finance-minister-jagdish-devda-pc-on-mp-budget-2026-3476453.html |website=IBC24 |language=hi |access-date=18 February 2026}}</ref>

The Economic Survey 2025–26 of Madhya Pradesh, presented under his tenure as Finance Minister, reported growth in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) and per capita income.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP Budget 2026: Madhya Pradesh Economic Survey highlights |url=https://www.ibc24.in/budget/madhya-pradesh-budget/madhya-pradesh-economic-survey-3475762.html |website=IBC24 |language=hi |access-date=18 February 2026}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}
{{Current Indian deputy chief ministers}}

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Mandsaur district]]
[[Category:Deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh]]

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