| Office | Minister of Public Health Engineering & Jail, Madhya Pradesh Government |
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| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh
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| Constituency | Panna |
| Born | 1943-8-15 (age 83)[1]
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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Kusum Mehdele (born 15 August 1943) is an Indian politician who is cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh. She is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is elected to the assembly from the Panna constituency.[2] She had been in controversy for kicking a child. Allegedly the child was begging money from her.[3]
She was a Bharatiya Janata Mahila Morcha thrice from 1984 to 1990 as well as Vice-President of Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party twice in 1984-86 and 1995–96.
In 2005, she was inducted in Babulal Gaur’s cabinet a Minister for Women & Child Development and Revenue and retained her position in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan' cabinet as well.[4]