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Ram Sewak Paikra
Ram Sewak Paikra
Minister of Home Affairs; Government of Chhattisgarh
	In office; 18 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Chief Minister	Raman Singh
Preceded by	Nanki Ram Kanwar
Succeeded by	Tamradhwaj Sahu
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
	In office; 11 May 2010 – 21 January 2014
Preceded by	Vishnudeo Sai
Succeeded by	Dharamlal Kaushik
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2013–2018
Preceded by	Prem Sai Singh Tekam
Succeeded by	Prem Sai Singh Tekam
Constituency	Pratappur
	In office; 2003–2008
Preceded by	Prem Sai Singh Tekam
Succeeded by	Prem Sai Singh Tekam
Constituency	Pilkha
Personal details
Born	7 February 1962 (age 62); Chendra, Surajpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India; (now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Before 1977)
Spouse	Shashikala Paikra
Children	2 Sons & 3 Daughters
Residence(s)	Chhattisgarh, Pratappur

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Ram Sewak Paikra (born 7 February 1962) is an Indian politician and former Home Minister of Chhattisgarh. He is a senior BJP leader. He was the Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Pratappur constituency of Chhattisgarh

Political career

Paikra was first elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2003 by defeating senior Congress leader Premsai Singh. Before this he unsuccessfully contested Madhya Pradesh Assembly election two times 1993 and 1998. He contested 2008 Chhattisgarh Assembly election but lost by margin of 2,373 votes but in 2013 Assembly election, he won by margin of 8,143 votes and became Home minister in Raman Singh's cabinet.^[1]

In 2014, amid growing concern about rapes of women and girls in India, Paikra said, "Such incidents [rapes] do not happen deliberately. These kind of incidents happen accidentally."^[2]

In 2018 Assembly election, he was defeated by Premsai Singh Tekam of the INC.^[3]

References

^ http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/mla_biodata_4th/6.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Indian politician's 'accidental rape' remark adds to rising public anger". The Guardian. 8 June 2014. ISSN 0261-3077.
^ "Tribal leader Paikra is new C'garh BJP chief". 11 May 2010.

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[1] ttp://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/mla_biodata_4th/6.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[2] "Indian politician's 'accidental rape' remark adds to rising public anger". The Guardian. 8 June 2014. ISSN 0261-3077.

[3] "Tribal leader Paikra is new C'garh BJP chief". 11 May 2010.

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+{{Infobox officeholder
+| name                = Ram Sewak Paikra
+| image               =
+| residence           = Chhattisgarh, Pratappur
+| office              = Minister of Home Affairs<br/>[[Government of Chhattisgarh]]
+| 1blankname          = [[List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh|Chief Minister]]
+| 1namedata           = [[Raman Singh]]
+| successor           = [[Tamradhwaj Sahu]]
+| predecessor         = [[Nanki Ram Kanwar]]
+| term_start          = 18 December 2013
+| term_end            = 11 December 2018
+| office1             = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh]]
+| term_start1         = 11 May 2010
+| term_end1           = 21 January 2014
+| predecessor1        = [[Vishnudeo Sai]]
+| successor1          = [[Dharamlal Kaushik]]
+| office2             = Member of [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
+| term_start2         = 2013
+| term_end2           = 2018
+| predecessor2        = [[Prem Sai Singh Tekam]]
+| successor2          = [[Prem Sai Singh Tekam]]
+| constituency2       = [[Pratappur, Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency|Pratappur]]
+| term_start3         = 2003
+| term_end3           = 2008
+| predecessor3        = [[Prem Sai Singh Tekam]]
+| successor3          = [[Prem Sai Singh Tekam]]
+| constituency3       = Pilkha
+| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1962|02|07|df=y}}
+| birth_place         = Chendra, [[Surajpur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br /><small>(now in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]])</small>
+| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
+| otherparty          = [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] <small>(Before 1977)</small>
+| spouse              = Shashikala Paikra
+| children            = 2 Sons & 3 Daughters
+}}
+'''Ram Sewak Paikra''' (born 7 February 1962) is an Indian politician and former Home Minister of [[Government of Chhattisgarh|Chhattisgarh]]. He is a senior [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] leader. He was the Member of [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pratappur, Chhattisgarh|Pratappur]] constituency of [[Chhattisgarh]]
+==Political career==
-'''Ram Sewak Paikra''' is an [[India]]n cabinet minister with home portfolio in Chhattisgarh government. He is a senior leader of [[Chhattisgarh]] unit of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He is a member of state assembly.<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tribal-leader-paikra-is-new-c-garh-bjp-chief/617171/</ref>
+Paikra was first elected to [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]] in 2003 by defeating senior Congress leader Premsai Singh. Before this he unsuccessfully contested Madhya Pradesh Assembly election two times 1993 and 1998. He contested [[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2008 Chhattisgarh Assembly election]] but lost by margin of 2,373 votes but in [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013 Assembly election]], he won by margin of 8,143 votes and became Home minister in [[Raman Singh]]'s cabinet.<ref>http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/mla_biodata_4th/6.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
+In 2014, amid growing concern about rapes of women and girls in India, Paikra said, "Such incidents [rapes] do not happen deliberately. These kind of incidents happen accidentally."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-06-08 |title=Indian politician's 'accidental rape' remark adds to rising public anger |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/08/indian-minister-rape-remark-anger-violence-women |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
+In [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018 Assembly election]], he was defeated by [[Premsai Singh Tekam]] of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tribal-leader-paikra-is-new-c-garh-bjp-chief/617171/|title = Tribal leader Paikra is new C'garh BJP chief|date = 11 May 2010}}</ref>
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