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'''Ajay Chandrakar''' (born 24 June 1963) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is a five time MLA and a former Cabinet Minister in [[Government of Chhattisgarh]]. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election from [[Kurud Assembly constituency]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurud Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Ajay Chandrakar of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/kurud-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687418.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Kurud, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Kurud में BJP ने INC कोहराया |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/kurud-chhattisgarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-1830646-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>
'''Ajay Chandrakar''' (born 24 June 1963) is an Indian politician and former Cabinet Minister in [[Government of Chhattisgarh]]. He is a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].He is currently the MLA of the Kurud (Chhattisgarh).


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Chandrakar is from [[Kurud]], Dhamtari District, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of late Kaliram Chandrakar. He completed his graduation from SBR College in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]. He later did MA in Hindi literature in1986 at Durga Mahavidyalaya, Raipur which is affiliated with [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajay Chandrakar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KURUD(DHAMTARI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/Chhattisgarh2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=272 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> His discontinued his research on plays of [[Vishnu Prabhakar]] due to political agitation during his student days.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Most of Ajay Chandrakar's education took place in his native [[Kurud]]. After completion of higher secondary education, he did graduation from [[Govt. Jamuna Prasad Verma P.G. Arts and Commerce College, Bilaspur |SBR College]] in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]. Always a self-learner, he pursued MA (Hindi literature) from [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University|Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University]] enrolling at [[Durga Mahavidyalaya, Raipur]].
His research in the plays of [[Vishnu Prabhakar]] was hindered by growing political agitation prevalent during those days.
He is a voracious reader; even when he was elected to the assembly, he was considered to be the most studious among all the other assembly members.


==Political career==
== Political career ==
Chandrakar started his political life as a student leader. He first became an MLA winning the [[1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He retained the seat for the BJP, in the first election after the formation of the new state. He won the [[2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] defeating Deepa Sahu of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a thin margin of 2,709 votes. Later, he lost the 2008 Assembly election to Lekhram Sahu of Congress but regained the seat and won consecutively three terms in [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2013]], [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2018]] and [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurud Constituency Election Results 2023: Kurud Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh/constituency-show/kurud |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, he polled 94,712 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Tarni Neelam Chandrakar of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 8,090 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurud assembly election results 2023: Kurud Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/chhattisgarh/kurud-assembly-result-26057 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2023-12-03 |title=Kurud Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Ajay Chandrakar Wins From Kurud |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/kurud-election-result-2023-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-bjp-congress-jcc-chhattisgarh-assembly-election-results-news-1647393 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>
Shri Ajay Chandrakar has always been actively involved in the political arena and social activities of his local constituency as a student and a concerned citizen. He was considered a firebrand student leader. Influenced by [[Swami Vivekananda]]'s ideology, he's been very keen and invigorating as a politician.
As a student he always sought to help out and in order to help people on a larger scale, he sought to enter politics as he felt it was the only medium that would allow his goodwill and the benefits of his efforts, to reach a maximum number of the country's masses.
In 1998, Shri. Ajay Chandrakar became a legislator for the first time on the basis of the ticket allocated to him by the Bharatiya Janata Party. But even before this, he had been at the helm of many political movements and agitations.
In 1987, he even spent 7 days in jail for participating in an agitation. He considers this 7-day custody to be one of his biggest achievements.
In 2003, he became a part of the Chhattisgarh government as a Panchayat and Rural Development Minister as well as a Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
In 2004, he was also assigned the portfolios of Science and Technology, Technical Education, and Manpower Planning. Due to a reshuffling of the cabinets in 2007, he became the Minister of Higher Education.
In 2008, he suffered an unfortunate loss in the Legislative Assembly elections. Nevertheless, he was made the Head of the State Finance Commission, by the party recognizing his expertise and capacity.
After the completion of his tenure, he was chosen to take up the dual responsibilities of being the party's vice-chairman and official spokesperson.
At present he is the state minister Panchayat and Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs, Public Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education Department.
He tabled the special court's bill 2015 in the state assembly on behalf of the chief minister.
The Bill provides for an effective deterrent against corrupt public servants.


In 1987, he even spent 7 days in jail for participating in an agitation. {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} In 2003, he became a part of the Chhattisgarh government as a Panchayat and Rural Development Minister as well as a Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} In 2004, he was also assigned the portfolios of Science and Technology, Technical Education, and Manpower Planning. {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} Later in 2007, he became the minister of higher education.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2024-06-21 |title=अजय चंद्राकर बन सकते हैं कैबिनेट मंत्री ! पत्रकारों के सवाल पर मुस्कुराए सीएम साय - New Cabinet Minister |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/!state/ajay-chandrakar-can-become-new-cabinet-minister-after-brijmohan-agrawal-resignation-in-vishnudeo-sai-cabinet-cts24062106006 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/bjp-ministers-attend-education-meet-104081201067_1.html</ref>
===Jandarshan Program===
From time to time he keeps meeting with the people of his constituency and rest of the Chhattisgarh at his residence through the Janadarshan program. People of the state come with grievances and pleas. There`s a beeline of people in his residency and he spends most of his evenings addressing their grievances.


After he lost the 2008 Assembly election, he was made the head of the State Finance Commission. Later, he served as the party's vice-chairman and official spokesperson. {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
=== President of Chhattisgarh Football Association ===
Shri Ajay Chandrakar was unanimously elected as President of [[Chhattisgarh Football Association]] (CFA) during the annual general meeting of the Association held in Nov 2014.


He regularly conducts Jandarshan programmes and meets people of his constituency. {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
=== Contribution to Kurud Constituency ===
Mr. Ajay Chandrakar`s contribution to the Kurud constituency has been immense, with massive investment in the development of rural infrastructure in terms of the basic amenities and implementation of novel technology in the remotest parts of his constituency.


He has been trying to get Sirpur, a world heritage site tag. He participates in the cultural and literary festivals held in Sirpur annually. {{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
=== An Avid Environmentalist ===
Mr. Ajay Chandrakar is an avid environmentalist. Hailing from a state that is covered with lush forest of about 44% of its total geography, he advocates and practices planting of trees and taking care of the diminishing forest reserves. On many occasions he took initiative to plant saplings, encouraging school and college students to enthusiastically follow the same. He quips "to balance the loss (of vegetation in the region), we need to participate in massive plantation drive."


=== Role in development of Sirpur world heritage site ===
=== President of Chhattisgarh Football Association ===
Chandrakar was unanimously elected as President of [[Chhattisgarh Football Association]] in November 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-05 |title=Culture and Tourism Minister Shri Ajay Chandrakar elected as President of Chhattisgarh Football Association |url=https://www.apnnews.com/culture-and-tourism-minister-shri-ajay-chandrakar-elected-as-president-of-chhattisgarh-football-association/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=APN News |language=en-US}}</ref>
He has been on the forefront to give SIRPUR a world heritage site. He has asked the officials of the archeological treasure trove to prepare documents on the varied traditions, customs, rituals and history of the state in vernaculars and also in Chhattisgarhi. He actively participates and promotes the cultural and literary fests held in Sirpur annually.

Ajay Chandrakar is actively involved in the development of the cultural and literary activities of the state, promoting the state Raj-Bhasha Chhattisgarh and engaging various organelles of the public and private forums to engage and improve the status of Chhattisgarh in the literary status of the nation.

=== Development through state tourism ===
Shri Ajay Chandrakar strongly advocates that the development of tourism industry in Chhattisgarh will help in creating employment opportunities for youth of the State and this will save them from influence of Naxals, a movement that has been a major stumbling block in development and progress of the state for more than 2 decades.

He has emphasized the state government`s plan of expanding world class tourism facilities in Naxal affected Bastar and the impoverished of all districts in Chhattisgarh, Surguja. This would in future enable the local youths by more employment opportunities and infrastructural development in the respective districts.

== Religion and influences ==
Mr. Ajay Chandrakar identifies himself as an orthodox, Hindu nationalist adhering to the ideologies of Swami Vivekananda, which is very much evident in his speeches and day-to-day activities in the assembly and in his personal life. "Arise, awake and stop not until the goal is reached", this sloka from the Katha Upanishad popularized by Swami Vivekananda, remains Ajay Chandrakar`s motto and guiding principle.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:20, 9 November 2024

Ajay Chandrakar
Minister of Parliamentary affairs,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
18 December 2013 – 12 December 2018
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byBrijmohan Agrawal
Succeeded byRavindra Choubey
In office
14 December 2003 – 11 December 2008
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byRavindra Choubey
Succeeded byBrijmohan Agrawal
Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
22 May 2015 – 12 December 2018
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byAmar Agrawal
Succeeded byT. S. Singh Deo
Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
18 December 2013 – 12 December 2018
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byRamvichar Netam
Succeeded byT. S. Singh Deo
In office
14 December 2003 – 11 December 2008
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byAmitesh Shukla
Succeeded byRamvichar Netam
Minister of Higher & Technical education, Science & Technology,
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
2004 – 11 December 2008
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded byVikram Usendi
Succeeded byHemchand Yadav
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2013
Preceded byLekhram Sahu
ConstituencyKurud
In office
1 November 2000 – 11 December 2008
Succeeded byLekhram Sahu
ConstituencyKurud
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1 December 1998 – 31 October 2000
Preceded byGurmukh Singh Hora
ConstituencyKurud
Personal details
Born (1963-06-24) 24 June 1963 (age 61)
Kurud, Chhattisgarh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpousePratibha Chandrakar
ChildrenAjay Ranjan Chandrakar
Alma materSBR College
Durga Mahavidyalaya, Raipur
Websiteajaychandrakar.com

Ajay Chandrakar (born 24 June 1963) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is a five time MLA and a former Cabinet Minister in Government of Chhattisgarh. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election from Kurud Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Chandrakar is from Kurud, Dhamtari District, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of late Kaliram Chandrakar. He completed his graduation from SBR College in Bilaspur. He later did MA in Hindi literature in1986 at Durga Mahavidyalaya, Raipur which is affiliated with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University.[3] His discontinued his research on plays of Vishnu Prabhakar due to political agitation during his student days.[citation needed]

Political career

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Chandrakar started his political life as a student leader. He first became an MLA winning the 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He retained the seat for the BJP, in the first election after the formation of the new state. He won the 2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election defeating Deepa Sahu of the Indian National Congress by a thin margin of 2,709 votes. Later, he lost the 2008 Assembly election to Lekhram Sahu of Congress but regained the seat and won consecutively three terms in 2013, 2018 and 2023.[4] In 2023, he polled 94,712 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Tarni Neelam Chandrakar of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 8,090 votes.[5][6]

In 1987, he even spent 7 days in jail for participating in an agitation. [citation needed] In 2003, he became a part of the Chhattisgarh government as a Panchayat and Rural Development Minister as well as a Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. [citation needed] In 2004, he was also assigned the portfolios of Science and Technology, Technical Education, and Manpower Planning. [citation needed] Later in 2007, he became the minister of higher education.[7][8]

After he lost the 2008 Assembly election, he was made the head of the State Finance Commission. Later, he served as the party's vice-chairman and official spokesperson. [citation needed]

He regularly conducts Jandarshan programmes and meets people of his constituency. [citation needed]

He has been trying to get Sirpur, a world heritage site tag. He participates in the cultural and literary festivals held in Sirpur annually. [citation needed]

President of Chhattisgarh Football Association

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Chandrakar was unanimously elected as President of Chhattisgarh Football Association in November 2014.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Kurud Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Ajay Chandrakar of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Kurud, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Kurud में BJP ने INC कोहराया". आज तक (in Hindi). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Ajay Chandrakar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KURUD(DHAMTARI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Kurud Constituency Election Results 2023: Kurud Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Kurud assembly election results 2023: Kurud Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ Live, A. B. P. (3 December 2023). "Kurud Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Ajay Chandrakar Wins From Kurud". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (21 June 2024). "अजय चंद्राकर बन सकते हैं कैबिनेट मंत्री ! पत्रकारों के सवाल पर मुस्कुराए सीएम साय - New Cabinet Minister". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/bjp-ministers-attend-education-meet-104081201067_1.html
  9. ^ "Culture and Tourism Minister Shri Ajay Chandrakar elected as President of Chhattisgarh Football Association". APN News. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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