Gaurishankar Bisen

Gauri Shankar Bisen
Member of Legislative Assembly from Madhya Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Preceded by	Ashok Singh Sarswar
Constituency	Balaghat
Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office 2013 – December 2018
Succeeded by	Sachin Subhash Yadav
Member of Parliament In Lok Sabha
In office 2004–2009
Succeeded by	K. D. Deshmukh
Constituency	Balaghat
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Political party	BJP
Spouse	Rekha Gaurishankar Bisen
Children	2 daughters
Residence(s)	Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
As of 22 July, 2019 Source: [1]

Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisen (born 1 January 1952) is a former cabinet minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh. He represents as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Balaghat constituency of Madhya Pradesh since 2008. He is a member and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life

Gauri Shanker Bisen is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party. He is a son of late Chaturbhuj Bisen. He was born in panwar rajput community and Educated at Jata Shankar Trivedi Post Graduate College, Balaghat, Sagar University, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) .He has two daughter Mousam and Payal . His wife Smt. Rekha Gaurishankar Bisen was previously Chairperson of the Balaghat Jila Panchayat. He is famous his nick name "BHAU" in their area Balaghat and Seoni district.

Political career

In 1978-80 he was the Director of, (i) District Cooperative Bank, Balaghat 1978-80; and (ii) Land Development Bank, Balaghat. On 10 March 1985, Gaurishankar Bisen was elected to the 8th VIDHAN SABHA from the Balaghat Legislative Constituency of Madhya Pradesh.He has elected five times for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly .He was elected to the 13th Vidhan Sabha Balaghat Legislative Constituency of Madhya Pradesh., with a margin of over 10,000 votes on 8 December 2008.In 1998 and 2004 he was elected to the 12th and 14 Lok Sabha (Lower House) from the Balaghat Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh. He became a Cabinet Minister under the MP Government headed by ShivRaj Singh on 20 December 2008.

Positions held

Year	Position Held
1985-2003	Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (four terms) Chairman, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Estimates Committee Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Library Committee
1991-98	Member, Committee on Public Works Department Member, Committee on Irrigation Member, Committee on Higher Education
1998	Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99	Member, Committee on Defence Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
2001-2004	President, State Kissan Morcha, B.J.P.
2004	Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, Committee on Energy
June 2005	State Vice President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
7 Aug. 2006-onwards	Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
5 Aug. 2007 onwards	Member, Standing Committee on Energy

Social and cultural activities

Associated with organising a number of social programmes through Rural Welfare Committee, Landezari; Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Rural Upliftment Committee, Village Garra and Agricultural Labourers` Committee, Balaghat.

External links

• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website