Ajit Jogi
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| Born | 29 April 1946 Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh |
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| Residence | Raipur | |
| Office | MP | |
| Constituency | Mahasamund | |
| Political party | INC | |
| Spouse | Renu Jogi | |
| Children | 1 son | |
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| Born | Jogi Dongari, Bilaspur,Chattisgarh |
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| Office | Chief Minister of Chhatisgarh | |
| Successor | Raman Singh | |
| Political party | Congress (I) | |
| Religion | Christian | |
| Children | Amit Jogi | |
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Ajit Jogi (born 29 April 1946) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Mahasamund constituency of Chattisgarh and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
He was the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh between 2000 and 2003. Despite having suffered a severe spinal cord injury while campaigning during the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he is presently the only elected Congress Member of Parliament from Chhattisgarh (Mahasamund). He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal, winning the University Gold Medal in 1968. After having worked briefly as a lecturer at the Govt. Engineering College, Raipur, he took the nationwide examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and was selected for the Indian Police Service (IPS, 1968-70) and Indian Administrative Service (IAS, 1970-86). He holds the all-India Record for the longest serving District Magistrate & Collector (13 years), having served as collector of Sidhi, Shahdol, Raipur and Indore. At the behest of the then Prime Minister Late Mr Rajiv Gandhi, he resigned to take the plunge into politics and become Member of the Rajya Sabha (India's Upper House), where he served two terms (1986-92, 92-98). In 1998, he won the Raigarh seat after defeating the BJP state president and entered the Lok Sabha for the first time. He was the Congress Party's Chief Spokesperson and Whip- positions he held till he was elected Chief Minister of the newly created state of Chhattisgarh on November 1, 2000. He has served and headed several Parliamentary Committees, the SC, ST and OBC Department of the AICC and been President of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, apart from being on the Board of such prestigious educational institutions as the Council for IITs, IIM (Lucknow), EDCIL, St Stephen's College & Hospital, Christian Medical Colleges (Vellore and Ludhiana), Lawrence Schools (Lovedale and Sanawar) etc. Jogi also holds the record for having won both the Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha elections with the highest margin in the state of Chhattisgarh.
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[edit] Positions Held
- 1986-87 Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC) on welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
- 1986-1998 Member, Rajya Sabha (2 terms)
- 1987-1989 General secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee, Madhya Pradesh Also, member of committees on Public Undertakings, Industries and Railways.
- 1989 Central Observer of the Indian National Congress for elections to Lok Sabha from constituencies in Manipur.
- 1995 Central Observer of the Indian National Congress for elections to Sikkim Assembly.
- 1995-96 Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology and Environment and Forests
- 1996 Member, Core group, AICC Parliamentary elections (Lok Sabha)
- 1997 Observer, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee Elections. Member, AICC. Member of committees on Transport and Tourism, Rural and Urban Development, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy, Public Accounts Committee, Convenor, Sub-Committee on Indirect Taxes, Panel of Vice-Chairpersons, Rajya Sabha
- 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
- 1998-2000 Spokesman, AICC, Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Working President, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee
- 1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resouce Development and its Sub-Committee-II on Medical Education, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal
- 2000-2003 Chief minister of Chattisgarh
- 2004- Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
- 2004- Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Home Affairs
- 2004- Member, Congress Working Committee (CWC)
- 2005 Chairman, AICC Central Election Committee for Arunachal Pradesh VS election
- 2006 Co-chairman, AICC Central Election Committee for West Bengal VS election
- 2006- Chairman, ST Department, AICC
[edit] Books Published
- The Role of District Collector (LBNAA)
- Administration of Peripheral Areas (LBNAA)
- Drishtikon: An anthology of articles written for Dainik Bhaskar (1997-99) (Rajkamal)
- Sadi ke mod par (Rajkamal Publications, Delhi)
- Phoolkunwar (Rajkamal)
- Mor Madar ke thaap: A Collection of poems (jointly with Dr Renu Jogi)
- Short stories, articles in Dharmayug, Saptaahik Hindustan, Sarita, Indian Express, Hindu, Times Of India, Dainik Bhaskar etc.
[edit] Literary, Art and Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed several articles on Public Administration and stories and poems in Hindi and English to Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Times of India etc.; Jansatta and Dharmayug and also contributed a regular weekly column to Dainik Bhaskar - a daily in Hindi (1997-99); a Gold Medalist in B.E. from Vikram University, Ujjain; Most Outstanding Man award by Giants International (1984); National Integration Award; horse-rider; played national-level hockey and football.
[edit] Social and Cultural Activities
Associated with the welfare of the "weaker sections" of society, especially Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, minorities and backward classes, handicapped and leprosy patients; organisation of cooperatives to end exploitation; environment protection; tribal and folk art and culture of India; youth welfare, education and employment; Chairman, State Government Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee, Madhya Pradesh; in recognition of his services, rendered as a social activist, villages, irrigation, tanks, roads and urban localities in Sidhi, Shahdol, Raipur, Indore and Bilaspur have been named after him.
[edit] Sports and Clubs
- Madhya Pradesh Badminton Association, 1971-73;
- Madhya Pradesh Boat and Gliding Club, 1981-84;
- Chief Patron, Chhattisgarh Club [2000-2003];
- President, Chhattisgarh Olympic Association [2001-03];
- President, Chhattisgarh Cricket Board 2002
- Member India International Centre (IIC)
- Member India Habitat Centre (IHC)
[edit] Countries Visited
Widely travelled (23 countries); Member:
- Indian Delegation to the United Nations for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations, New York, 1996
- Indian Delegation to the Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, 1996
- Indian Delegation to 98th IPU Conference, Cairo, 1997
[edit] Other information
- Conferred "Most Outstanding Man" of the State Award by Giants' International, 1984
- Lecturer, Government Engineering College, Raipur, 1967-68
- President, Maulana Azad College of Technology Students' Union, Bhopal, 1967; and Student Body, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBNAA),
Mussoorie, 1970-71
- Chairman, State Government Minor Forest, Produce Committee, 1988-90
- Member, Governing Bodies, Council of IIT, IIM Lucknow, Education Consultancy of India Limited, Lawrence Schools, Sanawar and Lovedale, St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi and Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
- Member, Indian Police Service (Officer), Madhya Pradesh, 1968-70,
- Indian Administrative Service (Collector and District Magistrate, Sidhi, Shahdol, Raipur and Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh, 1970-1986)
- Indo-US Sub-Commission on Education and Culture, 1992-94
- Panchayati Raj Implementation Committee of AICC and Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1998-99.
- Undertook Padyatra (travel by foot), covering 1500 km in eastern tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh to spread general awareness and mobilise support for the Indian National Congress, 1989, covering 185 km from Manipur to Deobhag in the Diamond belt of Raipur District, January 1997 to spread awareness among the tribals against the entry of multinational corporations in Diamond-Mining Sector; holding All India record of the longest serving Collector/District Magistrate for 12 years at Sidhi, Shahdol, Raipur and Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh, 1974-1986.
[edit] Controversies
[edit] Using different caste certificate
It is alleged by opposition party mainly BJP that Ajit Jogi used different caste certificate to his advantage in elections. The matter is currently referred to the Full Bench of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, which is expected to give its judgement shortly.
[edit] His son Amit Jogi
It is alleged that Amit Jogi handled behind the scene politics during tenure of his father as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. The CBI arrested him for allegedly conspiring to murder opposition party leader Ram Avtar Jaggi in June 2003 at Raipur. After having spent ten months in Raipur Central Jail, he was granted bail in May 2006 because the Central Bureau of Investigation failed to prove evidence against him.
[edit] Paying Bribes to BJP MLA
He was suspended briefly from Indian National Congress for bribing MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party to form an alternative/rebel government after his party lost majority in assembly elections in 2003. His was the shortest suspension in the history of the 121 year old party. In less than four months, he was back in Parliament as the lone elected Lok Sabha member from his state and Member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's apex body.
