Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisen

Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisen
MP
Constituency Balaghat
Personal details
Born 1 January 1952
Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Political party BJP
Spouse(s) Rekha Gaurishankar Bisen
Children 2 daughters
Residence Balaghat
As of 22 September, 2006
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Gauri Shankar Chaturbhuj Bisen (born 1 January 1952) is a current cabinet minister in BJP ministry of Madhya Pradesh. He is a member of the 13th Vidhan Sabha of Madhya Pradesh. He represents the Balaghat constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.

Early life

Gauri Shanker Bisen is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party. He is a son of late Chaturbhuj Bisen who belonged to farmer family. Educated at Jata Shankar Trivedi Post Graduate College, Balaghat, Sagar University, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) .He has two daughter Mousam and Payal and a grand daughter Nirvi from his daughter Mousam and son-in-law Nitin. His wife Smt. Rekha Gaurishankar Bisen was previously Chairperson of the Balaghat Jila Panchayat.

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 Gurra and Agricultural Labourers` Committee, Balaghat.

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