Manoj Singh Mandavi

Manoj Singh Mandavi is an Indian politician and a member of the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, elected from the Bhanupratappur constituency in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1]

Manoj Singh Mandavi
Deputy Speaker
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2019
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2018
Preceded byHimself
ConstituencyBhanupratappur
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byBramhanand
ConstituencyBhanupratappur
Personal details
Born1963/1964 (age 56–57)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2008-2013)
Spouse(s)Savitri Mandavi
Children2
ResidenceTelagara, Kanker, Chhattisgarh
Alma materRavishankar University Raipur (B.A., M.A.)

Personal life

Mandavi was born to Hari Shankar Mandavi and hails from Telagara village in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 and earned a Master of Arts in Sociology in 1988, both from Government Degree College Kanker affiliated to Ravishankar University Raipur. Mandavi is married to Savitri Mandavi, with whom he has two sons.[1][2]

Political career

Mandavi contested from the Bhanupratappur constituency for the first time in 2003 as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate, but lost to BJP's Deo Lal Dugga by a margin of only 1379 votes.[3] In the next legislative election of 2008, now contesting as an Independent candidate, he lost to BJP's Bramhanand by 15479 votes.[3][4]

In 2013, Mandavi won in the Bhanupratappur constituency as an INC candidate with 64,837 votes, defeating BJP's Satish Latiya and securing 45.98% of the total vote share.[4] He repeated this in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election with 72,520 votes, gaining 49.07% of the total vote share and defeating BJP's Deo Lal Dugga in the process.[4][5]

On 30 November 2019, Mandavi filed nomination papers for the post of Deputy Speaker in the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.[6][7] He was elected to the post unanimously on 2 December 2019.[8][9]

References
  1. "Manoj Singh Mandavi(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BHANUPRATAPPUR (ST)(UTTAR BASTAR KANKER) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Docs" (PDF). MyNeta. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. "छत्तीसगढ़ चुनाव: भानुप्रतापपुर में दोबारा जीत का परचम लहराना चाहेगी कांग्रेस". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. "Bhanupratappur Assembly constituency (Chhattisgarh): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. "MANOJ SINGH MANDAVI INC, Chhatisgarh Election, Bhanupratappur, Election Results 2018 | IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. Pioneer, The (1 December 2019). "Manoj Mandavi all set for Assly Deputy Speaker". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. Bhargava, Mahendra (30 November 2019). "मनोज मंडावी होंगे विधानसभा के उपाध्यक्ष, विपक्ष ने भी दी सहमति". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. PTI (2 December 2019). "Cong MLA Mandavi elected Chhattisgarh assembly deputy speaker". Business Standard India. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. "MLA Manoj Mandavi elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker". The Pioneer. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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