Ajit Jogi
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Ajit Jogi was the first chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh
, India
. He currently represents the Marwahi Scheduled Tribe constituency in the state assembly and is a member of the Indian National Congress
(INC) political party.
Jogi 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 Government Engineering College, Raipur, he was selected for the Indian Police Service
and Indian Administrative Service
.
Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi
was said to have been involved in an operation of bribing Dilip Singh Judeo
in 2003. This is as per statement given by Central Bureau of Investigation
in Supreme Court of India in 2005 Amit Jogi
was later also sent to jail for being involved in a murder case.
On April 20, 2004 Ajit Jogi was seriously injured in car accident at Gariabandh, 130 km from Raipur and had to be flown to Mumbai. He has become a wheelchair user since then. Although, he has not yet quit from active politics.
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He currently represents the Marwahi Scheduled Tribe constituency in the state assembly and is a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
(INC) political party.
Jogi 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 Government Engineering College, Raipur, he was selected for the Indian Police Service
Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...
and Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
.
Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi
Amit Jogi
Amit Jogi is the only son and only surviving child of Chattisgarh politician and former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi. Anusha Jogi, daughter of Ajit Jogi, committed suicide on 12 May 2000 in Indore....
was said to have been involved in an operation of bribing Dilip Singh Judeo
Dilip Singh Judeo
Dilip Singh Judeo was the Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party led coalition government. He hails from the Royal family of Jashpur. He is at present Rajkumar of Royal family of Jashpur...
in 2003. This is as per statement given by Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is a government agency of India that serves as a criminal investigation body, national security agency and intelligence agency. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941...
in Supreme Court of India in 2005 Amit Jogi
Amit Jogi
Amit Jogi is the only son and only surviving child of Chattisgarh politician and former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi. Anusha Jogi, daughter of Ajit Jogi, committed suicide on 12 May 2000 in Indore....
was later also sent to jail for being involved in a murder case.
On April 20, 2004 Ajit Jogi was seriously injured in car accident at Gariabandh, 130 km from Raipur and had to be flown to Mumbai. He has become a wheelchair user since then. Although, he has not yet quit from active politics.
Positions held
- 1986-1998 Member, Rajya SabhaRajya SabhaThe Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
(2 terms) - 1998 Elected to 12th Lok SabhaLok SabhaThe Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
- 2000-2003 Chief minister of ChhattisgarhChhattisgarhChhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
- 2004-2008 Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(Lok SabhaLok SabhaThe Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
) - 2008- Member of Legislative AssemblyMember of Legislative AssemblyA Member of Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government...
from Marwahi, ChhattisgarhChhattisgarhChhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....