Manoj Singh Mandavi | |
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Deputy Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2 December 2019 – 16 October 2022 | |
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2013 – 16 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Bramhanand |
Constituency | Bhanupratappur |
Personal details | |
Born | Telagara, Madhya Pradesh, India | 14 November 1964
Died | 16 October 2022 Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, India | (aged 57)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2008–2013) |
Spouse |
Savitri Mandavi (
m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Nathia Nawagaon, Kanker, Chhattisgarh |
Alma mater | Ravishankar University Raipur (B.A., M.A.) |
Manoj Singh Mandavi (14 November 1964 – 16 October 2022) was 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 was a member of the Indian National Congress. [1]
Mandavi was born to Hari Shankar Mandavi on 14 November 1964 and hailed from Telagara village, then in Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh, presently in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. [1] [2] [3] Despite being from a tribal background, Mandavi received a high level of education. [2] 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. [1]
Mandavi was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1998. Following the creation of the state of Chhattisgarh by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 Mandavi became a member of the new state's legislative assembly. [4] He served as Minister of State for home and prisons in Ajit Jogi's government of Chhattisgarh between 2000 and 2003. [5] 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. [6] In the next legislative election of 2008, now contesting as an Independent candidate, he lost to BJP's Bramhanand by 15479 votes. [6] [7]
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. [7] 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. [7] [8]
On 30 November 2019, Mandavi filed nomination papers for the post of Deputy Speaker in the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. [9] [10] He was elected to the post unanimously on 2 December 2019. [11] [12]
Mandavi married Savitri Mandavi on 21 February 1995, with whom he had two sons. [3] [2] They lived in Nathia Nawagaon in Charama tehsil of Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. [13]
Mandavi fell ill in his home village of Nathia Nawagaon on 15 October 2022. He was taken to hospital in nearby Charama before being transferred to a hospital at Dhamtari where he died on 16 October, after suffering a heart attack. [14] [15] [5] To mark Mandavi's death, the state government implemented a one-day period of mourning in Kanker district and the capital city of Raipur on 16 October 2022. Government-hosted entertainment was cancelled and the national flag was flown at half mast. Mandavi was to be buried in his village later that day. [15]
Manoj Singh Mandavi | |
---|---|
Deputy Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2 December 2019 – 16 October 2022 | |
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2013 – 16 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Bramhanand |
Constituency | Bhanupratappur |
Personal details | |
Born | Telagara, Madhya Pradesh, India | 14 November 1964
Died | 16 October 2022 Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, India | (aged 57)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2008–2013) |
Spouse |
Savitri Mandavi (
m. 1995) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Nathia Nawagaon, Kanker, Chhattisgarh |
Alma mater | Ravishankar University Raipur (B.A., M.A.) |
Manoj Singh Mandavi (14 November 1964 – 16 October 2022) was 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 was a member of the Indian National Congress. [1]
Mandavi was born to Hari Shankar Mandavi on 14 November 1964 and hailed from Telagara village, then in Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh, presently in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. [1] [2] [3] Despite being from a tribal background, Mandavi received a high level of education. [2] 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. [1]
Mandavi was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1998. Following the creation of the state of Chhattisgarh by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 Mandavi became a member of the new state's legislative assembly. [4] He served as Minister of State for home and prisons in Ajit Jogi's government of Chhattisgarh between 2000 and 2003. [5] 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. [6] In the next legislative election of 2008, now contesting as an Independent candidate, he lost to BJP's Bramhanand by 15479 votes. [6] [7]
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. [7] 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. [7] [8]
On 30 November 2019, Mandavi filed nomination papers for the post of Deputy Speaker in the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. [9] [10] He was elected to the post unanimously on 2 December 2019. [11] [12]
Mandavi married Savitri Mandavi on 21 February 1995, with whom he had two sons. [3] [2] They lived in Nathia Nawagaon in Charama tehsil of Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. [13]
Mandavi fell ill in his home village of Nathia Nawagaon on 15 October 2022. He was taken to hospital in nearby Charama before being transferred to a hospital at Dhamtari where he died on 16 October, after suffering a heart attack. [14] [15] [5] To mark Mandavi's death, the state government implemented a one-day period of mourning in Kanker district and the capital city of Raipur on 16 October 2022. Government-hosted entertainment was cancelled and the national flag was flown at half mast. Mandavi was to be buried in his village later that day. [15]