Kirodi Lal Meena
Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena (born 3 November 1951) is an MBBS doctor by profession. He is a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan and He was an independent MP from Dausa Lok Sabha constituency of the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was in Bharatiya Janata Party, but left it in 2008. As of 2016 he was a member of National People's Party. He was a cabinet minister and held the portfolio of food and civil supplies. He belongs to the Meena community.
Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Rajasthan | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Narendra Budania, INC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Constituency | Dausa |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1951 Dausa, Rajasthan, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Golma Devi Meena |
| Residence | Dausa |
Early life
Meena was born in a farmer family in 1951 in Khohra Mullah teh-mahwa dist-dausa rajasthan. He did his schooling at a govt. school and M.B.B.S. completed in S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Controversy
On 24 December 2017, Meena was arrested along with some of his supporters for attempting to enter a private temple in Sankhwali against the wishes of the community members.[1]
Politics
- -84 District President, BJP, Sawai Madhopur
- 1985-86 State Secretary, Rajasthan, BJP
- 1985-89,1993–98, 199 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (four terms)
- 1985-89 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- 1986-88 State President, Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Rajsthan
- 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha Sawai Madhopur lok sabha
- 1989-91 Member, Advisory Committee on Food and Civil Supply
- 1990 onwards Member, Indian Parliamentary Group
- 1990-91 Member, Joint Committee of Lok Sabha on Office of Profit
- 1993-97 State President, ST Front, BJP
- 1995-98 District Pramukh, District Council Dausa, Rajasthan
- 1998-99 State Vice-President, Rajasthan, BJP
- 1998-2000 National Vice-President, ST Front, BJP
- Member, National Council, BJP (four times)
- State Executive Committee, BJP (four times)
- Member, Wildlife Advisory Board, Rajasthan
- 1998-2003 Member, Estimate Committee (A)
- 2003-2008 Cabinet Minister for Food & Supply, Govt. of Rajasthan
- 2007 - 2008 Chairman, Estimate Committee (B) in Rajasthan State Assembly
- 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Dausa lok sabha
- 16 Sep. 2009 Member, Consultative Committee on Water Resources Ministry
- 31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
- Member of Rajasthan legislative assembly 2013-2017
- Member of Rajya Sabha since 2018