T. S. Singh Deo

Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo or T. S. Singh Deo (born 31 October 1952) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is the current Health Minister of Chhattisgarh.

Tribhuvaneshwar Saran
Singh Deo
Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development, Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, 20-point programme and Commercial taxes (GST).
Government of Chhattisgarh
Assumed office
2018
Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel
Preceded byAjay Chandrakar
BJP
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 December 2018
Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel
SpeakerCharan Das Mahant
ConstituencyAmbikapur
In office
8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Chief MinisterDr. Raman Singh
SpeakerGaurishankar Agrawal
ConstituencyAmbikapur
In office
8 December 2008 – 8 December 2013
Chief MinisterDr. Raman Singh
SpeakerDharamlal Kaushik
Preceded byKamal Bhan Singh
BJP
ConstituencyAmbikapur
Leader of the Opposition
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2018
Chief MinisterDr. Raman Singh
SpeakerGaurishankar Agrawal
Preceded byRavindra Choubey, INC
Succeeded byDharamlal Kaushik, BJP
ConstituencyAmbikapur
Titular Maharaja of Surguja
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byMadneshwar Saran Singh Deo
Personal details
Born (1952-10-31) 31 October 1952
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
RelationsSee Surguja State
ParentsMadneshwar Saran Singh Deo (father)
Devendrakumari Singh Deo (mother)
ResidenceKothighar, Ambikapur
EducationM.A. in History
Alma materHamidia College
ProfessionPolitician
As of 17 June, 2018
Source: ["Biography". Vidhan Sabha, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.]

He is also the current titular Maharaja of Surguja, with headquarters at Ambikapur, also known as Mordern Day Maharaja. He was the last mentor to sit on the throne of Surguja.

Political career

He is among the one of the most prominent and senior of Indian National Congress. Being from royal family, he is the richest MLA of Chhattisgarh.

He is a member of INC and was Leader of Opposition in 4th Vidhan Sabha of Chhattisgarh.[1][2][3][4] Currently, he is serving as a Cabinet Minister for Health in the Chhattisgarh government.

He is an elected member of Chhattisgarh Assembly from Ambikapur[5] (District Surguja) since 2008.

He has been a very active politician in demonstrating against the BJP government which helped him to bring his party to power with huge majority in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha election of 2018. He is a gentle face of Congress in Chhattisgarh. He was the richest candidate in the 2013 Assembly Elections.[6][7][8][9]

Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
SI No. Year Legislative Assembly Constituency Margin Party Post
1. 2008 2nd Ambikapur 948 Indian National Congress MLA
2. 2013 3rd Ambikapur 19,558 Indian National Congress Leader of the Opposition
3. 2018 4th Ambikapur 39,624 Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister

References
  1. Reporter, Staff (3 January 2014). "Saran Singh Deo Elected CLP Leader". The Pioneer. Raipur. the pioneer. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. "Cong MLA Singhdeo elected Opposition Leader in C'garh Assembly". Business Standard. Raipur. Press Trust of India. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. "Sarguja's royal scion named Congress CLP chief". The Times of India. Raipur. Times News Network. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. "Congress MLA TS Singhdeo elected Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh Assembly". Raipur: post.jagran.com. Jagran News. 3 January 2014.
  5. "Chhattisgarh 2013 Winning Candidate – Ambikapur". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. "Chhattisgarh's richest candidate wins Ambikapur constituency". Business Standard. Raipur. Press Trust of India. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. "Chhattisgarh's richest candidate retains Ambikapur seat". Daily News and Analysis. Raipur. Press Trust of India. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. Jaiswal, Anuja (1 November 2013). "Congress's Tribhuvaneshwar Sharan Singhdeo richest candidate in Chhattisgarh with assets worth Rs 560 crore". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  9. "Chhattisgarh's richest candidate retains Ambikapur seat". Raipur: Zee News. Press Trust of India. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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