Ajit Jogi

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Ajit Jogi Biography

Ajit Kumar Jogi was the first Chief Minister of the state of Chhattisgarh. He served as the CM of the state between November 2000 and December 2003. He has been a member of both the Houses of the Parliament apart from being elected to the state legislature. In 2016, Ajit Jogi and his son Amit Jogi were expelled from INC for anti-party activities and sabotaging by-polls in Antagarh, Chhattisgarh. His son Amit was expelled from Congress party for 6 years. In 2004, he met with an unfortunate road accident which left him partially paralyzed and he was on wheelchair thereafter but never gave up his fight as a leader. On May 9, 2020 he suffered a cardiac arrest and rushed to Sri Narayana Hospital in Raipur, Chhatisgarh. He was in coma and put on ventilator. After a 20 days fight, he succumbed to multiple heart attacks and breathed his last on 29 May 2020 at the age of 74 years.

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Ajit Jogi Personal Life

Full Name	Ajit Jogi
Date of Birth	29 Apr 1946
Date of Death	29 May 2020 (Age 74)
Place of Birth	Bilaspur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Party Name	Indian National Congress
Education	Graduate Professional
Profession	Engineer, IAS officer
Father's Name	KP Jogi
Mother's Name	Kanti Mani
Spouse's Name	Renu Jogi
Children	1 Son(s)

Ajit Jogi Net Worth

Net Worth

₹4.55 CRORE

ASSETS

₹4.55 CRORE

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Interesting Facts about Ajit Jogi

He has also authored books titled, "The Role of District Collector", and "Administration of Peripheral Areas."
He's a gold medalist in Mechanical Engineer from Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal.
Ajit Jogi has served as the District Collector of Indore from 1981-85.

Political Timeline of Ajit Jogi

• 2018 : Ajit jogi announced that he will contest the assembly election from Rajnandgaon and Marvahi seats. This means he will directly challenge Dr. Raman Singh.
• 2016 : In June 2016, Ajit Jogi founded a new political outfit Chhattisgarh Janata Congress.
• 2009 : Jogi served as a Lok Sabha member Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund constituency after getting elected in 2009 Lok Sabha Elections. Jogi, however, failed to retain his seat in the 2014 LS polls and lost to BJP's Chandu Lal Sahu by 133 votes.
• 2008 : Elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh, representing the Marwahi constituency.
• 2004 : He was elected as MP in the 14th Lok Sabha for Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.
• 2000 : He was sworn-in as the first newly-formed state of Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on November 9, 2000. He led a Vikas Yatra all over Chhattisgarh in 2003.
• 1999 : He led Jatra from Ma Danteswari Temple in Dantewada to Mahamaya Temple in Ambikapur to spread awareness for separate statehood for Chhattisgarh.
• 1998 : He elected to 12th Lok Sabha from Raigarh constituency in Chhattisgarh.
• 1997 : He was appointed as Observer, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee Elections Member, A.I.C.C. Also hold the positions as Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism, Member, Committee on Rural and Urban Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal, Member, Public Accounts Committee, Member, Consultative Committee Ministry of Energy, Convenor, Sub-Commmittee on Indirect Taxes. Also he was Member in Panel of Vice-Chairperson, Rajya Sabha. Parallel to these he served as Chief Spokesman, Congress Parliamentary Party as well as Chief Spokeman of AICC from 1997 to 1999.
• 1996 : Member, Core Group, A. I.C .C. Parliamentary Elections (Lok Sabha). Later he became Executive Committee Member, Congress Party in Parliament.
• 1995 : Appointed as Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, and Environment and Forests.
• 1995 : Appointed as Central Observer for Congress Party during Sikkim Assembly Elections.
• 1989 : He was appointed as Central Observer, Congress Party for elections to Lok Sabha from constituencies in Manipur State. He covered 1500 kms in eastern tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh to spread general awareness and mobilized support for the Congress Party.
• 1987 : He was appointed as General- Seceretary, Pradesh Congress Committee, Madhya Pradesh. Also as Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Member, Committee on Industries, Member, Committee on Railways, Chairman, State SC and ST Commission (Madhya Pradesh).
• 1986 : Jogi began his political career in 1986 when he became a member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) on the welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Then he was nominated by INC in Rajyasabha. He served upper house for two consecutive terms till 1998.

Ajit Jogi Early Life

• 1974: Ajit Jogi selected for the Indian Police Service and Indian Administrative Service. Jogi served as set a record of the longest serving Collector/District Magistrate for over 12 years at Sidhi, Shahdol, Raipur and Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh from 1974 to 1986.
• 1968: He completed his Mechanical Engineering degree from Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal with Gold Medal. During his graduation he was elected as president, Maulana Azad College of Technology Students' Union.
• 1967: He also worked briefly as a lecturer (1967-68) at the Government Engineering College, Raipur (Chhattisgarh).

Ajit Jogi Achievements

Conferred " Most Outstanding Man" of the State Award by Giants` International, 1984.

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