Charan Das MahantSaktiChhattisgarhINC2018
About
Speaker of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
| Father’s Name | Late Shri Bisahu Das Mahant |
| Mother’s Name | Late Smt. Janki Devi Mahant |
| Date of Birth | 13/12/1954 |
| Born Place | Saragaon, Distt. Janjgir Champa (Chhatisgarh) |
| Spouse Name | Smt. Jyotsna Mahant |
| Children | 1 son 3 daughter’s Surabhi Singh Supriya Mahant Bhanupriya Mahant Suraj Mahant |
| Education | M.Sc., M.A., LL.B., Ph.D. |
| Political Party | Indian National Congress |
| Address: | “Speaker House” A-1, Civil Lines, Shankar Nagar Road, Raipur |
| Permanent Address: | R/o 623, Mahant Para, Village Saragoan, Post Saragoan, Dist. Champa Janjgir C.G. |
| Mobile No. | 94242-01111 |
| sakticdm@gmail.com |
Charan Das Mahant’s political Journey so far
- Member of Legislative Assembly of the state of Madhya Pradesh for two terms, from 1980 to 1990.
- Chairman of the committee on Assurances in the year 1981.
- In 1985 he was a member of the Delegated Legislation Committee member and the Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee.
- From 1988 to 1989 he was the Minister of State, Madhya Pradesh, holding the Department of Agriculture.
- From 1993 to 1995 he became Minister of State, Madhya Pradesh (Independent Charge), in the Department of Commercial Tax.
- From 1993 to 1998, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh.
- From 1995 to 1998, he was the Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh, looking after Home Affairs and Public Relations.
- In 1998, he was elected as a member of the 12th Lok Sabha.
- During 1998 to 1999, he held a position as a member of:
- Environment and Forests Committee and its Sub-Committee on Food Technology.
- Committee on Science and Technology.
- In 1999, he was re-elected for the second term to the 13th Lok Sabha, and also became Consultative Committee Member in the Ministry of Coal.
- From 2000 to 2004 he was a member of:
- Committee on Science and Technology
- Environment and Forests Committee
- Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
- From 2004 to 2005 he was Working President of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Chhattisgarh.
- From 2005 to 2006 he was Acting President of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Chhattisgarh.
- From 2006 to 2008 he was President of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Chhattisgarh.
- In May 2008, he was again appointed as the Pradesh Congress Committee’s Working President.
- In 2009, he was re-elected for the third term, in the 15th Lok Sabha.
- On August 6, 2009, he became a member of the Committee on Public Undertakings.
- On August 31 he became a member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests.
- On September 23, 2009, he became the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament.
Other activities and accomplishments
- Published three books in Hindi”
- Kabir Chintan
- Hindu Kahe Mohi Ram Piyara Musalman Rehmana
- Chhattisgarh Ke Samajik-Dharmik Aandolan
- From 1998 to 1999, he was a member of the Court of the University of Delhi.
- He holds Fellowship of the Zoological Society of India.
- Instrumental in organizing different programs like:
- Kabir Satsang
- Exhibitions and discussions on painting and art
- Preparing an action plan and organizing State-level programs for the uplifting of tribal life; encouraging and creating a platform for folk art such as drama, dance, and songs.