Parsadi Lal Meena

Shri Parsadi Lal Meena (born 1 February 1951) is an Indian politician and currently serving as the Cabinet Minister of Health & State Excise in Ashok Gehlot ministry and also member of 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. He also served as Minister of Cooperative and Food Supply for two terms (1998–2003) and (2008–2013). And currently he represents Lalsot (Assembly constituency) as a member of Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5][6]

Parsadi Lal Meena
Cabinet Minister of Medical Health and Services Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
22 November 2021
Preceded byRaghu Sharma
Cabinet Minister of State Excise Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
22 November 2021
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot
Preceded byAshok Gehlot
Cabinet Minister of Industries and State Enterprises Government of Rajasthan
In office
25 December 2018 – November 2021
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot
Preceded byRajpal Singh Shekhawat
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of
Lalsot
Assumed office
December 2018
Preceded byKirodi Lal Meena
In office
December 2008 – December 2013
Preceded byVirendra Meena
Succeeded byKirodi Lal Meena
In office
1985 – 2003 (4 Times)
Preceded byRam Sahai Sonad
Succeeded byVirendra Meena
Cabinet Minister of Cooperative and Food supply
Government of Rajasthan
In office
2008–2013
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot
Succeeded byAjay Singh Kilak
In office
1998–2003
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot
Personal details
Born (1951-02-01) 1 February 1951
Lalsot, Rajasthan, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseMishri Devi Meena
ParentDevilal Meena[1]
Residence(s)2121 Main Building, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur
EducationIntermediate
Alma materBoard of Secondary Education, Rajasthan
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician, Agriculturist[1]

Early life and education

Shri Parsadi Lal Meena was born 1 February 1951 in Mandawari village in Lalsot tehsil of Dausa district of Rajasthan to his father Devilal Meena. He married Mishri Devi Meena. In 1967–68, he attended Government Higher Secondary School, Gangapur City and attained Intermediate Certificate.[1]

Political career

Shri Parsadi Lal Meena was MLA for six terms from Lalsot Assembly as a member of Indian National Congress. From 1985 to 2003, he won four times continuously. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Cooperative in Government of Rajasthan.[7]

In 13th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2008) elections, he was elected for a fifth time MLA as an Independent candidate defeating Babu Lal Dhanaka (Samajwadi Party) by a margin of 17,005 votes. After being elected MLA he again joined Indian National Congress and was appointed second time Minister of Cooperative and Food Supply (2008–2013) in Government of Rajasthan.[7]

In 14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2013) elections, he again contested from Lalsot Assembly but lost to Kirodi Lal Meena (National People's Party (India)) by a lowest margin in 2013 Rajasthan Assembly election, only 491 votes.[7]

In 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan (2018) elections, he was elected Member of Legislative Assembly of Lalsot defeating BJP candidate Ram Bilas by a margin of 9,074 votes, and again appointed Cabinet Minister of Industries and State Enterprises in Ashok Gehlot ministry.[8][9][10][11]

Posts held

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Parsadi Lal Meena Biography". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. Rahul (5 February 2020). "परसादी बोले, मैं मंत्री बाद में, पहले लालसोट का विधायक हूं". Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. FirstIndia Correspondent (27 December 2018). "उद्योग मंत्री बनने के बाद परसादी लाल मीणा ने दिया बड़ा बयान". First India News (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. Bhaskar News Network (24 December 2018). "लालसोट से छह बार विधायक चुने परसादी को मंत्रिमंडल में तीसरी बार मिलेगी जगह". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. "परसादी लाल मीणा सोमवार को उद्यमियों और आमजन से होंगे रूबरू". Khas Khabar (in Hindi). 12 January 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. "Lalsot (Rajasthan) Assembly Constituency Elections". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. "Lalsot Assembly Constituency Election Result". resultuniversity.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. PTI (27 December 2018). "Rajasthan ministers allocated portfolios; Gehlot keeps 9, including home and finance". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. PTI (25 December 2018). "18 first-timers take oath as Ministers in Rajasthan". The Pioneer. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. India Today Web Desk (24 December 2018). "Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot's ministers take oath, lady luck smiles on 22 Congress MLAs, 1 from RLD". India Today. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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