Ramkrishna Kusmaria
Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria (born 30 July 1942) is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Ramkrishna Kusmaria | |
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| Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 9 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Bhargava |
| Succeeded by | Gaurishankar Bisen |
| Constituency | Pathariya Assembly constituency |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991-2004 | |
| Constituency | Damoh |
| In office 2004-2008 | |
| Constituency | Khajuraho |
| Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Constituency | Hatta Assembly constituency |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Constituency | Hatta Assembly constituency |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Constituency | Hatta Assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1942 Sakor, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent | Shri Kanhaiyalal Kusmaria |
| Residence | Damoh |
| Education | M.Sc. (Agriculture), Ph.D. Educated at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya,Jabalpur and Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya ,Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) |
As of 22 September, 2006 Source: | |
He was born in a farming family in Sakor. He joined Indian National Congress on 8 February 2019, then joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 3 July 2020. He was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. In the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha, he represented Damoh constituency and in the 14th Lok Sabha he represented Khajuraho constituency of Madhya Pradesh state. In 2008, he was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from Pathariya Assembly constituency and resigned from the Lok Sabha on 19 December 2008. He was first elected as MLA from Hatta Assembly constituency in Damoh in 1977 as Janata Party candidate. Again in 1985 he was elected as MLA from Hatta Assembly constituency as BJP candidate. Later he was again elected for the third time in 1990 as MLA from Hatta Assembly constituency. In 2008 he changed his constituency from Hatta Assembly constituency to Pathariya constituency and he won the election and became Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development in Government of Madhya Pradesh. He is also a president of Bundelkhand Development Authority from 2016 to 2019.