Rajendra Shukla (politician)
Rajendra Shukla, aka Munna Bhaiya, is the industry minister in Madhya Pradesh state, India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and member of the legislative assembly (India) for the Rewa constituency of Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh.Well Known Leader and Minister Commerce , Industry and Employment Government of Madhya Pradesh. Chairman M P State Industrial Development Corporation.
Personal
Shukla was born on 3 August 1964. He is a civil engineer and studied at Government Engineering College, Rewa and is the son of a contractor Bhaiyalal Shukla. He is married and has children.
Political career
He was president of Government Engineering College Student Union in 1986. He is also a member of Lions' Club. His first elected position was in 2003 as an MLA from the BJP. He was minister of forestry, biodiversity/biotechnology, mineral resources and law and legislative affairs in the Madhya Pradesh state government. In 2008 he won the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 for his constituency (Rewa) and became minister of energy and mineral resources in the Madhya Pradesh State Government. Now He is Cabinet Minister Commerce, Industry and Employment in Government of Madhya Pradesh and Chairman Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation.
Election
In the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008 he defeated the Bahujan Samaj Party & Indian National Congress candidates Dr Mujib Khan and Rajennddra Sharma, respectively.
Previously in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2003 he defeated sitting Indian National Congress MLA and Ex-Minister Pushpraj Singh, after losing the previous election to him in 1998.
