Satyavrat Chaturvedi
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Satyavrat Chaturvediis an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress
party. He is presently a Member of the Parliament of India
, representing Uttarakhand
in the Rajya Sabha
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He has served as posts like minister in Madhya Pradesh
government and General secretary and national spokeseperson of Congress
, Madhya Pradesh
, Chaturvedi to freedom fighter Baburam Chaturvedi, who was a minister in the P.C. Sethi Government in Madhya Pradesh and Vidyawati Chaturvedi, a member of Rajya Sabha
for two terms up to 1978, and a member of Seventh and Eighth Lok Sabha
s, elected from Khajuraho
, Madhya Pradesh.
He is Senior Cambridge from Sainik School
, Rewa
and have also studied at Chail Military School
Chail.
for Khajuraho
in 1999.
He is General secretary of Congress and was its national spokesperson before when in march 2010 he was removed from the post while using abusive words against union minister Sharad Pawar
in a causal talk to a TV reporter while camera was still on, for not controlling the price rise of food and agricultural items.
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
party. He is presently a Member of the Parliament of India
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
, representing Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
in the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He has served as posts like minister in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
government and General secretary and national spokeseperson of Congress
Early life
Satyavrat Chaturvedi was born in ChhatarpurChhatarpur
Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District.- History :...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, Chaturvedi to freedom fighter Baburam Chaturvedi, who was a minister in the P.C. Sethi Government in Madhya Pradesh and Vidyawati Chaturvedi, a member of Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
for two terms up to 1978, and a member of Seventh and Eighth Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
s, elected from Khajuraho
Khajuraho
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho , a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about southeast of New Delhi, are one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for...
, Madhya Pradesh.
He is Senior Cambridge from Sainik School
Sainik School
The Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society. They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to...
, Rewa
Rewa, India
Rewa is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa and former state of Vindhya Pradesh in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state of India bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Satna and Sidhi Districts of...
and have also studied at Chail Military School
Chail Military School
Chail Military School is a residential school in Himachal Pradesh, India, established after the First World War in 1922 with a donation of 250,000 from King George V’s patriotic fund. The foundation stone of the school was laid by King George V in February 1922...
Chail.
Political career
Before this, he was a MPMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Khajuraho
Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency)
Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came in to existence in 1957...
in 1999.
He is General secretary of Congress and was its national spokesperson before when in march 2010 he was removed from the post while using abusive words against union minister Sharad Pawar
Sharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
in a causal talk to a TV reporter while camera was still on, for not controlling the price rise of food and agricultural items.