Shivkumar Dahariya

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Sakun Dahariya
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(m. 1998)​
Shivkumar Dahariya
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Dahariya in 2024
Cabinet Minister, Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
17 December 2018 –12 December 2023
ChildrenAshish Kumar Dahariya (son)

Shivkumar Dahariya (born 18 December 1964) is an Indian politician from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He served as a Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly three times: in 2003 from the Palari, in 2008 from Bilaigarh, and in 2018 from Arang. He also served as a cabinet minister, holding the portfolios of Urban Administration and Development, and Labor Welfare.

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Personal Life

Dahariya was born on 18 December 1964 in the village of Chhachhanpairi, Abhanpur, Raipur, then in Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh). He is the son of Asharam Dahariya. He obtained a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) degree from Government Ayurved College, Raipur (affiliated with Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University) in 1988–1989. [1]

He is married to Shakun Dahariya, with whom he has one son and two daughters. His son, Ashish Kumar Dahariya, represents the Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS) and the Chhattisgarh team in domestic cricket tournaments, and also plays for the Rajnandgaon Panthers in the Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League (CCPL). He was also listed in the IPL 2025 auction but went unsold. [2]

Political career

Dahariya's political career began in the student union sphere. He has held various positions at the state level. In 1990, he was jailed for participating in an agitation against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Bhopal, an action directed by the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He was nominated for the Rajya Sabha by the Congress party in 2000 but withdrew his nomination at the instruction of the party high command. He has been a minister in the Chhattisgarh government, overseeing Urban Administration and Development, and Labor. [3]

Timeline of political positions

Timeline of Shivkumar Dahariya's Political Positions
Year(s)Political Position/Role
1977-1988Various positions within school and college student unions
1989Member, Madhya Pradesh 20-Point Committee
1990Joint Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Cell)
1990Undertook "jail journey" in Bhopal protesting against the BJP government, following instructions from late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
1990-2000Various capacities at district and state levels within the Congress party, including General Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress
1997General Secretary, State Youth Congress
March 2000Withdrew Rajya Sabha nomination as per party high command's instructions
2000Member, State Transport Authority (with State Minister status), Madhya Pradesh
2001In-charge General Secretary, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee
2003Elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the first time (Palari SC constituency)
2004Member, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Backward Classes Welfare Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004Member, Committee for Examining Papers Laid on the Table, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004Member, Member Facilities and Honor Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004Member, Questions and References Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004Member, Library Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004Member, Committee on Bills and Resolutions of Non-Government Members, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004Member, Committee on Government Undertakings, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004-2005Member, Committee for Examining Papers Laid on the Table, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2004-2006Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2006-2007Member, Committee on Bills and Resolutions of Non-Government Members, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2007-2010Member, Member Facilities and Honor Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2008Re-elected as MLA for a second term (Bilaigarh SC constituency)
2009Member, Member Facilities and Honor Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2010Member, Questions and References Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2010-2011Member, Privileges Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2010-2011Member, Questions and References Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2011Member, Committee on Government Undertakings, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2011Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2011-2012Member, Committee on Government Undertakings, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2011-2012Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2012-2013Member, Public Accounts Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2012-2013Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2013-2014Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2013-2014Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
2018Elected as MLA for a third term (Arang SC constituency)
2019Appointed Minister in the Government of Chhattisgarh (Urban Administration and Development, and Labor portfolios)
2019-2021Member, Business Advisory Committee, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
November 2020Announced policy decisions to empower Mayor-in-Council (MiC) regarding construction work location changes and utilization of saved funds
March 2021Inspected infrastructural works in Arang Vidhan Sabha constituency, including sanitation, road construction, community buildings, lighting, and gyms
November 2022Addressed Chhattisgarh Business Summit 2022 as Minister of Urban Administration & Development and Labor Department, promoting investment in the state [4]
2023Runner-up in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Election (Arang SC constituency)
20241st Runner Up in the Lok Sabha Election (Janjgir-Champa SC constituency)

Electoral performance

YearElection TypeConstituencyPartyVotes SecuredPercentage (%)OutcomeWinner/1st Runner-upPartyVotesPercentage (%)Ref(s)
2003 Vidhan Sabha Palari (SC) INC 40,81438.55WonDurga Prasad Maheshwar BJP 38,11236.00 [5]
2008 Bilaigarh (SC)55,86337.97Dr. Sanam Jangde42,24128.71 [6]
2013 58,66932.28Lost (Runner-Up)71,36439.26 [7]
2018 Arang (SC)69,90045.10WonSanjay Dhidhi44,82328.92 [8] [9]
2023 77,50143.34Lost (Runner-Up) Guru Khushwant Saheb 94,03952.59 [10] [11] [12]
2024 Lok Sabha Janjgir-Champa (SC)618,19944.40 Kamlesh Jangde 678,19948.71 [13] [14] [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JANJGIR-CHAMPA (SC)(CHHATTISGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  2. ↑ "पूर्व मंत्री डॉ. शिव डहरिया के बेटे आशीष की ऊंची छलांग". पूर्व मंत्री डॉ. शिव डहरिया के बेटे आशीष की ऊंची छलांग. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Nine more inducted in Bhupesh Baghel team". The Hindu. 2018-12-25. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Chhattisgarh Business Summit 2022". The Statesman. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  5. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Pallari 2003". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  6. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Bilaigarh 2008". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  7. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Bilaigarh 2013". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  8. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Aarang 2018". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  9. ↑ "छत्तीसगढ़ विधानसभा चुनाव: यहां देखिए विजेता उम्मीदवारों की पूरी लिस्ट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  10. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Aarang 2023". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  11. ↑ "Arang, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Arang में BJP ने INC कोहराया". आज तक (in Hindi). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  12. ↑ "CG Election Result: आरंग में मंत्री डॉ. शिव डहरिया हारे चुनाव! गुरु खुशवंत साहेब जीते". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  13. ↑ "IndiaVotes PC: Janjgir-Champa 2024". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  14. ↑ Bharatvarsh, TV9 (2024-06-04). "जांजगीर चांपा लोकसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2024: बीजेपी की कमलेश जांगड़े 60 हजार वोटों से जीतीं, कांग्रेस के शिवकुमार डहारिया को हराया". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "Janjgir Champa Lok Sabha Chunav Result 2024: जांजगीर चांपा लोकसभा सीट पर बीजेपी की जीत, 50 हजार से अधिक वोटों से हारे कांग्रेस प्रत्याशी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-08-01.
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