Chanesh_Ram_Rathiya

Chanesh Ram Rathiya

Chanesh Ram Rathiya

Chhattisgarh minister and senior Congress leader (1942–2020)


Chanesh Ram Rathiya was a Chhattisgarh minister and senior Congress leader. He was elected as a MLA in 1977 from Dharamjaigarh constituency and in the undivided Madhya Pradesh. He subsequently won five more Assembly elections in a row from the same seat. He served as animal husbandry minister in the Digvijay Singh led-Congress government in erstwhile Madhya Pradesh, and was the food and civil supplies minister in the Ajit Jogi government (2000-2003)[1] after the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000.[2]

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Early and personal life

Chanesh Ram Rathiya was born in 1942.[3] He is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. His elder son Laljeet Singh Rathiya is currently a Congress legislator from Dharamjaigarh seat [4] in Chhattisgarh.

Death

Chanesh Ram Rathiya died because of COVID-19[5] at 14 September 2020 around 1 AM. He was admitted to the hospital in Raigarh, a health official said. He had age-related ailments, was admitted in a private hospital here on Saturday after testing positive for coronavirus.[6] He was 78.[7]


References

  1. "Ajit Jogi: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". oneindia.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "Former Chhattisgarh minister, Congress leader Chanesh Ram Rathiya dies of COVID-19". DNA India. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. "Ex-Chhattisgarh minister, Congress leader Chanesh Ram Rathiya dies of COVID-19". Zee News. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. "Chhattisgarh's former minister Chanesh Ram Rathiya dies of Covid-19". Deccan Herald. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. "Cgarh: Ex-minister Chanesh Ram Rathiya dies of COVID-19". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2 October 2020.



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