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Ajit Jogi
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| President of Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 23 June 2016 – 29 May 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Amit Jogi |
| 1st Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 9 November 2000 – 6 December 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Raman Singh |
| Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for Marwahi | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 29 May 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Amit Jogi |
| In office 2001–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ram Dayal Uike |
| Succeeded by | Amit Jogi |
| Member of Indian Parliament | |
| In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Shyama Charan Shukla |
| Succeeded by | Chandulal Sahu |
| Constituency | Mahasamund |
| In office 1998–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Nand Kumar Sai |
| Succeeded by | Vishnudeo Sai |
| Constituency | Raigarh |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1986–1998 |
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| District Collector of Raipur In Office | |
| In office 1978–1981 |
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| Born | 29 April 1946 Gaurella, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
| Died | 29 May 2020 (aged 74) Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Political party | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh |
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Indian National Congress (till 2016) |
| Spouse | Dr. Renu Jogi |
| Children | Amit Jogi |
| Residence | Raipur |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, University of Delhi |
Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi (born April 29, 1946 – died May 29, 2020) was an important Indian politician. He became the very first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, a state in India. He was a leader of the political party called Janta Congress Chhattisgarh.
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Ajit Jogi's Early Life and Education
Ajit Jogi was born on April 29, 1946, in Gaurela, which is now part of the Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi district in Chhattisgarh. He was a very bright student.
Studying Engineering and Law
Jogi studied Mechanical Engineering at Maulana Azad College of Technology in Bhopal. He was the best student in his class and won a gold medal from the university in 1968. Later, he also studied law at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.
Becoming a Civil Servant
After working briefly as a teacher at the National Institute of Technology, Raipur, he passed exams for two top government jobs in India. These are called the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He joined the IPS at age 22. Two years later, he became an IAS officer. He worked in his home state, Madhya Pradesh, as an IAS officer.
Working as a District Collector
As an IAS officer, he served as a District Collector in several places. A District Collector is a senior government official who manages a district. He worked in Sidhi district, Shahdol district, Raipur, and Indore district. People thought he was a very smart officer. He was good at understanding problems quickly. He also had a great memory and knew many rules and laws.
Life After an Accident
In 2004, Ajit Jogi was in a car accident while campaigning for elections. This accident caused him to become paralyzed from his waist downwards. However, he stayed active in politics for about 16 more years. He was even working on his autobiography, a book about his own life, during his last days. He was married to Renu Jogi, who is also a politician. They had a son named Amit Jogi.
Ajit Jogi's Political Journey
Ajit Jogi started his political career after meeting Mr. Arjun Singh, a famous politician from Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Singh later became his guide in politics.
Joining Politics
In 1986, Ajit Jogi decided to leave his government job. He joined the Indian National Congress party. He then became a member of the Rajya Sabha at the age of 40. The Rajya Sabha is one of the two houses of the Parliament of India. He was chosen for the Rajya Sabha a second time in 1992.
Becoming Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
Ajit Jogi became very well known when the new state of Chhattisgarh was formed in November 2000. He was chosen to be its first Chief Minister. A Chief Minister is the head of the government of a state in India. Even though he didn't have much political experience before, his long experience as a government officer helped him a lot. He was very good at managing the state's affairs.
However, his party lost the state elections in December 2003. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won instead. Even after this, Ajit Jogi remained an important leader in the Congress party in Chhattisgarh.
Later Political Roles
In 1998, he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) to the Lok Sabha from the Raigarh area. The Lok Sabha is the other house of the Indian Parliament. He later became an MP for Mahasamund from 2004 to 2008. From 2008, he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Marwahi area in Chhattisgarh. An MLA is a member of the state's law-making body.
Forming a New Party
In 2016, Ajit Jogi started his own political party called the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC). He did this after leaving the Indian National Congress party. In 2018, his new party worked with another party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), for the state elections. He was known for promoting a new kind of politics that focused on the pride of Chhattisgarh.
2014 Lok Sabha Election
During the 2014 national elections for the Mahasamund area, Ajit Jogi was running for the Indian National Congress. He was competing against Chandu Lal Sahu from the BJP. Sahu won the election by a very small number of votes.
Positions Held by Ajit Jogi
Ajit Jogi held many important positions during his career:
- 1981–1985: District Collector of Indore.
- 1986–1998: Member of the Rajya Sabha (for two terms).
- 1986–1987: Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC) on welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
- 1987–1989: General Secretary, Pradesh-Congress Committee, Madhya Pradesh. He was also a member of committees on Public Undertakings, Industries, and Railways.
- 1995–1996: Chairman of Committees on Science and Technology and Environment and Forests.
- 1996: Member, Core group, AICC Parliamentary elections (Lok Sabha).
- 1996: Part of the Indian Delegation to the United Nations for its 50th Anniversary.
- 1997: Member, AICC. Member of committees on Transport and Tourism, Rural and Urban Development, and others.
- 1998–1999: Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-Committee-II on Medical Education, Committee on Coal.
- 1998–2000: Spokesman for the AICC.
- 1998: Elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) to the 12th Lok Sabha for the Raigarh area.
- 2000–2003: Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.
- 2004–2008: MP in the 14th Lok Sabha for Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh.
- 2008–2020: Member of the Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh, representing the Marwahi constituency.
Death
Ajit Jogi passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, at the age of 74. His son, Amit Jogi, shared the news. He had been admitted to the hospital after a heart attack. Since he was a Christian, he was buried at a cemetery in Jyotipur area of Gaurela town in Chhattisgarh.
Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J)
The Janta Congress Chhattisgarh political party was started by Ajit Jogi. He formed this party after he and his son Amit Jogi left the Indian National Congress.
Jogi launched his new party in Thathapur village of Kawardha district. He openly challenged the then Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh. In February 2018, Jogi announced he would run for election from Rajnandgaon and later from Marwahi. On his birthday, April 29, he gathered more than 72,000 people for a rally.
