Manoj Singh Mandavi
Deputy Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
2 December 2019 – 16 October 2022
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013 – 16 October 2022
Preceded byBramhanand
ConstituencyBhanupratappur
Personal details
Born(1964-11-14)14 November 1964
Telagara, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died16 October 2022(2022-10-16) (aged 57)
Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2008–2013)
Spouse
Savitri Mandavi
​
(m. 1995)​
Children2
Residence(s)Nathia Nawagaon, Kanker, Chhattisgarh
Alma materRavishankar University Raipur (B.A., M.A.)

Manoj Singh Mandavi (14 November 1964 – 16 October 2022) was an Indian politician and a member of the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, elected from the Bhanupratappur constituency in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.[1]

Early life and education

Mandavi was born to Hari Shankar Mandavi on 14 November 1964 and hailed from Telagara village, then in Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh, presently in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.[1][2][3] Despite being from a tribal background, Mandavi received a high level of education.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 and earned a Master of Arts in Sociology in 1988, both from Government Degree College, Kanker affiliated to Ravishankar University Raipur.[1]

Political career

Mandavi was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1998. Following the creation of the state of Chhattisgarh by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 Mandavi became a member of the new state's legislative assembly.[4] He served as Minister of State for home and prisons in Ajit Jogi's government of Chhattisgarh between 2000 and 2003.[5] Mandavi contested from the Bhanupratappur constituency for the first time in 2003 as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate, but lost to BJP's Deo Lal Dugga by a margin of only 1379 votes.[6] In the next legislative election of 2008, now contesting as an Independent candidate, he lost to BJP's Bramhanand by 15479 votes.[6][7]

In 2013, Mandavi won in the Bhanupratappur constituency as an INC candidate with 64,837 votes, defeating BJP's Satish Latiya and securing 45.98% of the total vote share.[7] He repeated this in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election with 72,520 votes, gaining 49.07% of the total vote share and defeating BJP's Deo Lal Dugga in the process.[7][8]

On 30 November 2019, Mandavi filed nomination papers for the post of Deputy Speaker in the 4th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.[9][10] He was elected to the post unanimously on 2 December 2019.[11][12]

Personal life and death

Mandavi married Savitri Mandavi on 21 February 1995, with whom he had two sons.[3][2] They lived in Nathia Nawagaon in Charama tehsil of Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.[13]

Mandavi fell ill in his home village of Nathia Nawagaon on 15 October 2022. He was taken to hospital in nearby Charama before being transferred to a hospital at Dhamtari where he died on 16 October, after suffering a heart attack.[14][15][5] To mark Mandavi's death, the state government implemented a one-day period of mourning in Kanker district and the capital city of Raipur on 16 October 2022. Government-hosted entertainment was cancelled and the national flag was flown at half mast. Mandavi was to be buried in his village later that day.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Manoj Singh Mandavi(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Bhanupratappur (ST) (Uttar Bastar Kanker) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Sahu, Umashankar (16 October 2022). "Manoj Singh Mandavi passed away age of 58". IBC24 News (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Docs" (PDF). MyNeta. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Chhattisgarh Deputy Speaker Manoj Singh Mandavi passes away, CM Baghel expresses grief - Headlines". Devdiscourse. ANI. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Chhattisgarh Assembly Deputy Speaker Manoj Singh dies of heart attack". The Hindu. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "छत्तीसगढ़ चुनाव: भानुप्रतापपुर में दोबारा जीत का परचम लहराना चाहेगी कांग्रेस". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Bhanupratappur Assembly constituency (Chhattisgarh): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Manoj Singh Mandavi INC, Chhatisgarh Election, Bhanupratappur, Election Results 2018". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  9. ^ Pioneer, The (1 December 2019). "Manoj Mandavi all set for Assly Deputy Speaker". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. ^ Bhargava, Mahendra (30 November 2019). "मनोज मंडावी होंगे विधानसभा के उपाध्यक्ष, विपक्ष ने भी दी सहमति". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ^ PTI (2 December 2019). "Cong MLA Mandavi elected Chhattisgarh assembly deputy speaker". Business Standard India. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. ^ "MLA Manoj Mandavi elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker". The Pioneer. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Chhattisgarh Assembly Deputy Speaker Manoj Singh dies of heart attack at 58". The Telegraph. PTI. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Chhattisgarh Assembly Deputy Speaker Manoj Singh Mandavi Dies Of Heart Attack". NDTV. PTI. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Chhattisgarh Assembly Deputy Speaker Manoj Singh Mandavi dies of heart attack". The Tribune. PTI. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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