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    • Source: Kunwar Vijay Shah
    • Kunwar Vijay Shah (born 1 November 1962) is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He is an eight-time MLA from Harsud Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in Khandwa District. He has represented the constituency for over three decades winning all the eight elections from 1990 to 2023. He last won the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.


      Early life and education


      Shah is from Makrai, Harad District, Madhya Pradesh. He is the son of Devi Shah. He completed his M.A. in history in 1986 at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. His wife is in the team that runs the family businesses.


      Career


      Shah won from Harsud Assembly constituency in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He polled 116,580 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sukhram Salve of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 59,996 votes. He first became an MLA winning the 1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Thereafter, he won every election from Harsud in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023.
      He was the forest minister in the Shivraj Singh Chauhan fourth ministry. Earlier, hew as minister of school education in the Third Chouhan ministry. He also served various ministries including tribal affairs, tourism, public asset management, panchayat raj and rural development.


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