Mohan Charan Majhi is an Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Odisha representing the Keonjhar (ST) Assembly constituency. He is 4th time MLA in Odisha and belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. He played a crucial role in ousting the long-serving chief minister of Odisha in the 2024 elections, He won from the Keonjhar Assembly constituency in 2000,2004,2019,2024.
Chief Minister of OdishaMohan Charan Majhi Biography
Full name
Mohan Charan Majhi
Date of Birth/DOB
6 January 1972
Birth Place
Raikala, Odisha, India
Current Designation
15th Chief Minister of Odisha and MLA from Keonjhar (ST) Assembly Constituency
Previous Positions held
He initially served as Sarpanch, He won as MLA from Keonjhar Assembly constituency in 2000,2004,2019,2024. He also served as BJP party’s chief whip between 2019 – May 2024
Current Address
Raikala,Thana-Raisuan,Kendujhar, Odisha, India
Profession
Teacher, Lawyer, Politician
Father name
Gunaram Majhi (worked as security guard)
Mother’s Name
Bale Majhi
Spouse (wife)
Priyanka Marandi (Mohan Charan Majhi Wife)
Children
2 sons
Education Qualification
BA degree from Chandra Sekhar College, Champua and LLB from Dhenkanal Law College.
College or University
Chandra Sekhar College(BA) and Dhenkanal Law College(LLB)
Religion
Hinduism
Caste
Santal tribal community
Nationality
Indian
Party name
Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2000)
Political Timeline of Mohan Charan Majhi
2024
He again reelected as MLA from Keonjhar Assembly Constituency and became the youngest chief minister of Odisha. He is the first CM of BJP from Odisha
2019-2023
Mohan Charan Majhi won from the same constituency in 2019. With the BJP becoming the principal opposition party, Majhi was appointed the party’s chief whip
2009-2019
Majhi lost the assembly elections in 2009 and 2014
2004
He was re-elected in 2004 and served as the deputy chief whip of the government from 2005 to 2009
2000
Majhi was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly for the first time from Keonjhar in 2000.
1997 -2000
Majhi served as a village sarpanch of Raikala panchayat from 1997 till 2000.He serves as the secretary of the tribal wing of the state unit of the BJP from 1997
Mohan Charan Majhi Other Facts
He worked for RSS. He worked as a teacher (Guruji) at Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Jhumpura, part of a network of schools run by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
He has two sons who are minor
He kept key ministries under him including Home, General Administration & Public Grievance, Finance, Information & Public Relations, Water Resources, Planning & Convergence.
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