{{short description|Indian politician (born 1964)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | predecessor2 = Devi Singh Patel | term_start3 = 1993 | term_end3 = 2003 | successor3 = Diwan Singh Patel | office2 = Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | term_start2 = 2013 | constituency2 = Rajpur <!-- --> | term_start5 = 2008 | term_end5 = 2013 | constituency3 = Rajpur | successor5 = Diwan Singh Patel | constituency5 = Pansemal <!-- --> | office1 = Minister of Home Affairs<br />Government of Madhya Pradesh | term_start1 = 26 December 2018 | term_end1 = 20 March 2020 | predecessor1 = Bhupendra Singh | successor1 = Narottam Mishra | office6 = President, Throwball Federation of India | term_start6 = 2003 | office7 = Minister of Health Affairs<br />Government of Madhya Pradesh | term_start7 = 26 March 2002 | term_end7 = 20 December 2003 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|07|13}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/15thvs/2019_188.pdf| title=बच्चन, श्री बाला | work=mpvidhansabha.nic.in | access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref> | birth_place = Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | occupation = Politician | spouse = Pravina Bachchan{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | children = 2{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | party = Indian National Congress | education = B.E. | alma_mater = SGSITS (Indore) | sibling = | website = }}
'''Bala Bachchan''' (born 13 July 1964) is a member of INC<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/kamalnath-as-cong-chief-will-benefit-party-bala-bachchan/795658 | title=Kamalnath as Cong chief will benefit party: Bala Bachchan | work=freepressjournal.in | access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref> and member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=471 | title=Madhya Pradesh 2013 Bala Bachchan (Winner) | work=myneta.info | access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref> He was the Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the Kamal Nath ministry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bala-bachchan-re-elected-as-throwball-federation-chief-113061000513_1.html | title=Bala Bachchan re-elected as Throwball Federation chief | work=business-standard.com | access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref>
== Positions held == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! # !! From !! To !! Position |- | 01 || 1993 || 1998 || Elected to MLA From Rajpur |- | 02 || 1998 || 2003 || Re-elected to MLA from Rajpur (2nd term) |- | 03 || 1998 || 2000 || Minister of State, Tribal affairs Department |- | 04 || 2000 || 2002 || Ministers of State (Independent Charge), Youth & Sport affairs |- | 05 || 2002 || 2003 || Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare |- | 06 || 2007 || 2013 || General Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee |- | 07 || 2008 || 2013 || Elected to MLA From Pansemal (3rd term) |- | 08 || 2012 || 2018 || Secretary, All India Congress Committee |- | 09 || 2013 || 2018 || Elected to MLA From Rajpur (4th term) |- | 10 || 2013 || 2018 || Deputy Leader of Congress Legislative Party |- | 11 || 2014 || 2018 || Co-Incharge, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress committee |- | 12 || 2016 || 2017 || Leader of Opposition (Acting), Madhya pradesh Legislative assembly |- | 13 || 2018 || Incumbent || Working President, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee |- | 14 || 2018 || 2020 || Cabinet Minister, Home & Jail Affairs, Skill Development And Technical Education Department |}
*Home Minister, Jail Minister, Skill Development, Technical Education, Attached to CM (2018-2020) *Legislator (six times) - Rajpur & Pansemal *Minister of Health, M.P. Govt. (1998-2003) *Secretary of AICC (2012-2018) *Deputy leader of opposition, Madhya Pradesh Assembly (2013-2018) *Leader of opposition (acting) M.P. legislative assembly (2015-2017) *M.P. Congress President (working) (2018-Incumbent) *Chetan Agrawal (MLA Representative)
Bachchan, former minister in the Digvijay Singh-led Congress government has been conferred with the Home and Jail Ministry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mp-cm-kamal-nath-distributes-portfolios-bala-bachchan-gets-home-bhanot-finance/articleshow/67293770.cms|title=MP CM Kamal Nath distributes portfolios; Bala Bachchan gets Home, Bhanot finance}}</ref>
== Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly == {|class ="wikitable" |- !SI No. !Year !Legislative Assembly !Constituency !colspan="2"|Party !Post |- |1. |1993 |10th |Rajpur |rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |Indian National Congress | |- |2. |1998 |11th |Rajpur |Indian National Congress |'''Minister of Health''' |- |3. |2008 |13th |Pansemal |Indian National Congress |Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) |- |4. |2013 |14th |Rajpur |Indian National Congress |- |5. |2018 |15th |Rajpur |Indian National Congress |'''Home Minister''' |- |6. |2023 |16th |Rajpur |Indian National Congress |- |- |}
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