Gopal Singh Chauhan

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gopal Singh Chauhan | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1960|01|24}} | birth_place = Village Nanakpur, [[Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)|Ashoknagar]] | citizenship = India | office = Member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] | term_start = [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] | term_end = | constituency = [[Chanderi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chanderi]] | predecessor = Rao Rajkumar Singh Mahuan | constituency2 = [[Mungaoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mungaoli]] | term_start2 = [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] | predecessor2 = Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav | successor2 = Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav | term_end2 = [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2008]] | education = 8th Pass<ref>{{cite web|title=MLA Profile|url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14thvs/2014_33.pdf|website=MP Vidhansabha|accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref> | alma_mater = | profession = Politician | footnotes = | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | spouse = Vijaylaxmi Chauhan | father = Chandrabhan Singh Chauhan | date = 27 July | year = 2018 | source = {{cite web|url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14thvs/2014_33.pdf |title=Biography: Gopal Singh Chauhan |publisher= Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly}} }}

'''Gopal Singh Chauhan''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chauhan |first1=Gopal singh |title=Chanderi Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Gopal Singh Chauhan (Daggi Raja) of Congress Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/chanderi-election-result-2018-live-updates-gopal-singh-chauhan-daggi-raja-of-congress-wins-1969073.html |work=News18 |issue=11 December 2018}}</ref>

==Political career== In 1983, he started his political journey by becoming the chairman of Chanderi Janpad Panchayat, holding it till 2003.

He became an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for the first time in [[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2003]] from Mungaoli. He went on to win a second term in [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2013]] from Chanderi. Again he achieved victory in third term in 2018 election from Chanderi. After Scindia left Congress party with his 22 supporter MLAs, he renovated party in the entire district along with neighbouring districts also.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chanderi constituency election results 2013 : Gopal Singh Chauhan Daggi Raja of INC WINS - Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.newsreporter.in/chanderi-constituency-election-results-2013-gopal-singh-chauhan-daggi-raja-of-inc-wins-madhya-pradesh-469027 |accessdate=27 July 2018 |publisher=News Reporter |date=8 Dec 2013 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180727095605/https://www.newsreporter.in/chanderi-constituency-election-results-2013-gopal-singh-chauhan-daggi-raja-of-inc-wins-madhya-pradesh-469027 |archivedate=27 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MLA Information|url=http://www.myneta.info/2008mp/candidate.php?candidate_id=14|website=myneta.info|accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life== Kunwar. Gopal Singh Chauhan alias Daggi Raja hails from an illustrious feudal family (Jagir) of North Western Province of Bundelkhand. He is married to Kanwarani. Vijayalaxmi Raje Parmar of Ameeta Jagir, near Orai district UP and has two issues:

Kunwar. Vijay Pratap Singh Chauhan (Manu Raja), educated at Scindia School Gwalior, and pursuing his higher studies from Delhi University. ... Baiji Lal- Karnika Singh, educated at Scindia Kanya Vidhyalaya, Gwalior, pursuing higher studies from Delhi University.

Daggi Raja's mother, hails from the royal family of Madhopur in M.P. A family that stands as a blood relative to Maharaja. Chhatarsaal Singh Bundela of Bundelkhand.

==See also== *[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] *[[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] *[[2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]

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