Jitu Patwari Height, Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Jitendra Patwari [1]My Neta
Nickname(s)	Jitu [2]The Free Press Journal
Profession(s)	• Politician • Activist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (2013-present)
Political Journey	• In 2013, he contested in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and became the MLA from the Rau constituency. • In 2018, he again contested from the Rau constituency and won against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Madhu Verma, with a margin of 5,703 votes. • In 2018, he was appointed as the working president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress. • In December 2018, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Higher Education, Youth and Sports Affairs in the Government of Madhya Pradesh under Kamal Nath’s government. • In March 2020, he resigned as the Cabinet Minister of Higher Education, Youth and Sports Affairs. • On 1 April 2020, he was appointed the chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Media Cell. • In December 2023, he lost the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Election. • On 16 December 2023, he was appointed as the president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 November 1973 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023)	50 Years
Birthplace	Bijalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bijalpur, Madhya Pradesh
School	Government Multi Malhar Ashram Higher Secondary School, Indore
College/University	Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore (1997)
Educational Qualification	• bachelor’s degree of Arts from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore • LLB from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore [3]My Neta
Religion	Hinduism
Address	1250, Main Road, Bijalpur, Indore
Controversies	Cases Pending • 2 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section-332) • 1 charge related to punishment for criminal intimidation (IPC Section-506) • 8 charges related to disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188) • 3 charges related to assault or criminal force to deter a public servant • from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353) • 2 charges related to mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees (IPC Section-427) • 2 charges related to punishment for rioting (IPC Section-147) • 2 charges related to obscene acts and songs (IPC Section-294) • 2 charges related to negligent acts likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life (IPC Section-269) • 1 charge related to punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment (IPC Section-109) • 1 charge related to wearing garb or carrying a token used by a public servant with fraudulent intent (IPC Section-171) • 1 charge related to rioting, armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section-148) • 1 charge related to punishment for wrongful restraint (IPC Section-341) • 1 charge related to negligent conduct for fire or combustible matter (IPC Section-285) • 1 charge related to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34) • 1 charge related to punishment for criminal trespass (IPC Section-447) • 1 charge related to every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offence committed in prosecution of a common object (IPC Section-149)
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife	Renuka Patwari
Children	Son(s)-2 • Aman Patwari • Krishnamani Jitu Patwari Daughter- Divyanshi Patwari
Parents	Father- Ramesh Chandra Kodarlal Patwari Mother- Pirak Bai Patwari
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Pajero Sports Model 2016 • Ford Endeavor Model 2021
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 1,50,000 Bank Deposits: Rs. 1,01,918 Motor Vehicles: Rs. 46,00,000 Other Assets (LIC or other insurance Policies): Rs. 53,331 Immovable Assets Non-Agricultural Land: Rs. 1,20,72,500 Agricultural Land: Rs. 8,49,26,250 [4]My Neta
Net Worth (approx.)	INR 13 crores [5]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jitu Patwari

• Jitendra Patwari is an Indian politician and activist. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and is the president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress. He was a Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2023 from Rau constituency in Madhya Pradesh.

• Jitu Patwari is from an OBC farming family in Indore’s Rau neighbourhood and his father Ramesh Chandra Kodarlal Patwari is an active member of the Indian National Congress. Jitu Patwari’s grandfather, Kodarlal Patwari, was a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement.

• Jitu Patwari began his political career in 2013 when he became the MLA from the Rau constituency. He held the position for 10 years as he retained the seat during the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Election. He was given many charges under Kamal Nath’s government in 2018 including Minister of Higher Education and Youth & Sports Affairs under the government of Madhya Pradesh and working president of M. Pradesh Congress.

• Jitu Patwari actively participated in the 2017 protests in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, against the five farmers who were killed, allegedly by the police. In December 2018, he reopened the case after he was appointed the MLA from Rau constituency again. In an interview, talking about reopening the case, he said,
  

  We said before forming the government that people who fired at farmers shouldn’t be spared. People were killed but there’s no culprit, how is that possible? The investigation will be reopened.” ^[6]Buisness Standard

• In March 2020, Jitu Patwari resigned as the Minister of Higher Education and Youth and Sports Affairs because of the 2020 Madhya Pradesh political turmoil.

• Jitu Patwari enjoys playing Volleyball and Tennis.

• Jitu Patwari is a fitness enthusiast and is often seen cycling.
  

  Jitu Patwari doing Yoga

   

• He strongly supported the Bharat Jodo Yatra in December 2019 and was frequently spotted with Rahul Gandhi during the rallies.
  

  Jitu Patwari with Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra