Shivraj Singh Chouhan Age, Wife, Family, Caste, Children, Biography & More

Bio
Nickname	Mama (fondly called in Madhya Pradesh)
Profession	Politician
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	1972: Joined the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) 1975: Became the President of Students' Union of Model Higher Secondary School 1978: Became the organizing secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) 1978: Became the Joint Secretary of ABVP 1980: Became the General Secretary of ABVP 1982: Became the member of National Executive at ABVP 1984: Became the Joint Secretary of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) 1985: Became the General Secretary of BJYM 1988: Became the President of BJYM 1990: Elected to the State Assembly from Budni Constituency 1991: Became the Convener of ABVP 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004: Elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) 1992: Became the General Secretary of BJP in Madhya Pradesh 1993: Became the Member of Consultative Committee on Labor and Welfare 1994: Became the Member of Hindi Salahkar Samiti 1996, 1997: Became the Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development 1997: Became the General Secretary of BJP in Madhya Pradesh 1998: Became the Member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment 1999: Became the Member of Committee on Agriculture, and Public Undertakings 2000: Became the National President of Yuva Morcha 2000: Became the Chairman of House Committee and National Secretary, BJP 2005, 2009, 2014: Became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 2020: On 23 March, he again took the oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 2023: Won the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections by a margin of 1,04,974 votes from the Budhni constituency on the BJP ticket
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 March 1959 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	65 Years
Birthplace	Budhni, Madhya Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Budhni, Madhya Pradesh, India
College/University	Barkatullah University, Bhopal
Educational Qualification	M.A. (Philosophy)
Family	Father- Prem Singh Chauhan Mother- Sundar Bai Chauhan Brothers- Narendra Singh Chouhan (Younger) Surjit Singh Chouhan (Younger, Politician) Sister- N/A
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	OBC (Kirar)
Address	Village-Jait, Post-Sardar Nagar, Budhni, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh
Hobby	Swimming
Controversies	• Upon complaint of Congress leader and lawyer Ramesh Sahu, the Bhopal Court had ordered an inquiry against the Chief Minister and his wife Sadhna Singh in "Dumper scam" in 2007. Sadhna Singh had allegedly bought four dumpers for ₹2 crore and later leased them to a cement factory. She was later surrounded by the allegation that she provided a false residential address and named her husband as SR Singh. Thereafter, the Lokayukta police registered a case under IPC 420 and Prevention of Corruption Act against CM and his wife and began to probe the case. However, in 2011, the two were given clean-chit because of the inadequate evidence. • In 2009, an Indore-based doctor and activist Dr. Anand Rai filed a PIL in the Madhya Pradesh high court, highlighting the malpractices in the examination and recruitment process by Vyapam. The PIL led Shivraj Singh Chouhan to set up an inquiry committee, which presented its report in 2011. In 2013, whistleblower Rai made shocking revelations by saying that many candidates had secured admission to medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh through fraudulent methods. The case was initially investigated by the Special Task Force (STF) under the supervision of the High Court. In 2015, the Supreme Court handed over the case to the CBI due to the alleged biases of the STF. Shivraj Singh Chouhan's name was also dragged in the Vyapam scam, but in 2017, the CBI gave a clean chit to him. However, the Vyapam whistleblowers questioned the credibility of CBI and said that CBI had tampered with evidence to save him. • In November 2009, to promote regionalism he asked the industrialists of Madhya Pradesh to hire locals and not Biharis. His remarks were highly criticised all over India, especially by the politicians of Bihar. However, later he clarified his statement by saying that everyone was welcome in the state of Madhya Pradesh. • In June 2017, 5 farmers killed in police firing when they were protesting in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, demanding farm loan waivers and better rates for their farm produce. However, the state's home minister, Bhupendra Singh, said that it was not the police but the anti-social elements in the crowd that fired bullets. A few days later, the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan did a fast that lasted nearly 28 hours, at Dussehra Maidan in Bhopal, as a damage repair attempt to appease the agitated farmers in the state. However, the Congress Party called it a "nautanki" (drama), and an act of regret for his faults that set Madhya Pradesh on fire. • In January 2018, he landed himself in a controversy after an undated video of him slapping his alleged bodyguard came out in media, that took place during a roadshow in Sardarpur.
Favourites
Politician	Narendra Modi
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sadhana Singh (Worked as secretary of Late Pramod Mahajan)
Wife/Spouse	Sadhana Singh (m. 1992 - present)
Children	Sons- Kartikey Chouhan, Kunal Chouhan Daughter- 1 (adopted)
Money Factor
Salary	Rs. 2 lakh/month + Other allowances
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 6 crore (as of 2013)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• Shivraj was born into a middle-class family with a farming background.

• As a kid, he used to spend a good amount of time swimming in the serene waters of river Narmada as he was very much attached to the river.

• At the age of 9, he showed promising signs of leadership quality from the very beginning as he fought for the rights of agricultural labourers of his village, and managed to raise their wages by twice. 

• His teenage interest in politics made him join Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the early 70s.

• Due to his excellent speeching skills and great awareness about the socio-economic and political issues, he became a popular teenage leader, and at the age of 16, he became the President of Model Higher Secondary School Students’ Union.

• Between 1976-77, he was imprisoned in Bhopal jail for his participation in an underground movement against Emergency.

• He is a gold medalist in M. A. (Philosophy) and is an agriculturist by profession.

• He met his wife Sadhna Singh Chauhan, a Maharashtrian Rajput when she used to work as the secretary of Late Pramod Mahajan. Shivraj and Sadhana came close to each other during the election campaigns, and soon after, they married.

• He was named the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 2005, a chair he has not left aside since then.

• He won the Krishi Karman award for delivering highest production of wheat in the year 2011-12.

• The same year, he won the Indian of the year award by NDTV.

• In 2012, he won the United Nations Public Service Award for Madhya Pradesh Public Service Guarantee Act.

• Chouhan was once considered “Mr. Clean’ inside the party, but the image shattered with certain scams that got opened up in the media. It is also believed that he is not directly involved in any of the wrongdoings, but his wife has tarnished his image.

• On 5 July 2023, he shared a video on Twitter, washing the feet of Dasmat Ravat, a 36-year-old tribal from Karaundi in Madhya Pradesh. The videos came in the wake of the viral video in which a person named Pravesh Shukla was seen urinating on Dasmat Ravat while smoking a cigarette; the video received heavy backlash on social media following which the Chief Minister ordered tough action against Shukla. Later, Shukla’s home was demolished, and he was arrested under the stringent National Security Act on 4 July 2023. ^[1]NDTV

यह वीडियो मैं आपके साथ इसलिए साझा कर रहा हूँ कि सब समझ लें कि मध्यप्रदेश में शिवराज सिंह चौहान है, तो जनता भगवान है।

किसी के साथ भी अत्याचार बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जायेगा। राज्य के हर नागरिक का सम्मान मेरा सम्मान है। pic.twitter.com/vCuniVJyP0

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (मोदी का परिवार ) (@ChouhanShivraj) July 6, 2023

• On 3 January 2023, Shivraj Singh took to social media to announce the name of his new government bungalow in Bhopal, calling it ‘Mama ka Ghar’ (Maternal Uncle’s House). In the post, Singh assured his availability and invited people to visit him for any assistance.

मेरे प्यारे बहनों-भाइयों और भांजे-भांजियों,
आप सबसे मेरा रिश्ता प्रेम, विश्वास और अपनत्व का है।

पता बदल गया है, लेकिन "मामा का घर" तो मामा का घर है। आपसे भैया और मामा की तरह ही जुड़ा रहूँगा। मेरे घर के दरवाजे सदैव आपके लिए खुले रहेंगे।

आपको जब भी मेरी याद आये या मेरी जरूरत… pic.twitter.com/P9ys9MWzah

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (मोदी का परिवार ) (@ChouhanShivraj) January 3, 2024