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Atal Shrivastava

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Atal Shrivastava
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byRenu Jogi
ConstituencyKota
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress

Atal Shrivastava (born 1968) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Kota Assembly constituency, in Gaurela Pendra Marwahi District. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Indian National Congress.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Shrivastava is from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of late J.P Shrivastav. He completed his bachelor's degree in Engineering in 1989 at M.I.T College, Gondiya, Nagpur University.[3]

Career

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Shrivastava won from Kota Assembly constituency, representing Indian National Congress in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 73,479 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Prabal Pratap Singh Judev of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 7,957 votes.[4][5]

Six candidates from the Royal families, including interim deputy chief minister  T. S. Singhdeo, the present Maharaja of erstwhile Surguja state, contested the elections, but all of them lost.[6] The Jashpur Royal family candidate, Prabal Pratap Singh Judeo, son of former union minister Dilip Singh Judeo, contested from Kota on the BJP ticket, but lost to Shrivastava, by a margin of 7957 votes.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Kota Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  2. ^ "Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result 2023: Full list of winners". India Today. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  3. ^ "Atal Shrivastav(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BILASPUR(CHHATTISGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  4. ^ Live, A. B. P. (2023-12-03). "Kota Election Result 2023 Live: Inc Candidate Atal Shrivastava Wins From Kota". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  5. ^ "Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full List of Winners". The Indian Express. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  6. ^ "BJP yet to taste victory in these 9 Assembly seats of Chhattisgarh". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. ^ "Scions' Poll Ambitions To Go Down In History As Commoners Feat". The Times of India. 2023-12-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-11-05.