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Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath

Height: 5' 7” DOB: 18 November 1946

Kamal Nath is the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. A leader of the Congress party, he was ex-Minister of Urban Development. He is one of the longest-serving and senior most members of Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament). Nath represents the Chhindwara constituency of Madhya Pradesh. Interestingly, nine times, he has been elected from this constituency. In May 2018, to lead the party in the assembly election, he was elected as the president of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC). In 1980, he was first elected to the 7th Lok Sabha. In 1985, he was re-elected to the 8th Lok Sabha, in 1989 to the 9th Lok Sabha and in 1991 to the 10th Lok Sabha. In June 1991, he was made Minister of Environment & Forests. He also served as union minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge) in 1995. He has close ties with the Nehru–Gandhi family.

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Congress appoints convicted MLA Asha Kumari as party-in-charge of Punjab after Kamal Nath’s exit

Politics | Jun 26, 2016, 06:04 PM IST

Chandigarh: To fill in the position of general secretary in-charge of Punjab after Kamal Nath's resignation, the Congress has selected the former state education minister Asha Kumari. The decision to bring in the lawmaker from

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Kamal Nath's resignation is Congress's acceptance of defeat in Punjab: AAP

Politics | Jun 17, 2016, 06:49 AM IST

New Delhi: AAP on Thursday termed as "indication of Congress' acceptance of defeat in Punjab" the resignation of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath as in-charge of the state and demanded registration of an FIR against

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Kamal Nath clarifies 'no one asked me to quit'; rivals want his role in 1984 riots investigated

Politics | Jun 16, 2016, 10:14 PM IST

New Delhi: The ghost of anti-Sikh riots continued to haunt Congress leader Kamal Nath despite his giving up charge of poll-bound Punjab with his political rivals stepping up attack and demanding filing of a case

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Kamal Nath resigned on his own volition: Congress

Politics | Jun 16, 2016, 07:38 PM IST

Kamal Nath resigned "on his own volition" as party in-charge of Punjab, anguished over the "mischievous" campaign against him by opponents regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the party said today.

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Resigned on my own to ensure attention was not diverted from Punjab’s issues: Kamal Nath

Politics | Jun 16, 2016, 06:34 PM IST

Former union minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath today clarified that he was not asked by party president Sonia Gandhi to resign as Secretary in-charge of Punjab.

Sheila Dikshit

Congress likely to appoint Sheila Dikshit as party-in-charge of Punjab after Kamal Nath’s exit

Politics | Jun 16, 2016, 06:06 PM IST

Sheila Dikshit today met party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi amid buzz that she could be appointed the next party-in-charge of Punjab, where Assembly elections will be held early next year.

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Kamal Nath quits as Congress general secretary in-charge of Punjab

Politics | Jun 15, 2016, 11:53 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath has written a letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi requesting her to relieve him of his Punjab charge.

Amarinder Singh

Kamal Nath's appointment not a 'historic blunder', says Amarinder Singh

Politics | Jun 15, 2016, 09:25 AM IST

Chandigarh: Under attack from ruling SAD and AAP over Kamal Nath's appointment as the general secretary in-charge of Punjab, PCC chief Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the move will not "adversely impact" party's prospects in

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Congress insensitive towards '84 riot victims, says AAP, slams appointment of Kamal Nath

Politics | Jun 13, 2016, 03:36 PM IST

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party today attacked rival Congress for its decision to appoint Kamal Nath as the general secretary and in-charge of Punjab accusing the grand old party of not being sensitive to the

Ghulam Nabi Azad

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath appointed Congress General Secretaries

Politics | Jun 12, 2016, 05:15 PM IST

Senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kamal Nath were appointed Congress General Secretaries by party chief Sonia Gandhi today

rahul gandhi should be brought as congress chief soon kamal

Rahul Gandhi should be brought as Congress chief soon: Kamal Nath

Politics | Apr 24, 2015, 10:46 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi should be brought as party chief sooner than later despite Sonia Gandhi leading it with great distinction as “fatigue factor will come in”, senior party leader Kamal Nath

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Congress will bounce back: Kamal Nath

Politics | Mar 19, 2015, 11:51 PM IST

Ghaziabad: Congress will bounce back to its glorious past within a short span of time as the grassroots workers of the party are striving hard relentlessly, party MP and former Union minister Kamal Nath said.

neither rahul s elevation in april a certainty nor aicc

Neither Rahul's elevation in April a certainty, nor AICC session: Senior Congress leaders

Politics | Mar 16, 2015, 09:22 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's elevation to the party's president post is not a certainty, said senior leaders of Congress while speaking to media, adding that the All India Congress Committee Session is also

manmohan singh will come out absolutely clean kamal nath

Manmohan Singh will come out "absolutely clean": Kamal Nath

Politics | Mar 12, 2015, 09:33 PM IST

Hyderabad: As Congress rallied behind former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been summoned as an accused in a coal scam case, senior party leader Kamal Nath today asserted that the economist-politician would come out

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Manmohan Singh may have made a mistake: Kamal Nath

Politics | Sep 12, 2014, 10:21 PM IST

New Delhi: After ex-CAG Vinod Rai attacked Manmohan Singh on 2G issue, Congress leader Kamal Nath today said the former Prime Minister may have made a "mistake" in not acting despite his letter to him

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Troubles for Congress as Narayan Rane, Himanta Sarma quit as ministers

Politics | Jul 22, 2014, 12:40 PM IST

New Delhi/Mumbai/Guwahati: Troubles mounted for Congress Monday as two senior ministers - Narayan Rane in poll-bound Maharashtra and Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam - resigned from their posts signalling their desire to replace the incumbent

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Not a rebellion against Rahul: Congress on Assam minister

Politics | Jul 21, 2014, 06:58 PM IST

New Delhi:The Congress Monday said the resignation of Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was not a rebellion against party vice-president Rahul Gandhi."It is not a rebellion against Rahul. The issue is that some people would

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Govt will be happy to have a recognised LOP in LS: Naidu

Politics | Jul 09, 2014, 01:17 PM IST

New Delhi: Asserting that the issue of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha was in the “exclusive domain” of the Speaker, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the government would be happy

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LoP issue: Sonia holds meeting with party MPs

Politics | Jul 09, 2014, 01:22 PM IST

New Delhi: A day after making a strong pitch for her party being given the post of Leader of Opposition, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today held a meeting with party MPs in Lok Sabha.The meeting

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Govt says Speaker above party lines, slams Kamal Nath's remarks

Politics | Jul 07, 2014, 12:58 PM IST

New Delhi: Government today slammed Congress leader Kamal Nath for his remarks that Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's decision on the issue of grant of Leader of Opposition status could be “flavoured” by BJP, saying

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