T. S. Singh Deo

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T. S. Singh Deo

Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo (born 31 October 1952), also known by his initials as T. S. Singh Deo or T. S. Baba, is an Indian politician from Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. He was the First Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from June 2023 to December 2023.

Quick Facts 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Governor ...
T. S. Singh Deo
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Deo in 2021
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
In office
28 June 2023  12 December 2023
GovernorB. Harichandan
Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byArun Sao
Vijay Sharma
Cabinet Minister, Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
17 December 2018  12 December 2023
Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel
Succeeded byShyam Bihari Jaiswal
Ministry and Departments
  • Health and Family Welfare.
  • Medical Education.
  • 20 Point Program Implementation.
  • Commercial taxes (GST).
  • Energy.
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
8 December 2008  3 December 2023
Preceded byKamal Bhan Singh
Succeeded byRajesh Agarwal
ConstituencyAmbikapur
Leader of the Opposition
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2018
Chief MinisterDr. Raman Singh
SpeakerGaurishankar Agrawal
Preceded byRavindra Choubey
Succeeded byDharamlal Kaushik
Titular Maharaja of Surguja
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byMadneshwar Saran Singh Deo
Personal details
Born (1952-10-31) 31 October 1952 (age 72)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
RelationsSee Surguja State
Parent(s)Madneshwar Saran Singh Deo (father)
Devendrakumari Singh Deo (mother)
Residence(s)Kothighar, Ambikapur
EducationM.A. in History
Alma materHamidia College
ProfessionPolitician
As of 17 June, 2018
Source: ["Biography". Vidhan Sabha, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.]
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He is also the current titular Maharaja of Surguja, with headquarters at Ambikapur. He was the last mentor to sit on the throne of Surguja.

Political career

He is the richest member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.[1]

He served as the Leader of Opposition in 4th Vidhan Sabha of Chhattisgarh.[2][3][4][5] Currently, he is serving as a Cabinet Minister for Health in the Chhattisgarh government.

T.S. Singh Deo has been elected from Ambikapur Assembly Constituency 3 times since 2008, winning by a margin of 39,624 against his BJP opponent Anurag Singh Deo in the most recent 2018 elections.

He has been a very active politician in demonstrating against the BJP government which helped him to bring his party to power with huge majority in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha election of 2018. He is a gentle face of Congress in Chhattisgarh. He was the richest candidate in the 2013 Assembly Elections.[6][7][8][9]

Cabinet Minister of Chhattisgarh

After the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election resulted in a victory for the Indian National Congress. T.S. Singh Deo and Bhupesh Baghel were both considered candidates for the position of Chief Minister, but eventually Bhupesh Baghel- considered a significant OBC face in the state- was chosen over T.S. Singh Deo.[10]

T.S. Singh Deo was made a cabinet minister in the Baghel ministry, holding five portfolios- Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, 20 Point Program Implementation, Commercial Taxes and panchayat and rural development.[11][12]

Deputy Chief Minister

On the 28th of June, 2023, T.S. Singh Deo was made Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in the Baghel ministry, ahead of the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections of the same year.[13]

Terms in the Chhattisgarh assembly

More information Year, Legislative Assembly ...
Year Legislative Assembly Constituency Margin Result Party Post
2008 2nd Ambikapur 948 Won Indian National Congress MLA
2013 3rd 19,558 Won Leader of the Opposition
2018 4th 39,624 Won Cabinet Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
2023 5th -94[14] Lost
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