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Chintamani Maharaj (born 26 January 1968) is an Indian politician and religious figure from Chhattisgarh. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from the Surguja constituency, reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in 2024. He earlier served two terms as an MLA.

Wiki & Bios

Native Name :
Chintamani Maharaj
Nickname :
Na
Born :
26 Jan
Birth Place :
Srikot, Surguja District, Chhattisgarh, India
Occupation :
Politician (Lok Sabha MP, Surguja); Agriculturist; Spiritual And Social Worker
Spouse Name :
Ravikala (m. 1992)
Year Active :
2000s–present
Party :
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Designation :
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (since 2024)
Area :
Surguja (ST), Chhattisgarh
Organization :
Sanatan Dharma Sant Samaj Sansthan
Marital Status:
Married
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Figure Mesurement:
Indian Rupees
TV Serials:
Na
Religion:
Na
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Chintamani.Maharaj/
Twitter:
https://x.com/mhraj_chintamni
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chintamani.maharaj/
Nationality:
Indian

Career

Political career

Chintamani Maharaj was twice elected to the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly; in 2018 he won Samri as a Congress candidate, defeating the BJP's Siddharth Paikra. Denied a Congress ticket for the 2023 assembly election, he joined the BJP at the end of October 2023 in Ambikapur.

The BJP fielded him from Surguja in 2024, and he defeated Congress candidate Shashi Singh by 64,822 votes, according to Election Commission of India figures. In his first Lok Sabha speech he raised railway connectivity for the Surguja region.