Jagdish Devda

Jagdish Devda is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party & 6th deputy chief minister of Madhya Pradesh alongside Rajendra Shukla from 2023. He is representing Malhargarh Assembly constituency as an Member of [Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA] for the 6th time in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Devda completed the Master of Arts and Law degree from Vikram University, Ujjain.

Political career

In 2023 [Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election], Devda won the Malhargarh Assembly constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate which he has been representing since the last 6 elections.
On December 13, 2023, Devda was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh along with Rajendra [Shukla (politician)|Rajendra Shukla] in the Ministry of Mohan Yadav. He also had the responsibility of Finance & Commercial Tax in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.