Nanki Ram Kanwar
Nanki Ram Kanwar | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Dr. Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Ramvichar Netam |
| Succeeded by | Ram Sewak Paikra |
| Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Pisciculture and Cooperation, Government of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Sai Singh |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar Sahu |
| Minister of Manpower Planning and Technical Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Minister of Forest and Agriculture, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Rampur | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 3 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Shyam Lal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Phool Singh Rathiya |
| In office 1998–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Lal Kanwar |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Succeeded by | Pyarelal Kanwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1943 Korba, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Before 1977) |
| Residence | Korba |
| Alma mater | Govt. Jamuna Prasad Verma P.G. Arts and Commerce College, Bilaspur Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur |
| Occupation | Agriculture, Lawyer, Politician |
Nanki Ram Kanwar (born 21 July 1943) is an Indian politician served as Home Minister of Government of Chhattisgarh. He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party and was also Cabinet Minister in Sunder Lal Patwa ministry in Government of Madhya Pradesh.
He joined politics from Jan Sangh and won 1977 Assembly election on Jan Sangh ticket. He is well noted for his support of aggressive stance against the Naxalites. In 2006 he was noted for supporting the Salwa Judum. By 2010 he was known to have looked at alternate methods for fighting terrorism. He is also known for taking a strong stance against improper investigative techniques of the Chhattisgarh police. He was also in controversy for suggesting that Swami Agnivesh was supporting Maoists.