Faggan Singh Kulaste Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Age: 65 Years
Wife: Savitri Kulaste
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | • Politician • Agriculturist |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 7" (170 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Politics | |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Political Journey | • Won the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections on a ticket from the BJP from the Niwas constituency (1990) • Became a Member of the State Working Committee (1990) • Served as a Member of Planning Board and Parliamentary Secretary of Department of Public Health and Family Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh (1990-1992) • Elected as a Member of Panchayat Board, Madhya Pradesh (1993) • Appointed as the General Secretary (in-charge) of BJP in Madhya Pradesh (1993) • Won the Lok Sabha elections from the Mandla constituency (1996) • Served as National Secretary (in-charge) of BJP - ST Cell (1996) • Served as a Member of Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (1966-67) • Served as a Member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs (1966-67) • Re-elected to the 12th Lok Sabha from the Mandla constituency (1998) • Served as a Member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II (1998-1999) • Served as a Member of the Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996 (1998-1999) • Served as a Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (1998-1999) • Re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from the Mandla constituency (1999) • Served as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (13 October 2024 - 22 November 2024) • Served as the Minister of Tribal Affairs (22 November 2024 - 22 May 2024) • Re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from the Mandla constituency (2004) • Appointed as the National President of BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha (2004) • Served as a Member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2004-2009) • Served as a Member of the Committee on Coal and Steel (2004-2009) • Served as a Member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (2004-2009) • Contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Mandla constituency (2009) • Appointed as the National President of BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha (2010) • Elected to Rajya Sabha (2012) • Served as a Member of the Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (May 2012) • Served as a Member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (May 2012) • Served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Urban Development (August 2012) • Served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Rural Development (2013) • Re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha (2014) • Served as the Chairperson of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (14 August 2024 - 5 July 2024) • Served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation (1 September 2024 - 5 July 2024) • Served as a Member of the General Purposes Committee (29 January 2025 - 5 July 2024) • Served as the Minister of Health & Family Welfare (5 July 2024 - 3 September 2024) • Served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Human Resource Development (1 September 2024 - 25 May 2024) • Served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (1 September 2024 - 25 May 2024) • Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2019) • Served as the Minister of Steel (30 May 2024 - 11 June 2024) • Served as the Minister of Rural Development (7 July 2024 - 11 June 2024) • Won the Lok Sabha elections from the Mandla constituency (2024) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 18 May 2024 (Monday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 65 Years |
| Birthplace | Barbati, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mandla |
| College/University | • Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh • Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur |
| Educational Qualification(s) | • Master of Arts from Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (1982) • Bachelor of Education from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (1984) • Bachelor of Laws from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (1992) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
| Address | Jaora, PO - Deorikala, Tehsil - Narayanganj, District - Mandla, Madhya Pradesh Pincode - 481885 |
| Social Media | • Instagram |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 15 May 2024 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Savitri Kulaste (teacher) |
| Children | Son- 1 • Ved Prakash Kulaste (politician) Daughter(s)- 4 • Jyoti Kulaste • Kiran Kulaste • Vandana Kulaste • Rajal Kulaste |
| Parents | Father- Shobhan Singh Kulaste Mother- Hero Bai |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | • Mahindra Jeep • Hindustan Ambassador • Tata Safari |
| Money Factor | |
| Assets/Properties (as of March 2024) | Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 3,00,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 15,20,580 • LIC Policy: Rs 18,90,663 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 26,70,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 5,62,500 • Other Assets: Rs. 3,04,500 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 1,50,00,000 • Non-Agricultural Land: Rs.58,00,000 |
| Net Worth (approx.) | Rs. 2.7 crores (as of March 2024) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Faggan Singh Kulaste has been interested in sports since his college days. He represented his university in many state-level competitions for kabaddi, kho-kho, and volleyball.
- Faggan served as the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad, Madhya Pradesh, in 1980. He also served as the vice-president of Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad, Delhi.
- Faggan defeated the INC candidate Dayal Singh Tumrachi by a margin of 3,622 votes in the 1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, which he contested from the Niwas constituency on a ticket from the BJP.
- He won the 1996 Lok Sabha elections from the Mandla constituency in Madhya Pradesh with a margin of 64,620 votes.
- In 1998, he was appointed as the patron of the Akhil Bharatiya Gond Sangh.
- Faggan won the 1998 Lok Sabha elections from the Mandla constituency in Madhya Pradesh with a margin of 13,512 votes by defeating Sanjeev Chhotelal Uikey, an INC candidate.
- In 1999, he was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from the Mandla constituency; he defeated the INC candidate Devendra Tekam by a margin of 6,572 votes.
- Faggan won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections from the Mandla constituency by defeating the Gondwana Gantantra Party candidate Hira Singh Markam with a margin of 64,897 votes.
- In 2009, he lost his Lok Sabha seat to an INC candidate named Basori Singh Masram, who won the elections with a margin of 65,053 votes.
- In 2014, Faggan defeated the INC candidate Omkar Singh Markam in the 16th Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 1,10,469 votes.
- In 2019, he defeated the INC candidate Kamal Maravi in the 17th Lok Sabha elections.
- Faggan has focused on promoting education and preserving tribal culture. He has taken various steps such as setting up educational units and committees to offer free education to underprivileged sections and establishing the Babalia Development Block for Adivasis.
- In 2021, he inaugurated an oxygen plant at the Tirath Ram Shah Hospital in New Delhi.
- In 2024, he defeated the INC candidate Omkar Singh Markam by a margin of 1,03,846 votes in the Lok Sabha elections.
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