Minister of State
Shri Devusinh Chauhan
Minister of State for Communications, Government of India, 3rd Floor, Dak Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi, PIN- 110001
Profile:
Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan was born on 29th Oct 1964 in Navagam, Kheda, Gujarat. He did his Diploma Course in Electrical Engineering from the Government Polytechnic College in Porbandar (Gujarat). From 1989 to 2002, he worked as an engineer with All India Radio (AIR)
Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan is an Indian politician and serving as Union Minister of State for Communications, Government of India . He was member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-2019) and re-elected to the 17th Lok Sabha (2019 onwards ) from Kheda (Lok Sabha constituency), Gujarat. He had held the positions Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (two terms) (2007-2014) and Member, Standing Committee on Water Resources; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, (1 Sept. 2014 – 25 May 2019) and Member, Standing Committee on Defence; Member, Consultative Committee Ministry of Food Processing. (13 Sept. 2019)
Positions Held
| 1999- 2004 |
Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| 2004 |
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
| 2004 - 2007 - |
Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology |
| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 2009 |
Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
| 2014 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 2014 - 2019 |
Member, Committee on Estimates |
| 2014 - 2016 |
Member, Standing Committee on Railways |
| 2014 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture |
| 2015 |
Convenor, Sub Committee-III, Committee on Estimates |
| 2016 - 2017 |
Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development |
| 2017 - 2019 |
Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 2017 - 2019 |
Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture |
| May, 2019 |
Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| Since May 2019 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development;
Ministry of Communications; and
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
Personal Details
| Father's Name |
Mr. Shamrao Dhotre |
| Mother's Name |
Ms. Shakuntala Dhotre |
| Date of Birth |
26 Feb 1959 |
| Place of Birth |
Akola (Maharashtra) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
27 Apr 1983 |
| Spouse's Name |
Ms. Suhasini Dhotre |
| No. of Sons |
2 |
| Permanent Address |
At & Post. Palso, (Badhe), Teh. Akola,
Distt. Akola-444001, Maharashtra
Tels. : (0724) 2457214, 2452000 |
| Present Address |
AB-95, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi -110 003
Tel : (011) 23078281 |
| E-mail : |
mos-office@meity.gov.in |
