O. P. Choudhary
{{short description|Finance minister of Chhattisgarh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = O P Choudhary.jpg
| name = Om Prakash Choudhary
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bayang, Raigarh, Chhattisgarhhttps://www.goldengyan.com/op-chaudhary-ias-biography-hindi-%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80.html
| death_date =
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| office = Minister for Finance,
Commercial Tax
Government of Chhattisgarh
| term_start = 22 December 2023
| governor = B. Harichandan
| term_end =
| predecessor = {{ubl|▪︎ Bhupesh Baghel|▪︎ Amarjeet Bhagat}}
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Vishnu Deo Sai
| office1 = [[Vishnudeo Sai ministry| Housing And Environment, Planning and Economics
And Statistics]]
Government of Chhattisgarh
| term_start1 = 22 December 2023
| governor1 = Raman Deka
| predecessor1 = {{ubl|▪︎ Kawasi Lakhma|▪︎ Mohammad Akbar}}
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Vishnu Deo Sai
| office4 = Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
| successor4 =
| predecessor4 = Prakash Naik
| constituency4 = Raigarh
| term_start4 = 3 December 2023
| term_end4 =
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| spouse = Dr. Aditi Patel.
| children =
| alma_mater = Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University (B.Sc.)
}}
Om Prakash Choudhary (born 2 June 1981) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Finance of Government of Chhattisgarh. He was
former Indian Administrative Service Officer, who is currently serving as a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly representing Raigarh since 2023. He previously served as the Collector of Raipur district.{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Neelam |date=2023-12-03 |title=Ace IAS officer to 'CM contender' — BJP’s OP Choudhary wins Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh by 64,000 votes |url=https://theprint.in/elections/award-winning-ias-officer-to-cm-contender-bjps-op-choudhary-leads-in-chhattisgarhs-raigarh/1869882/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Choudhary was born in Bayang village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, his father was a school teacher, who passed away when Choudhary was 8 years old.
Choudhary completed his education in various village government schools. He attained B.Sc. in Mathematics, Physics and Electronics from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University and cleared the UPSC in 2005 batch to join the Indian Administrative Service becoming one of the youngest officers at the age of 22.{{Cite web |title=Collector Profile {{!}} District Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh {{!}} India |url=https://raipur.gov.in/en/collector-profile/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Op Choudhary(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KHARSIA(RAIGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/chhattisgarh2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=1714 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=myneta.info}}
Choudhary is married to Dr. Aditi Patel.
IAS career
Choudhary was posted as SDM in Durg District and later as CEO zilla panchayat in Janjgir & Surguja districts.
He was later posted as Municipal commissioner in the state capital Raipur, and became the Director of Public Relations.
Choudhary served as the Collector in Dantewada, Janjgir and Raipur districts, Until he resigned from the Indian Administrative Service in August 2018.{{Cite web |title=Collector Profile {{!}} District Raipur, Government of Chhattisgarh {{!}} India |url=https://raipur.gov.in/en/collector-profile/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |language=en-US}}
O. P. Choudhary was awarded with Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration for his educational initiatives in Dantewada by the Government of India.
Political career
Choudhary resigned as the collector of Raipur, and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018, in the presence of Raman Singh.
He unsuccessfully contested the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election from Kharsia Assembly constituency and lost to Umesh Nandkumar Patel of the Indian National Congress.{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Moushumi |date=2018-12-13 |title=This former IAS officer has had the worst possible start to his political career |url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/this-former-ias-officer-has-had-the-worst-possible-start-to-his-political-career/163176/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
In 2023, O. P. Choudhary became a Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, from Raigarh Assembly constituency with a margin of 64443 votes.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Raigarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Omprakash Choudhary(o.p.choudhary) with 129134 defeats INC's Prakash Shakrajeet Naik |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/raigarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470833-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}} He became the youngest minister in the Vishnudeo Sai ministry.
On 29 December 2023, he took charge as the Minister for Finance, Commercial Tax, Housing And Environment, Planning and Economics & Statistics.
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Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2023–2028
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh
Category:Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University alumni
Category:Indian Administrative Service officers
Category:21st-century Indian civil servants