Mahipal Maderna

Mahipal Maderna
Water Resources Minister, Government of Rajasthan
In office 19 December 2008 – 26 October 2011
Constituency	Osian, Jodhpur
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1952(1952-03-05) Lakshman nagar
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Leela Maderna
Relations	Parasram Maderna (father)
Children	2 daughters, including Divya Maderna
Alma mater	National Law University, Jodhpur (B.A., LL.B.)
Website	mahipalmaderna.com
As of 10 November, 2011 Source: [Rajasthan Legislative Assembly profile[1]]

Mahipal Maderna is an Indian politician from Rajasthan, belonging to the Indian National Congress. He served as the Water Resources Minister of Rajasthan in Ashok Gehlot's ministry, before being sacked in 2011.

Biography

Mahipal Maderna comes from the former zamindar (landowner) family of Lakshman nagar. His father Parasram Maderna served as a cabinet minister in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He was educated as a lawyer, and holds an LL.B. degree. Like his father, he joined the Indian National Congress and entered politics.

Maderna was elected as the chief of Jodhpur zilla parishad in 1981, 1988, 1994 and 2000. On 5 December 2003, he was elected to the 12th State Legislative Assembly from Bhopalgarh. He was elected to the 13th State Legislative Assembly from Osian, Jodhpur.

Bhanwari Devi case

In 2011, Mahipal Maderna was accused of being involved in a case relating to the disapperance of a nurse named Bhanwari Devi. Bhanwari, who worked as an auxiliary nurse/midwife in the Jaliwada village (Bilara tehsil) went missing on 1 September. Her husband Amarchand alleged that she was abducted on orders of Maderna.^[2] Subsequently, the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sacked Maderna as a minister on 26 October.^[3] It was alleged that Bhanwari Devi was negotiating a multi-crore deal with Maderna and his opponents to trade of a CD in which she was seen in a "compromising position" with Maderna and others.^[4] Maderna was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and denied the charge.

References

1. ^ "Biodata of Mahipal Maderana". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. http://rajassembly.nic.in/MembersPage.asp?DivNo=128. Retrieved 2011-11-10. 
2. ^ "Bhanwari case: CBI grills former Rajasthan minister". The Hindu. 2011-11-10. http://www.thehindu.com/news/article2614684.ece. Retrieved 2011-11-10. 
3. ^ "Ex-Rajasthan minister Maderna confesses to a relationship with Bhanwari Devi". NDTV. 2011-11-10. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-rajasthan-minister-maderna-confesses-to-a-relationship-with-bhanwari-devi-148666. Retrieved 2011-11-10. 
4. ^ "Bhanwari Devi CD expose: Sex, lies and blackmail". The Pioneer. 2011-11-10. http://www.dailypioneer.com/pioneer-news/todays-newspaper/18100-bhanwari-devi-cd-expose-sex-lies-and-blackmail.html. Retrieved 2011-11-10. 

External links

• Assets/Liabilities declaration, Election Commission of India

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Name	Maderna, Mahipal
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Date of birth	5 March 1952
Place of birth	Lakshman nagar
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