Meenal Choubey

Meenal Choubey
10th Mayor of Raipur
Assumed office
27 February 2025
Preceded byDr. Gaurav K. Singh, IAS (Administrator)
Leader of Opposition,
Raipur Municipal Corporation
In office
26 March 2021 – 7 January 2025
DeputyManoj Verma, BJP
Preceded bySuryakant Rathore, BJP
Succeeded bySandeep Sahu, INC
Councillor, Raipur Municipal Corporation
In office
5 January 2010 – 7 January 2025
Succeeded byDurga Sahu, BJP
ConstituencyKhubchand Baghel Ward
Personal details
Born (1972-10-16) October 16, 1972 (age 53)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseChagan Choubey
EducationPandit Ravishankar Shukla University
OccupationPolitician

Meenal Chagan Choubey is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh, presently serving as the Mayor of Raipur, capital city of Chhattisgarh since 2025. Belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party, she is a senior politician in the city who served as Leader of Opposition in Raipur Municipal Corporation and Councillor (Parshad) from Khubchand Baghel Ward of Raipur for three consecutive terms.[1][2]

Early life and education

Choubey was born in 1972 in a Brahmin family. She has done his post graduation from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University. She entered student politics through ABVP.[3]

Political career

She has been continuously active in the BJP Mahila Morcha in the form of agitations, sit-ins and demonstrations. She had earlier been the Leader of Opposition in the Municipal Corporation Council. She has worked on many posts in the Councillor, District and State Women BJP Front. She has also been a BJP councilor three times. Meenal is also active in the organization. Along with this, she is one of the senior councilors of Raipur Municipal Corporation.[4]

Mayor of Raipur (2025–present)

She became the mayor of Raipur in February 2025 by defeating the Congress candidate by 1,53,290 votes. She is the second woman and non-Congress mayor of Raipur to be elected.[5]

Elections contested

Raipur Municipal Corporation

Year Post Result Vote Percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition Vote Percentage
2025 Mayor Won 62.03 Deepti Dubey INC 31.92

References

  1. ^ "Chhattisgarh Municipal Election Result LIVE: BJP registers landslide victory, CM Sai calls it 'historic moment'". Live Mint. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. ^ "BJP sweeps urban body polls in Chhattisgarh , wins all 10 mayor posts". The Times of India. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Raipur Nikay Chunav Results 2025: BJP's bumper victory in Raipur Nagar Panchayats, huge votes in favor of Madam Mayor Meenal!". NDTV MP-CG (in Hindi). 15 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Chhattisgarh urban body polls: BJP declares candidates for all 10 mayoral seats". Bansal News (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Raipur Nikay Chunav Results: BJP's record win in Raipur, Meenal Chaubey defeated Deepti Dubey by 1 lakh 53 thousand votes, Ejaz Dhebar also lost". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 15 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

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