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Ajit Jogi was born on April 29, 1946 in Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh. A gold medallist in mechanical engineering from Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal, he studied law at University of Delhi. Resigned as Indian Administrative Services officer and joined politics as member of All India Congress Committee — 1986.

Member of Rajya Sabha for two terms — 1986-98. Won the Lok Sabha elections from Raigarh constituency — 1998.

Chief minister of Chhattisgarh — 2000-03. Member of Parliament from Mahasamund — 2004-2008. Won the assembly elections from Marwahi — 2009-14. Lost the Lok Sabha elections from Mahasamund — 2014