T. S. Singh Deo

Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo (born 31 October 1952), also known by his initials as T. S. Singh Deo or T. S. Baba, is an Indian politician from Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. He was the First Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from June 2023 to December 2023.

He is also the current titular Maharaja of Surguja, with headquarters at Ambikapur. He was the last mentor to sit on the throne of Surguja.

Political career He was richest member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2023.

He served as the Leader of Opposition in 4th Vidhan Sabha of Chhattisgarh. He also served as a Cabinet Minister for Health in the Chhattisgarh government from 2018 to 2023.

T.S. Singh Deo has been elected from Ambikapur Assembly Constituency 3 times since 2008 to 2023, losing by a margin of 94 against his BJP candidate Rajesh Agrawal in the most recent 2023 elections.

He has been an active politician in demonstrating against the BJP government which helped him to bring his party to power with huge majority in Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha election of 2018. He was the richest candidate in the 2013 Assembly Elections.

Cabinet Minister of Chhattisgarh After the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election resulted in a victory for the Indian National Congress. T.S. Singh Deo and Bhupesh Baghel were both considered candidates for the position of Chief Minister, but eventually Bhupesh Baghel- considered a significant OBC face in the state- was chosen over T.S. Singh Deo.

T.S. Singh Deo was made a cabinet minister in the Baghel ministry, holding five portfolios- Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, 20 Point Program Implementation, Commercial Taxes and panchayat and rural development.

Deputy Chief Minister On the 28th of June, 2023, T.S. Singh Deo was made Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in the Baghel ministry, ahead of the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections of the same year.

Electoral performances