Jagdish Devda
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 December 2023 Serving with Rajendra Shukla
Governor	Mangubhai C. Patel
Chief Minister	Mohan Yadav
Preceded by	Jamuna Devi (1998-2003)
Cabinet Minister Madhya Pradesh Government
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2020
Chief Minister	Mohan Yadav Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Ministry & Departments	Finance Commercial Taxes Planning, Economic & Statistics
Preceded by	Tarun Bhanot
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2008
Constituency	Malhargarh
In office 2003–2008
Preceded by	Pushpa Bharatiya
Succeeded by	Radhe Shyam Patidar
In office 1990–1998
Preceded by	Asharam Vermai
Succeeded by	Pushpa Bharatiya
Constituency	Suwasra
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-01) 1 July 1957 (age 68)
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Renu Devda
Education	M.A., LL.B.
Alma mater	Vikram University

Jagdish Devda is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party & 6th deputy chief minister of Madhya Pradesh alongside Rajendra Shukla from 2023. He is representing Malhargarh Assembly constituency as an MLA for the 6th time in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Early life

Devda completed the Master of Arts and Law degree from Vikram University, Ujjain.

Political career

On December 13, 2023, Devda was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh along with Rajendra Shukla in the Ministry of Mohan Yadav. He also held the portfolio of Finance and Commercial Taxes in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.^[2]

As Finance Minister, Devda addressed the media ahead of the presentation of the 2026–27 state budget and highlighted key priorities of the government.^[3]

The Economic Survey 2025–26 of Madhya Pradesh, presented under his tenure as Finance Minister, reported growth in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) and per capita income.^[4]

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