{ "id": "epyb4m10w1", "slug": "pradhuman-singh-tomar", "title": "Pradhuman Singh Tomar", "updated": "2026-10-21", "topic_path": [ { "id": "society", "label": "Society and history", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society" }, { "id": "society.politics", "label": "Politics and government", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions", "label": "Government and public administration", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders", "label": "Politicians and government officeholders (biographies)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians", "label": "East and Central Indian politicians", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers", "label": "Chief ministers and ministers", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers.alpha-t-to-z", "label": "Surnames T to Z", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers.alpha-t-to-z" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers", "label": "India · 2021 and later: Chief ministers and ministers", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021", "label": "India · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.society", "label": "Society and history", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.society" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.society.politics", "label": "Politics and government", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.society.politics" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions", "label": "Government and public administration", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders", "label": "Politicians and government officeholders (biographies)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians", "label": "East and Central Indian politicians", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers", "label": "Chief ministers and ministers", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Pradhuman Singh Tomar is an Indian politician, a Bharatiya Janata Party member who left the Congress in 2020 and serves as Madhya Pradesh's Minister of Energy, representing Gwalior.", "snippet": "Pradhuman Singh Tomar is an Indian politician, a Bharatiya Janata Party member who left the Congress in 2020 and serves as Madhya Pradesh's Minister of Energy, representing Gwalior.", "node": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.east-and-central-indian-politicians.ministers.alpha-t-to-z", "markdown": "# Pradhuman Singh Tomar\n\nPradhuman Singh Tomar is an Indian politician and a member of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party) (BJP). He serves as the Minister of Energy in the Government of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Gwalior 15 constituency.[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/) He was earlier a member of the [Indian National Congress](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-national-congress) and joined the BJP in 2020, after which he was made energy minister in the [Shivraj Singh Chouhan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shivraj-singh-chouhan) government; he holds the same portfolio in the Mohan Yadav government.[3](https://mp.bjp.org/shri-shivraj-singh-chouhan-0) • [1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/) |\n| Current office | Minister of Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/); Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2023 to present)[2](https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/pradhuman-singh-tomar-1) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nTomar was a member of the Indian National Congress until 2020.[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/) In 2020, he left the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party along with [Jyotiraditya Scindia](https://www.edgepedia.org/jyotiraditya-scindia).[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/) He has been a member of the BJP from 2020 onwards.[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/)\n\n## Career\n\nTomar was a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 2018 and 2020.[2](https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/pradhuman-singh-tomar-1) After joining the BJP in 2020, he was appointed Minister of Energy in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.[3](https://mp.bjp.org/shri-shivraj-singh-chouhan-0) • [1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/) He continues to hold the energy portfolio in the [Mohan Yadav](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohan-yadav) government and represents the Gwalior 15 constituency in the state assembly.[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/)\n\n## Issues specific to Tomar\n\nIn July 2026, Tomar's health deteriorated; he was airlifted from Bhopal to Delhi and admitted to a private hospital on July 22–23, 2026. He had been suffering from a high fever for several days and was being treated in Bhopal; after his condition worsened, he was airlifted to Delhi, where he was under the care of doctors.[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/)\n\nTomar is reported to describe himself as a servant of Gwalior. He has carried out cleanliness drives at various places in Gwalior and has often taken part himself in cleaning drains and public toilets, carrying a spade and a broom; these activities have received wide attention. He has also been reported for visiting the homes of poor and middle-class residents to hear their problems and for eating meals seated at their doorsteps.[1](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/)\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\nMost decisions of India's Parliament and state legislatures are taken by voice vote, without a record of how individual members voted, and members are bound by the party whip under the anti-defection law.[2](https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/pradhuman-singh-tomar-1)\n\n## References\n\n1. [MP Minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar's health deteriorates, airlifted from Bhopal to Delhi](https://prakalp.org/mp-minister-pradhuman-singh-tomars-health-deteriorates-airlifted-from-bhopal-to-delhi/)\n2. [Pradhuman Singh Tomar, MLA Track](https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/pradhuman-singh-tomar-1)\n3. 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