Pratap Singh Khachariyawas

Pratap Singh Khachariyavas is an Indian National Congress politician, who is presently the Transport Minister[1] in the Government of Rajasthan. He is also one of the Cabinet Minister in the government, which is headed by Ashok Gehlot, the CM of the state. Pratap Singh has held the post of the spokesperson of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee and president of Jaipur Congress since 2015; previously he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in civil lines Vidhansabha from 2008 to 2013.

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
Cabinet Minister of Transport, Soldier Welfare, Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
24 December 2018
GovernorKalraj Mishra
Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot
ConstituencyCivil Lines, Jaipur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Personal details
Born (1969-05-16) 16 May 1969
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Neeraj Kanwar
​
(m. 2000)​
ChildrenAditya Vardhan Khachariyawas, Krishna Khachariyawas
ParentsLaxman Singh Shekhawat (father)
Himmat Kanwar (mother)
Alma materMA in political science, LLB Rajasthan University
ProfessionPolitician Social Worker
Websitewww.pratapsinghkhachariyawas.com

Early life

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas belongs to the Rajput community[2] was born on 16 May 1971 in Jodhpur. He is the son of Laxman Singh Shekhawat and Himmat Kanwar. He completed his school education from Adarsh Vidya Mandir, Kishangarh Renewal and later from Tagore Vidya Bhavan, Jaipur 9th to 11th studied in Maheshwari Higher Secondary School, Jaipur. Apart from this, he has completed MA in political science and LLB, Rajasthan college BA and MA from Rajasthan University Jaipur.

Personal life

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas[3] is the nephew of ex-vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Pratap Singh Khachariyawas[4] married Neeraj Kanwar, he has two sons Aditya Vardhan and Krishna Vardhan. Recently he is living at M-13 Madram Pura Civil Lines, Jaipur with his family.

Political career

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas started his political career as an independent President of University of Rajasthan (1992–93); He was also a member of legislative assembly from Civil Lines, Jaipur (2008–13). Currently, he is cabinet minister in Rajasthan government and state spokesperson of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee and president of Jaipur. Pratap Singh Khachariyawas is one of the most powerful politicians/leaders in Rajasthan of the congress party.

Membership of Legislative Assembly

2008–13 Member Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Civil Lines Vidhansabha.

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2018- member Rajasthan legislative assembly[5] from civil lines Vidhan sabha.

References
  1. "content/transportportal/en". transport.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "Congress joins Rajput chorus, says ban Padmavati if history is distorted". Hindustan Times. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. Aug 14, TNN /; 2019; Ist, 12:02. "My family descendants of Lord Ram's son: Pratap Singh Khachariya | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Pratap Singh Biography in Hindi: About Family, Political life, Age, Photos | Patrika". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. Dev Ankur Wadhawan (19 November 2019). "Congress sweeps Rajasthan local body elections, CM Ashok Gehlot says mandate for his govt - India News". India Today. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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